This weekend I did something I’ve wanted to do ever since I got to Shanghai this past July.
Christmas (Guacamole) in Shanghai
It wouldn’t be Christmas without my (newly-dyed) hair being accidentally dipped into gluten-free très leches cake halfway through dinner. Wouldn’t it? This morning, faced with the prospect of cooking a Christmas dinner for 9 people, and no menu plan in…
Hot Dog Bar Shop and other Silly Things
Nestled three doors down from my new apartment is the Hot Dog Bar Store (we call it hot dog bar shop for short, though yes, we know it’s inaccurate). Part Western-grocery store selling expired chocolate chips and vanilla soymilk, part actual…
Fast Internet, and other things that don't exist in China.
Moving has been exhausting. From the hassle of taking countless trips to IKEA (which nonetheless bring the joy of 1 kuai ice cream) to not realizing that I would need even the basic of necessities in my unfurnished apartment (sure, having a closet is…
The Highs and Lows of 2014
The Eve of my Birthday was spent in a Chinese emergency room. Since coming back from Russia, I’ve had a sharp pain and an increasingly growing tingling in my chest. Naturally my mind turned to the worst possible outcomes (heart…
2014: The year in brunch
I think 2014 was the year I re-discovered brunch. Now okay, that’s a sweeping (and honestly kind of stupid) statement, but it’s kind of true. Brunch is not one of those meals that we need to eat (like breakfast is supposedly, but for…