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Bosphorus
Bosphorus Restaurant 329 North Harrison Ave Cary, NC I drive past Bosphorus restaurant every week on my way to teach at Chinese school, but it was our first time eating there. Inside, Bosphorus is decorated with posters of Turkish landscapes … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh, teaching teenagers
Tagged cary, Chains, China, chinese, classicists, coffee, cooking, noodles, RACL, restaurant reviews, teaching teenagers, Western food
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Mangosteens
I’ve been meaning to get a photo of this crazy fruit since we first saw it, but here’s one from Tomato Egg Noodles: Tomato Egg Noodles also has this to say: The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) ??? is a small, round … Continue reading
Posted in other blogs
Tagged ?????, chinese, food? other blogs, learning Chinese, noodles, only in China, other blogs, street food
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Nuren Jie
Yesterday, Stick and I went exploring at the famous Lady Street (Nuren Jie). They have some gorgeous flower stalls, manicure and massage places, and lots of clothes shopping. The shopping was kind of like a less pushy, more expensive Silk … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Chinese life
Tagged awesome, China, chinese, coffee, mail, noodles, silk market, Stick, World of WarCraft, WoW
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Illiterate At Best
I’ve hit a frustrating plateau with my Chinese-speaking. When I speak, I give the tones a good shot, and hope for the best. If I can’t get the tone of “glass” right, hopefully the rest of the sentence, usually “I’d … Continue reading
Snacking With Trimalchio
When I lived in Yantai, I believed I had been offered every bit of sealife imaginable. Like most theories I had about China, this turned out to be inaccurate. I think the seahorses might have been a novelty item even … Continue reading
Russian Mirage
Stick and I went exploring down the Russian street between the Ritan Park Jenny Lou’s and The Place. It’s at the eastern end of Ritan Bei Lu, where it meets Dongdaqiao Lu. The last time I was at The Place, … Continue reading
Wangfujing Snack Street
It’s time for another trip to Wangfujing to visit the foreign-language bookstores! I’ve read everything in the house at least twice (Except for Scarlett, because seriously, once was more than enough.) and needed to restock, and Stick was looking for … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Chinese life
Tagged Books, chinese, Chinese food, dictionary, noodles, Stick, strawberries
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OK Computer
Chris Anderson , the editor of Wired, is interviewed on 123-reg blog about what Anderson calls the long tail effect, that is, our shift from a few major mainsteam products to a “long tail” of smaller niche products. The shift … Continue reading
Sunday Afternoon
This afternoon, Stick and I took a long walk to our new favorite restaurant. Our new spot isn’t very different from any of the other little not-dumpling restaurants in the area, but the differences are significant ones. The tables and … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese life
Tagged chinese, e3, garden, hutong, noodles, random, reading, Stick
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Not The Same
This is Stick about to eat hot pot (did I mention how awesome hotpot is? ‘Cause it is. Unless it gave me food poisoning…) We went to Da Bu Tong, apparently it’s pretty famous for varieties of hotpot broth and … Continue reading
