I’m a little “frazzled” in my quest for decent coffee here in Linyi. Here the results of a mini-tasteoff: Instant Coffee Taste-Off! Outside of the US & Canada, instant coffee is ubiquitous, and especially in Asia, more common than brewed! What’s an espresso drinker to do? As you might have figured from my constant complaining, [...]
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Sorry Linyi, you just don’t rate! This morning I took the metro to the French Concession area, wandered around enjoying the sunshine, which I think will disappear tomorrow, and finally settled down for a late lunch at Wagas, a local cafe chain that serves coffee, sandwiches, pasta & salads. Best of all, they have free [...]
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Vietnamese Mokka Coffee – strong and delicious See more at Wordless Wednesday.
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While the internet was being difficult, I managed to make a few posts at my mirror blog. This is one of them. (Originally posted on Going Native in China 17 January 2007) The controversial Starbucks outlet located in the heart of Beijing’s Forbidden City, otherwise known as the Palace Museum. Since the Internet has been [...]
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Coffee Language is not a new language developed for coffee geeks – although maybe Starbucks should consider a dictionary in their shops. It is the name of a chain of coffee restaurants in China. (A coffee restaurant is what I call a restaurant that serves western style food and different coffees and teas. They are [...]
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A visual contrast on food and drink in China: A 50 cent meal: (and me looking a bit dorky) And a $6 cup of coffee: (Brewed in this fancy brewing apparatus in a ritzy coffee restaurant in China.)
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I'm an American expat living on the fringe of Chinese society. Thanks to a lifetime spent moving around, I often feel like an outsider. This blog explores life in Beijing, China, the occasional aviation topic, expat issues, random travel experiences and interesting things I see, read and hear. If you want to know more about my latest hobby, visit Sewing on the Fringe, where I blog about learning to sew in Beijing. And for daily documentation of Beijing's ever changing air quality, visit My Beijing Window. And, yes, I do wear my santa hat year-round. ;)
