Zaftigs, Brookline, MA, USA

This night was all about comfort. Comfort in our surroundings, comfort in our activities, and most importantly, comfort in our food. Having literally just moved back to America, American comfort was exactly what we craved, and with that in mind, we decided to head to our old neighborhood in Brookline, Coolidge Corner, and try out […]

Wolfgang Puck Express, Chicago O’Hare Airport, IL, USA

I stayed up all night for my flight to Boston from Beijing. I wanted to start adjusting to the time difference before I left China, and an all-nighter provides a great platform to do so. Check-in, have a beer on the way to security (you can BYOB in the airport) hit up the lounge for […]

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Acting Café, Terminal 1, Shanghai/Pudong Airport, China

All I wanted was Starbucks. That’s it. I was flying from Beijing to Okinawa, connecting through Shanghai, and with a 4 hour layover all I wanted was to sit at a Starbucks and sip on an iced latte while answering emails. I was in the international terminal of Pudong afterall, this shouldn’t be a big […]

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Colibri Cafe (蜂鸟), Beijing, China

Where to eat lunch today… hmmm… it was my typical 12:30 thought as my stomach growled. Being a Monday, today was not going to be a working lunch; instead, I was looking forward to catching up on some reading while enjoying a simple meal. As I thought about where to eat, restaurants began to fight […]

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Yangshuo Resort Hotel, Yangshuo, China

The ride from Guilin to Yangshuo was an easy hour and a half.  A gorgeous hour and a half. An hour and a half that we wished had been slowed by traffic. Sprawling karst formations, lush greenery, bountiful farm land… it was wonderful being in the heart of China’s most beautiful countryside, especially coming from […]

Sheraton Hotel, Guilin, China

“Beef noodle chicken rice?” the flight attendant asked me on our trip down to Guilin. “Beef noodle” I reluctantly replied and immediately was delivered a steaming tin-foil pan of ground beef slurry over dense, brick like noodles. Yes, I thought, I will wait till we arrive at our western hotel before I eat today. 4 […]

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