Restaurants

There’s a Fungus Among Us

August 20, 2008

in China, Expat Life, Food, Qingdao, Restaurants

Continuing the eating out theme, here are a few pictures of a little feast we had last night in downtown Qingdao – Mushroom Hot Pot. Start by selecting mushrooms – there’s all shapes & sizes! (the middle black ones were so incredibly delicious I can’t even put words down about them!) Like these And these [...]

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Eating Shanghai

August 18, 2008

in China, Expat Life, Food, Restaurants, Shanghai, Travel

Shanghai was a fun respite from Linyi and the uncertainty associated with Olympic security there. The highlight, of course, was all the delicious international meals we had. The drive to and from Shanghai (8 hours on fairly good expressways) was a bit like visiting a foreign country. Watching the countryside pass by, I constantly had [...]

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Mao Jia Restaurant

January 31, 2008

in China, Expat Life, Food, Linyi, Restaurants

I got a nice response with my Mao picture, but some of you wanted to know more about the Mao Restaurant. (And I tried to post comments on your blogs, but I’m afraid from China it is impossible!) Red Cooked Pork at 8 o’clock It’s actually called Mao Jia and it is part of a [...]

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And Mao Makes Three

January 30, 2008

in China, Food, Linyi, Restaurants, Wordless Wednesday

Here we are at the Mao Restaurant – a restaurant that serves all the chairman’s favorite dishes. It is fabulous and one of my favorite places to eat! See more Wordless Wednesday here.

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Pizza Hut Lands in Linyi

November 26, 2007

in Beijing, China, Expat Life, Food, Linyi, Restaurants

This post was much better the first time I wrote it, but then it was eaten by the Great Firewall of China. I’ll try to rewrite it but frankly, I am so annoyed and frustrated and TIRED of this ridiculous censorship and the fact that I have to use a special program just to see [...]

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What Could I Possibly Title This Post?

November 15, 2007

in China, Expat Life, Kuwait, Restaurants

So the DH was in Beijing last weekend, and he ate out at Hooter’s with a few friends. I don’t condone Hooter’s. I think it is a bit tacky and it isn’t exactly my idea of an upper-class family restaurant either, but in Beijing apparently that is what it is. The DH reports that in [...]

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Kid Cuisine?

June 1, 2007

in Food, Restaurants

Note that I am not a parent, so maybe I don’t have the right to judge, but I think this article is incredible, and should be read by everyone who has kids. Because kids cannot live by chicken fingers and pizza and french fries alone. This is not how I was raised, how about you? [...]

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XinJiang Dinner

May 30, 2007

in China, Expat Life, Food, Linyi, Restaurants

An expat friend here once told me that his life in China was basically wasting time between big meals. While I wouldn’t say that is descriptive of my life, I can definitely relate. One of our most common recreational activities is eating out. There is just so much good food to be eaten, and at [...]

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Some Christmas Thoughts

December 25, 2006

in Daily Life, Holidays, Linyi, Restaurants

Christmas is a low-key holiday for the DH and I, it always has been. We tend to observe both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day quietly without much fanfare. DH is from Spain and in Spain, Christmas Eve is the time for celebrating. Christmas Eve in Spain is spent over a big dinner, usually made up [...]

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The Muslim Meat Place

December 23, 2006

in Daily Life, Linyi, Restaurants

We all know that learning Chinese is difficult. Learning written Chinese at times seems nearly impossible. Still, I’ve managed to memorize a few characters here and there, not enough to help me read properly, though. So what happens when you go to a shop or a restaurant that you really like? How do you know [...]

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