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85 Broads Dinner: Spirited stories from the women of Hua Dan

On February 8, 2012 By

Lively, bold, and unconventional — Spirited stories from the women of Hua Dan.

Guest speakers Caroline Watson (CEO, Founder) and Dong Fen 董芬 (Operations Manager)
tell the stories behind the organisation using theatre to inspire
the full potential of migrant women and children.

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We leave with our sights full, lenses changed, and inspired to more than a thousand words.

Playdate with The Beijinger

On February 3, 2012 By

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)

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My mom (Maribel) with grandfather (Willam Farr Christensen) and grandmother (Florence Christensen)

Grandma, goodbye

On December 30, 2011 By

Today, my grandmother, my last grandparent, passed away.

I have my gratitude and memories to carry with me. As I spend time with family, the more I covet the stories told and wish to know the stories no one remembers. While we step forward into our next days… into 2012… let’s think about the stories [...]

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Radishes, Red Potatoes & Spinach Looted in Zhengzhou

On November 30, 2011 By

From 163.com

Zhengzhou City, Henan Province — Farmer, Hán Gǎng (韩岗), harvested a bumper crop from over 80 mu (0.05333 km²) of radish in the suburbs of Zhengzhou. However, the large radishes weighing around 3 kilos each are less in demand. He haggled persistently with buyers for days, but the wholesale price they offered maxed [...]

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85 Broads Beijing dinner at Royal Smushi House, Nov 15

On November 8, 2011 By

85 Broads Beijing presents an inspiring dinner with guest speaker May Xue, CEO of premier contemporary art institution UCCAin the 798 art district. Creativity extends to the dinner menu. Please join us.November 15, 2011

6:30 p.m. – Registration
7:00 p.m. – Opening Remarks & Speaker Introduction
7:30 p.m. [...]

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Beijing Chi Fan for Charity & wine tasting at Temple Restaurant

On November 7, 2011 By

A grey autumn day didn’t keep me indoors this past Saturday.

Wine seminar at Temple Restaurant

A wine seminar held at Temple Restaurant Beijing woke up my senses with Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs from Burgundy, taught by Marco Caschera, directeur of export for Vincent Girardin. The event was coordinated [...]

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Sky Light Popup Café at Beijing Design Week; tacos, sand ginger chicken, & more

On October 6, 2011 By

Beijing, China — After catching glimpses of popup cafes in California and New York via Twitter or blogs, I felt inspired to participate in one, but wondered how. Beijing Design Week offered that opportunity. Kupa Studio’s Raina Ho and Wang Wei set up Sky Light [...]

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ShowShanti cooking at Sky Light pop up café

On September 29, 2011 By

Beijing, China — Last Saturday, I ‘popped’ into Kupa Studio’s Sky Light Pop Up Café during Beijing Design week. Co-founder, Rania Ho, invited me to cook what I please. I felt inspired! Come share the inspiration this weekend as I share one of my favorite recipes from Guangdong — Sand Ginger Chicken (沙姜焗鸡).

More eats and [...]

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85 Broads Beijing: Summer Cocktails

On August 14, 2011 By

Summer cocktails Tuesday, August 23 — 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Please join the 85 Broads Beijing Chapter for cocktails — Buy one get one free. We welcome you to share this invitation with friends.

Mesh — At The Opposite House

11号 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang, Beijing, China, 100027
010-64176688 | Directions

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Lovers drop out of university to make a ‘pig’ difference

On July 30, 2011 By

Via Youku Video

2011 has seen many unpleasant stories about pork in China. This spring, Chinese were overwhelmed by the fact that the pork they ate every day contained high doses of clenbuterol. The panic has not receded and pork prices have spiked sharply by summer. For some ‘smart’ people, a [...]

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Shanti has Mark try fried stinky tofu which he agrees smells worse than it tastes.

Most revolting foods in China and the west according to Chinese netizens

On July 7, 2011 By

CNN iReporters ranked Chinese century eggs (pídàn, 皮蛋) as number one revolting food in the world, surprising many Chinese. Recently, Chinese netizens actively joined two polls on Sina’s Weibo. The results are as follows:

Most revolting foods in the west: Stinky cheese, pungent stench Medium-rare beef, too bloody Escargot [...]

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines targets China’s hogwash oil market

On July 2, 2011 By

From ifeng.com.

Hogwash oil refers to oil extracted from oily floats in the drain or leftover food from hotels or restaurants. The oil is extracted from rotten pork and peroxided oil (repeatedly used oil). It has been reported that hogwash oil has become a recycling industry chain in China.

Hotels and restaurants sell [...]

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