We’re feasting on duck for the Dragon New Year.Lesley’s eager to get together for a Peking Duck dinner. “Let’s celebrate Chinese new year early!” She suggests excitedly. I love eating with my Chinese friends: all are avid food lovers and I always learn something new about their multi-faceted food traditions. Tonight is...
read moreNoodles and food that truly “warm the heart” : dimsum.We’re at Summer Palace today, the favorite restaurant of my friend, O. “Here, I always feel like it’s home,” he tells me, his eyes already lit in anticipation. I notice that he looks tired but the prospect of a good meal is already easing his mental...
read moreNoticing my ennui with food writing and becoming increasingly unsettled by it, my Bin declares, “Maybe it’s time to get back to basics!”I roll my eyes. “What are you talking about?” “A good Chinese restaurant will do you good, Lor. Basics, you know?” My Bin had been to this “back to basics” Chinese restaurant a...
read moreCar Land is Banawe, a destination for those looking to pimp their cars or are too thrifty to look elsewhere. Horror stories abound of course about the quality (and legality!) that one receives in terms of automotive parts, but Banawe has its own charm. I come here for the food. There’s no dearth of dimsum and noodle places in...
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