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Phơ is Phơ

After my first two Vietnamese bowls, I can report that phơ served in Vietnam tastes identical to phơ...
Jan 27th

Banana Pancakes

How to tell when a town in Southeast Asia has jumped the shark? Simple. Banana pancakes. Take them...
Jan 25th

Панты на меду

So, I’d made a promise to my old friend AW that in celebration of his recent expedition...
Jan 25th

Dislocations

Odd days of distraction and displacement. Where is my mind? My next door neighbor was in a plane...
Jan 18th

The Поидётная Ms. Z

I had a vintage “Ms. Z” moment today. Z is the bumbler whose job description is handling...
Jan 16th

hat's off

No matter how cold it gets (-7 C at the moment) Beijingers don’t wear hats. What the hell...
Jan 15th
The English Surgeon
Jan 15th

随乡入乡

Of course, once you post a (mild) dis, dharma brings a corrective. Fabulous meal with the Brits...
Jan 13th

Kill-joy Herbivores

Watching S pick apart a jiaozi yesterday looking for the least scintilla of meat (and apparantly...
Jan 8th
New Hampshire in a Nutshell
Jan 8th
A Tsunami of Drool
Jan 7th

很冷

Feeling cold this week, and not just because the thermometer in my apartment frequently dips below...
Jan 5th
Oh, and GO JOE!
Jan 2nd
The Slice of the Sliver
Jan 2nd

Five-Second Reviews Holiday Special

Panda Bear, Perfect Pitch: Just named Pitchfork’s “2007 Album of the Year.” Am I surprised,...
Dec 31st