Gung hay fat choy, people. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, celebrated by a number of Asian cultures. And recently, since everybody likes a good party, I’ve noticed it’s been creeping into the mainstream. I am all for this. The holiday usually falls at the end of January/beginning of February...
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Big news in the wine world if you are into basketball and the rapidly developing Chinese wine market. Yao Ming, the recently retired Houston Rockets star, announced today he has formed Yao Family Wines in the Napa Valley. The company has released its inaugural wine, a 2009 Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon, under the brand name...
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You know how sticking the word “French” in front of things makes them seem ever so much more glamorous and exciting? French kiss, French lavender, French fry …. Well I am sorry to tell you that this does not work for French colds, which is what I brought home with me as a little...
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Back in the BC era (before children) Mr. Vinecdote and I used to enjoy scouting out locations for cheap eats, especially in Oakland’s Chinatown, and one of our best finds was fried parsnip cake at a place called Happy Noodle. (And if I might digress for a moment, how fun are those Chinatown business...
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If there’s one thing I enjoy it’s watching other people work _ doesn’t matter whether they’re fixing lunch or fixing a pothole. So you can imagine how much I enjoyed a recent visit to the Hodo Soy Beanery in Oakland, a state-of-the-art tofu facility tucked away in what was once a candy...
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