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Dinner epiphanies — Empowering relationships

Shanti Christensen (湘緹) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:41:54 +0000

While I’ve explored and eaten my way through my past five years in China, I’ve developed more than my palate. Tonight at The Bookworm, as I sat over a plate of ribs and a couple glasses of wine, I chanced upon a realization leaving an impression on me worth sharing. My journey these [...]

Playdate with The Beijinger

Shanti Christensen (湘緹) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:11:03 +0000

Beijing, China — As I was featured Playdate for February’s issue of The Beijinger, Tiffany Wang (style and living editor) tagged along with me one crisp morning, to my neighborhood market.

Check out the story here. (Shanti Christensen, Blogger and Photographer — PDF)

Behind the story…

Jordan taught me [...]

Beijing Blues of a different beat

Shanti Christensen (湘緹) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0000

Great start of the day…

Crisp blue Beijing day, a dash of catharsis, a mixup over a Misto, a trip to Sanyuanli market, Miles Davis blaring through the house, sun pouring through the windows, tidying up the workbench for some cooking in solitude… smiling in anticipation for dinner with [...]

Chismis Fried Chicken with Flavorful Filipina

Shanti Christensen (湘緹) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:23:17 +0000

Beijing, China — I hadn’t seen my friend Cristina in a while. 2011 was a magically prolific one for her as she zipped about Asia, touching down in Beijing for 24 hours at a time. Somehow, Cristina found time during her jetset lifestyle to start her beautiful food blog FlavorfulFilipina. Even while globetrotting [...]

Braised Pork Rib in Aromatic Sauce (酱香排骨)

Shanti Christensen (湘緹) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:23:23 +0000

I learned this intoxicatingly delicious dish in Chengdu, Sichuan. The recipe is from Shandong, but Jiang Yi, the home chef, is from Sichuan. Jiang Yi’s friend once cooked this dish for him and he’s been cooking it ever since! Braised pork [...]