When it comes to camping and cooking, we have a long and storied legacy–braised lamb shoulder, rice and beans, rotisserie chicken, fried fillets of large mouth bass, smoked turkey legs, apple cobbler–these are ALL things that we have cooked at one point or another, OVER A CAMPFIRE. Over the top? Perhaps. An epic good time? […]
Dragon Boat Duan Wu Festival & Rice Dumplings Galore!
The Dragon Boat Festival, better known in Chinese as the Duan Wu Festival or Duānwǔ Jié (端午节) falls on June 25, 2020 this year. It’s a three-day holiday in China, and always falls on the 5 day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. I fondly remember my mother referring to it simply as […]
Recap: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Macy’s
Well, I managed to make it through the Macy’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month event without embarrassing myself! Much. It was awesome to meet Chef Katie Chin, who just released her new book of recipes inspired by her mother’s cooking. She shared four awesome recipes, including: Firecracker Shrimp, Spicy Beef Skewers, Potstickers, and Pineapple Fried […]
The Shanghai Breakfast Club: How to Eat Like a Local
Recently, I’ve found myself back in Shanghai. I left Shanghai 33 years ago, and although many of you know that we lived in Beijing for three years, it has always been my intention to come back to Shanghai to live like a Shanghainese again and reminisce about the past (Translation: Eat Chinese breakfast or more […]
In New York Thursday? Come Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
Hey everyone! Question: Have you ever had a burning desire to see me being awkward in front of dozens (if not scores) of people? Well it’s your lucky day! I’m going to be hosting an event at Macy’s Herald Square in NYC this Thursday for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Here’s the deal: The event […]
Asian Snacks Roundup
Let’s talk snacks. Asian. Snacks. Geolocation wise, we’re going to take a trip down the snacks aisle of the Asian grocery store. You know the aisle of which I speak. Somehow, it’s shinier than the others, beckoning to you with row after row of shiny, packaged, salty, colorful, junky goodness in a seemingly endless array–calling at […]
Fried Prawn Crackers for Chinese New Year & Tips on How to Celebrate!
When I was a kid, prawn crackers (sometimes also referred to as fried shrimp chips or “Ha Peen” in Cantonese) were one of my first waking thoughts on Chinese New Year morning. It might sound like an exaggeration, but it was reality for a chubby kid like me, who was also an early foodie! Later, when […]
New Year’s Eve Appetizers for Your Cocktail Hour or Party!
New Year’s Eve is a holiday fraught with indecision. Where do you go? What do you do? Who do you spend it with? How do you manage to squeeze out the last drops of happy times from the old year in preparation for the new year? Well just like the rest of you, we don’t have […]
