Note: I was invited to a media tasting at Tupelo Honey Cafe to sample the food & drinks that I mention in this post. Last month I stopped by Tupelo Honey Cafe, a Southern-focused restaurant that started in Asheville, North Carolina and has since expanded to various locations along the East read more
Virginia
the peter chang experience
Before we moved back to the DC area, a friend asked me if my first order of business would be to track down Peter Chang. I'd never heard of him. "What's he famous for?" I asked. "Only the most amazing Chinese food that used to be impossible to find." The friend sent me a link to a New York Times read more
A&J | Annandale + Chinese New Year’s Gifts for Kids
Happy Year of the Goat! If you were born in 1979 like me, chances are it's your year, too. I'm hoping for a banner year for our family. So far, it's been excellent, although a little cold (compared to South Carolina and Malaysia, at least). Being cold also means that we're having a pretty low-key read more
over at nova mag, caribbean corner
My next installment of Global-ish, the column I'm writing for Northern Virginia magazine, is about Caribbean Corner in Fairfax, Virginia. Visiting Caribbean Corner was kind of like accidentally walking into Fight Club. We weren't sure what we were stepping into or what the rules were (order at the read more
