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My food journey continues into the farm

Shanti Christensen (湘緹) — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:47:53 +0000

In case it hasn’t been obvious from my tweets, Instagrams, and Facebook posts, I’ll announce it formally now… I left Beijing a month and a half ago and have returned to the ocean-air and green living of San Francisco. China was inspiring and continues to be a driving influence [...]

Camera Drive for Migrant Children’s Foundation

Shanti Christensen (湘緹) — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:17:26 +0000

The Migrant Children’s Foundation (MCF) is running its first Camera Drive across Beijing between Saturday 18th – Friday 31st May to collect cameras for MCF’s new photography program! If you’ve got a working digital camera or camera accessories (memory cards, batteries and USB cables) that you’d like to donate, we’d [...]

Back in San Francisco, bridging nostalgia

Shanti Christensen (湘緹) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:29:32 +0000

I’m back. Back in San Francisco, in my element, to live. And living here is sweet! Not surfer-sweet, but sweet as in the air beneath brilliant blue skies is sweet, with the scent of the ocean. I walk into a cafe, a bar, or just down the street, and strangers say hello then strike up [...]

Trangressive Mexican: The Taco Bar

Shanti Christensen (湘緹) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:05:32 +0000

Original post on SmartBeijing.com, Dec 13th, 2012 | In Dining

There’s a lot of quote-unquote “tacos” available out there in Beijing — a lot of almost-tacos, sort of-tacos, not quite-tacos. A lot of tacos we eat and, with heavy hearts, we accept. It’s like that relationship you stay in until something better (hopefully) comes [...]

Up and Down Huguosi Jie – Beijing Snacks Street

Shanti Christensen (湘緹) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:35:56 +0000

Originally published on SmartBeijing.com, Jan 21st, 2013 | In Dining Huguosi Jie is an ancient street named after the no-longer-existing Huguosi Temple in Xicheng District. During the Qing dynasty, the Huguosi Temple Fair was held on the eighth day of every month of the lunar calendar. Today, the fair no longer occurs, but the [...]