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Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Beijing. Back to the motherland.

Shao — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:18:10 +0000

Seven Star Crags, China There are a few things I remember vividly from my last trip to Guangzhou, China. Buildings being built and highways being erected everywhere I turned. The stark differences between the >>> Related posts:I miss you too Guangzhou.Come and get it!Lunch time in Japan

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Braised Beef with Beets

Shao — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:59:44 +0000

It was time to reintroduce my taste bugs to beets. I cut and boiled a few pieces and found it tasted similar to a radish, but much sweeter. Many different types of dishes came into my mind. Dessert was the first idea. Maybe a beet and persimmon tart? But I was worried how well the texture of the beets would go with the persimmons. My second idea was a beet sorbet, but I decided that would be my...

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Under Construction

Shao — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:30:55 +0000

My blog is finally getting a face lift and I've decided it's time to move from Blogger to Wordpress. I was very happy with Blogger for a while, but after a year into the relationship, I began to strayed. I developed a wandering eye and was soon charmed by Wordpress and all its fancy features. So, please bear with me as I'm making the switch. There might be times when the blog is acting coo-coo,...

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Off I go!

Shao — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:59:00 +0000

I never intended my bon voyage post was going to be like this. I'm off to China for a month! For the past month I thought I was leaving on the 10th of August. When I woke up this morning and talked to my dad he kindly inform me that my ass got the departure date wrong. Yes, I'll be leaving on the 10th, as in boarding the plane at midnight August 10th! [Continue Reading] Related posts:I miss you...

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Meal Ticket

Shao — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:37:00 +0000

If you didn't catch my tweet on Twitter last Friday about being feature on Philadelphia City Paper's food blog Meal Ticket, well I'm here to spread my excitement and happiness to you now. [Continue Reading] Related posts:For the Love of FoodI miss you too Guangzhou.ChefAMe

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Champagne Wishes and Pineapple Dreams

Shao — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:56:00 +0000

I remember the first ice cream maker I bought was a dinky Panasonic BH-941P. It ran on two lithium batteries and made about 2 cups of ice cream per batch. It was slow and you had to freeze the whole machine in the freezer as it turned the mixture. I did not have much success with it, so when my friend bought me a Cuisinart ice cream maker for my birthday this year, I envision myself making...

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ChefAMe

Shao — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:20:00 +0000

Most of the time when I tell people I've tried chicken sashimi before the responses are usually "What the...", "Why?", and the popular "Ewww!" Never have I thought "Congrats, you've won free dinner for your weird culinary experience." and that is exactly what happen. Last Monday was the 3rd ChefAMe dinner. They had a contest via Twitter a few days before the event and asked followers to tweet...

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Hooray For Rainy Days

Shao — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:21:00 +0000

Last Thursday was one of those days where the rain never seem to end and I didn't mind one bit of it. It was the perfect lazy stay at home weather, order a pizza from Papa John's, watch some past seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm on DVD, and call it a night. Instead, I only had one thing on my mind. Sukiyaki. I don't remember the first time I had sukiyaki, but I do remember where. It was at Sagami...

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