I have been blogging in some form or another for nearly eight (!) years. It all started with The Gravy Train, a tongue-in-cheek title I came up with for a blog after the hubby and I moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, shortly after our wedding. We knew that I wouldn't be able to work due to visa read more
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grits & chopsticks elsewhere
We're pretty much business as usual over here, visiting Costco, shuttling the kids to various lessons and generally being the good suburbanites that we are. Meanwhile, Ge Ge, our little food critic, has gotten a little bit of publicity as a result of the Northern Virginia Magazine's dueling critics' read more
my son is better than me
This month's issue of Northern Virginia Magazine features three pieces involving our family. Most notably, Ge Ge was a dueling food critic with the magazine's resident food editor and critic, Stefanie Gans. Featuring Ge Ge wasn't an easy decision for the hubby and me. We've always known he's a great read more
northern virginia mag: instant ramen in print
I recently wrote a print article on the five top instant ramen noodles in Northern Virginia, which appeared in the January issue of Northern Virginia Magazine. The research for this article was kind of awesome. Our house was covered in tiny silver MSG packages and dried noodles for a few weeks as read more
