Monday, July 6, 2015

Stumbling Onto Chinese Food in New Zealand

›
While I intended to dine on some Chinese food during our recent trip to New Zealand and Australia, I knew that being part of a tour group wo...
3 comments:

1976 Rose Bowl Game

›
One of my all time favorite football games, and most likely my favorite not involving the UCLA/USC rivalry was the January 1, 1976 Rose Bowl...
Saturday, June 13, 2015

Reviving Crunchy Baked BBQ Pork Buns

›
When I was a kid, the only Chinese bbq pork buns in circulation were the steamed ones, much larger in size than the current buns served in o...
Sunday, May 3, 2015

Upscale Chinese Dining in the East San Gabriel Valley

›
As Clarissa Wei recently highlighted a lot of the new developments in Chinese dining are concentrated in the eastern portion of the San Gab...
Saturday, May 2, 2015

Almonds Almonds Everywhere But Not A Drop To Drink

›
Since my first car trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco over 50 years ago, I've made the trek dozens and dozens of times.  The first...
2 comments:
Sunday, April 5, 2015

The Seeds of My Chinese Restaurant List and A Childhood Puzzle Solved After 50 Years

›
I don't think that anybody familiar with my Chinese restaurant list would be surprised to learn that I've been making lists since I...
Saturday, April 4, 2015

Kentucky's Final Four Loss As Explained By John Wooden

›
Like everybody else I was surprised by Kentucky's 71-64 loss in the NCAA basketball championship semi-final game.  They were a perfect 3...