The Cook at Kerry Hotel in Pudong was our first visit for Restaurant Week this year, here in Shanghai. The Cook restaurant is a unique concept which blends buffet style, but not an all inclusive all y
In a town where culinary masters come from around the world, desserts are sometimes an unfortunate afterthought. Yet C’est Cupcake shines while bringing delectable cupcakes to Shanghai.
When you expect a item to taste a certain way, you are more likely to embrace it. But when it doesn’t come out the way you expect it, results, are more often than not, to be disastrous. But I am going
Green Tea, with China origins, has been cultivated extensively by the Japanese. In fact, Japanese green tea is simply referred as Japanese tea. Green tea is used for desserts, cooking, and just tea. A
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Dessert for some is a religious experience. They associate sweets like chocolate to an almost sensual feel. I know a guy who lives for desserts and can’t stop endlessly talk about them. Girls could be
Crêpes is original French dessert-type pancake. The Japanese have taken crêpes to obsession to create savory meals with them. In Seoul, the franchise from Japan – Marion Crêpes has spread the crêpes t
Paul Bakery is a quaint little cafe featuring baked breads, dainty entrees, in a nice ambient local. Afternoon tea is nice for a place like this. But what is a guy, like me, doing there? I wasn’t quit
The slushie is dessert that all youngsters in Taiwan grew up with. 臺一牛奶大王 Milk King, in particular, specializes in the typical Taiwanese slushie – heck that’s all they serve there.
VVG Bon Bon is a quaint little afternoon tea place. It is so cute and feminine that I had no business being there.
Quite possibly the best egg tart in Shanghai. Indeed
It was so many years back when I noticed this famous cafe ‘Astoria Cafe 明星咖啡館http://www.astoria.com.tw/‘ in 隱地http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9A%B1%E5%9C%B0‘s books. He was one of my favourite Chines
Sweet & Savory is a nice neighborhood sweet shop. They have bake goods and sandwiches on Huntington Blvd. in San Marino. This is the typical afternoon tea place where ladies can enjoy passerby’s.
Pie ‘N Burger, located near Caltech, features a simple menu of burgers and, of all things, pie. Strange bedfellows they are, burgers and pies is your All American fare. Not much has changed in the 50+
In the spirit of Cupcakes – the third in my Pasadena trilogy of cupcakes – Dots Cupcakes. Recently I posted my thoughts about Violet’s Cakes and Polkatots, both in Pasadena.
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I found The Rose Cafe through their yummy Lemon Hazelnut Meringue. But this trek, started years ago – over 15 years ago, when I first had the dessert in Pasadena. The Old Town Bakery, had a terrific d
Everyone knows about DOT’s in Pasadena. . . . but not everyone knows about Violet’s. Violet’s is hidden behind the hustle and bustle of Old Town Pasadena. I recently went there after lunch to try some