We used to joke around with our friends that privileged information (i.e., gossip) shared between us had to be under a "cone of silence." Here in Malaysia, it's more punitive. Reveal anyone's secrets, and we'll make you eat a cone of butter. read more
Places
new feature: the little plate of happiness
I've decided that we're eating so much good food here, I couldn't possibly feature every last dish. Therefore, every once in awhile, I'm going to choose a dish that I can't stop thinking about long after said dish has been consumed and post it on this blog. Some weeks I might have lots of plates read more
eating through the tears
And so we're here in Kuala Lumpur. The first 48 hours were pretty rocky for us. Without internet at home, I was checking my e-mail on whatever computers were available ("Move over, kid, math class can wait"), and so it was difficult to write new posts knowing that the youth of Malaysia might have read more
many, many san francisco treats
Background: standard-sized beverages. Foreground: gigante Burrito Mojado from Taqueria Cancun. Heirloom tomato and Northwest style lox on Acme sourdough bread with lavender salt, from Cap'n Mike's Holy Smoke at the Farmer's Market at the Ferry Building. So beautiful, it made me ache. Also, read more
