‘China’ Archives
A continent of food porn
First, let's begin this food porn journey with a blast from the past - my Bostonian past. Remember that time I ate bull testicles? (There will be a video of me saying, "Mmm! Tastes like chicken!" when I head back to school and into the arms of that devious den mother, The Harvard Crimson) I also got a cool shot of our complimentary little peanut butter fudge dessert. Thought it was worth throwing [...]
Why is there a tranny in my underwear?
Now, I don't know about you, but I generally like my butterface underwear models to not look as if they are hiding a surgical scar beneath their cleverly located scarf. With a jaw line that looks like the sure marker of a Y chromosome lurking beneath a terrible dye job, I find myself left only with the feeling of dread that I'll sprout an Adam's apple and an inch of dark roots as I stand [...]
Fun with dining advertorials
The crazy thing about my job as a City Weekend intern is that I'm often given tasks that my title really shouldn't allow. Like take over a dining advertorial that another freelancer dropped. Thankfully, it was a pretty straightforward job - set up photo shoots with two chefs and their signature dishes through their PR people, make sure the photos were uniform and attractive, then write the [...]
See my GoodEater.org post on crayfish + chicken hearts on a stick
Remember these spiny little pups? I wrote a post for GoodEater.org on crayfish with help from my Henanese friends. Now, some more food: More proof I have the best job ever:
Incredible skill and agility: making breakfast crepes in Shanghai
The first time I saw this in person, I just thought it was the coolest thing ever. So I took a video. The inside is flaky and savory, like so:
A Boston Epicure’s Photo Dispatch from Shanghai, China
This is where I live. Hello, Internet. Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been getting acclimated to my (sweaty) surroundings here, where the humidity soars to 80-90% and the temperatures have been nearly hitting the triple digit mark in recent days. I only recently figured out AC, and this has meant that I've spent a lot of time waking up with my long head of hair soaked in sweat. I [...]
Help, my dinner has tiny claws and tiny brains.
You know, it's funny. I've eaten brains and balls and everything in between, but even I was really intimidated by these puppies. I kind of stared at the tray and asked the waiter for help on how to approach them. Do I eat the head? Rip the shell off, eat the tail, and get a little bit of the head, he instructed me. They gave me a bowl of vinegar and plastic gloves to handle these, which were [...]
No Twitter in China :(
I just arrived in Shanghai last night after a series of minor mishaps. More pressingly, I cannot seem to connect to Twitter. This is obviously upsetting. Even my remote Twitter program cannot connect to Twitter. After just googling "china twitter blocked," I have to say, I am deeply saddened. I knew about YouTube, but this? Ok, now figured out that Tumblr is blocked as well. How am I [...]
The price of being cultured
I think my father is convinced I will be robbed blind once I land in Shanghai due to extreme poor planning and naivete. Well, here's the rundown of my preparation thus far: - 3 painful immunizations, $108, termbilled to parents - malaria meds, in case i travel through rural China: $30 - hotel booking (and subsequent rescheduling because I misread my itinerary, typical), $68 - 4am taxi [...]
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