Culinary Vacation!

 Off to visit the Tabor Hill Winery & Restaurant for the weekend with two girlfriends from culinary school – full report next week!

Where to find great takeout in Ann Arbor

We’re so spoiled being able to cook healthy Chinese food at home, that we are almost invariably disappointed when we eat in a Chinese restaurant. Most Chinese restaurants in America are not at what one could call the forefront of the SOLE (sustainable/organic/local/ethical) food movment, and our bodies notice the difference. Add to that what [...]

Restaurants: House of Vege, Lomita

By way of a rather long preface, let me explain how it is we came to try the House of Vege in Lomita: When we lived in Chicago, we visited Chinatown at least every other week to grocery shop, to get haircuts, and of course to EAT. We tried quite a few places before we [...]

Headed to the Olympics?

Here‘s the start of the culinary guide for your tour from LA Times staff writer Mary MacVean, complete with pictures. Do you live in or plan to travel to Los Angeles? Check out Carl Chu’s guide, “Finding Chinese Food in Los Angeles.” There’s a review here on Consumer Help Web.

Anyone live in/near Flushing?

This encouraging article front and center in the New York Times this morning, “Let the Meals Begin,” makes me smile – not only is it refreshing to see some positive coverage of China-related content in the American mainstream media (for its antithesis, check out “Before Guests Arrive, Beijing Hides Some Messes,” redeemed only by reader [...]