Like the twisted Anthony Bourdain Tell-all, but without humor or depth, a netizen claiming to be a hotel chef in Shanghai has aired his grievances and the internal secrets of his business. I discovered (via China Smack) the excellent blog Veggie Discourse, who translated the diatribe, which appeared initially on a popular Shanghai BBS, Mop. [...]
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Bai’s Old Shanghai Restaurant – Death of a young classic
I loved Bai’s before the apocalypse.
Bai’s is really quite a little place. It’s down a little alleyway across from the aging ballroom dancers at the tip of Xujiahui park, and it hasn’t been there for too long — maybe nine months, judging by the freshness of the sign, and the paint.
Yershari Whole Lamb & disappointing new location
I’ve waxed poetically before about this exceedingly popular Xinjiang restaurant, and this time around I was lucky enough to be invited to a friend’s birthday party at Yershari, and they had pre-ordered the whole roasted lamb, which taunts you from the menu when you eat in smaller groups.
K’Naan, World Cup Songs & youtube hysteria
I’ve recently been enamored with a Somalian/Canadian rapper named K’Naan. He has a lot of soul, and his Saul Williams-esque digressions into abstract spoken word don’t annoy me as much as I thought they would.
Imagine my surprise when I found out that a modified version of his already awesome song Wavin’ Flag is the Official FIFA [...]
Urban Velo
I doubt I have many readers left around here, but here’s a link to a piece in UrbanVelo Magazine about city riders. They got some fascinating people to contribute their stories, and somehow my boring ass got included.
If you’re in the states and don’t mind, pick me up a copy of Issue [...]
Reflections on US culture shock
I recently returned from my first trip back to the United States since moving to Shanghai. When I arrived in China I was so completely shell shocked that individual moments of ‘culture shock’ didn’t really stick out. Returning to the States was an interesting exercise in reverse culture shock, re-experiencing some of the oddities [...]
A rude awakening
It started at 630 am.
on a Sunday.
Yeshari Xinjiangese Restaurant
Review of Yeshari Xinjiang Restaurant in Shanghai, China.