Tag Archives: Western food
Montclair, The Land of Hunan House
Every time I came home from college or from traveling, the first thing I’d want to do in my hometown of Montclair is go eat Hunan House Chinese food. So yesterday, when I flew in from Raleigh to my parents’ … Continue reading
The Chocolate Bean
The Chocolate Bean 280 Meeting St Cary, NC 27518 I’m lucky enough to do a lot of my work via my laptop, so I’ve been looking around for a local coffeeshop with wifi. I’ve been shopping around, and discovered that … Continue reading
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
Secret Ingredient
I was making cranberry relish yesterday when Stick came into the kitchen and looked hungrily at the jars I was filling. “You can eat the one on the left, ’cause I screwed up the seal.” I told him, hoping to … Continue reading
No, Alanis, It’s Unfortunate.
I had to run some errands the other day, and I stopped into UBC Coffee afterwards for a cup of almost-coffee. Eating alone in restaurants is a weird guilty pleasure of mine. I really like it, but I also think … 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
Home Cooking
Stick’s parents asked what we were eating, and the short answer is that I’m trying to cook at home.For example, here’s our dinner the other night. It might not make a magazine cover, but this is some hardcore polenta. I … Continue reading
International Trade Relations
We went out for a wonderful payday dinner of Western food, but after dinner, Christina began to feel ill, so we decided to grab an immediate cab home. Unfortunately, we came out of the Outback Steakhouse in the ritzy Sun … Continue reading
Meg Autonomous Region
When I said we’d be eating at the beef-noodle cafe again tonight, what I actually meant was that Stick and I would be getting some brie, Ritz crackers and Snickers bars! There’s a grocery just a few blocks away that … Continue reading
American mei you
Although I’ve recently written a lot about it, I don’t want you to think that Chinese businesses have a monopoly on consumer exasperation. This is the locked pharmacy counter at a nearby supermarket… because no one would want to buy … Continue reading
