Posts Tagged ‘food’
Moo goo FAIL.
I’ve been so busy the past two weeks so I’ve been unable to post the awesome stories contributed by my awesome friends. This tidbit from about ten days ago is golden. I think Gohmert himself looks a bit embarrassed just before he speaks, knowing he is about to say something astoundingly stupid. [Note: WordPress is [...]
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Tags: china, chinese, food, politics, wtf
More for me.
Today I decided to go get a hearty lunch for cheap so I headed to Jimi’s on Jay Street to get over a pound of rice and Chinese/Spanish food for $5.50.
At the hot foods counter the guy serving me said, “Chinese?” I said yes. He then proceeded to heap extra beef stew and soft [...]
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Tags: chinese, DUMBO, food, strangers
This is so belated because I was sorta sick last week, and also I was having a dumpling jones that was eclipsing all other urges (i.e. my urge to blog, my desire to complete a task at work before allowing myself to go in search of dumplings). It’s my sister’s year. Oxy.
Now I am craving [...]
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Tags: beijing, china, chinese, diplomacy, food, pandas, taiwan
Advertising and Asians.
I am unfortunate enough to work in an industry that can be absolutely insensitive to issues of gender, race, class, and the like. While doing some work for ConAgra Foods, which Healthy Choice is part of, I came across this lovely promotional feature that made my soul weep. I present:
I feel bad for this actor. [...]
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Tags: advertising, chinese, food, irksome
I loved these as a kid.
Now, not so much.
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Tags: chinese, food, nostalgia
Chinatown on St. Patrick’s Day.
Chris and I tried to go to Joe’s Shanghai on Monday. The wait was apparently only 15-20 minutes when we got there, but the entrance was swarming with people and it was totally unpleasant. I’ve only been there once, and was kind of shocked that it would be so crowded on a Monday night. I [...]
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Tags: chinese, food, restaurants, shanghai
Chinese New Year’s Eve.
Tomorrow is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year and so far I am spending New Year’s Eve drinking a giant Yuengling and considering cleaning the house. Unfortunately, despite the misleading name, Yuengling is not Chinese in any way. Cleaning the house, however, would be appropriate.
Last night I attempted to recreate a simple [...]
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Tags: chinese, food, nostalgia
