Category: food & drinks
Airborne Food Porn: LX23 from JFK to GVA
Continuing with the tradition of the food porn series, whenever I come across some good-looking food, I record it. This was my dinner on the night of Jan 28, 2010 at many thousands of feet above the Atlantic. Fennel-dusted sea bass, sauteed vegetables, mascapone polenta, red pepper coulis; small green salad; and vanilla panna cotta
Honmaguro Oh-Toro from Mitsuwa
One of my first posts on this blog is about the public demonstration of cutting up a 680-pound bluefin tuna at Mitsuwa supermarket. It was posted here two months ago. Amy, Jason, Sue and I went to Mitsuwa, and I took pictures and videos of the demonstration. According to blog statistics, there are a lot
Chinese Menu Translations
Shortly before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government made an attempt to improve the translation of Chinese menu by publishing guidelines and samples. I have to track that down as it would be quite a fun notice to read. Finding and deciphering these hilarious English menu is now a sport. The following is an
High Line: Chelsea Market
This is Part 5 of High Line: I ♥ NY. Here are links to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. A segment of the High Line runs through the Chelsea Market complex which was a Nabisco factory (maker of Oreo cookies). At this point, the park is a space lit by purple-blue lighting, and