Toron — a favorite my Filipino mother made for me as a kid. It’s like lumpia, but sweet.
Ingredients: As Asian a ripe banana as you can find, sliced lengthwise Fresh jackfruit, canned will do Brown sugar cooking oil, I use sunflower Method: Wrap one banana slice, two pieces of jackfruit, and a sprinkle of [...]
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Suizhou, Hubei, CHINA — This past weekend I attended Adeline‘s wedding in her village, 2 hours out of Wuhan, Hubei Province. The ground was frosty, the air chilly, but the smiles of her community warmed the weekend-long celebration. The morning of her wedding, we sat in her family’s [...]
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2010年11月28日，一些朋友和一些家庭因为Showshanti厨艺培训班而相聚。在这个培训班上，北京Aman Resort的行政总厨Paolo Vitaletti和他的妈妈Pia Dell’uomo（最近从意大利来中国）教没有任何意式烹饪基础的参与者们学做意大利风味的家常菜：意式土豆面团、提拉米苏。我和在场的其他人都很惊叹：原来做提拉米苏这么简单！
Friends and family gathered for a ShowShanti workshop November 28, 2010, taught by Beijing Aman Resort‘s Executive Chef, Paolo Vitaletti and his mother Pia Dell’uomo, visiting from Italy. Bringing home-style Italian flavors from home, Mamma Pia taught participants how to make gnocchi and the famous Tiramisu [...]
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Miami, Florida — “Spoiled,” as in I’m feeling spoiled. I’ve flown out to Miami to rendezvous with my husband for a friend’s wedding. While out here, we’re celebrating our 3rd anniversary of the civil ceremony. Yes, I’m spoiled in this way, too. I have a number of anniversaries. Life is for celebrating. [...]
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Beijing, China — Until I was about 25, I believed I found better friendships in guys over girls. Later, marvelous realizations appeared as I crept into my late twenties; I found friendships with ladies who love wine, travel, books, art, and conversations without boundaries. When I left San Francisco, I feared I [...]
Continue Reading →Beijing, CHINA — After one week at home anchored by the flu, brunch at Maison Boulud welcomes my taste buds back to life.
Options starting at one course to however many you can consume allow me to ease into well being. Without surprise [...]
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Beijing, CHINA — A light dinner of two courses at In & Out (一坐一忘丽江主题餐厅) and a dessert beckons a return for more. The prices won’t break the bank and the ambiance echoes old Lìjiāng without a few of the tourist-trap pretensions [...]
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