Adventures in a Chinese- American Kitchen
Welcome to week 3! I've been going a bit of a distance to the restaurants. Turns out, one of the restaurants on my radar is literally 2 minutes from the dorm?! I don't know how I missed this, especially since meat is my kryptonite. Did I forget to mention the 5 "Best of Boston" awards? … Continue reading CRR Week 3: The Smoke Shop BBQ
Welcome to the second week of restaurant rush! Today's tour takes us to the Cambridge classic Alive and Kicking Lobster. I LOVE seafood and haven't had lobster (or good seafood) in over a year, so I was more than excited. Alive and Kicking Lobsters Alive and Kicking Lobsters is a small market/restaurant tucked in a … Continue reading CRR Week 2: Alive and Kicking Lobsters
Alden and Harlow Alden and Harlow is a Cambridge classic. From what I've heard, Alden and Harlow isn't just a restaurant, it's a destination. No wonder! It's located at 40 Brattle Square, tucked under the historic Brattle Theatre. I couldn't wait to give it a try. They offer dinner every night and brunch on weekends. … Continue reading CRR Week 1: Alden and Harlow
Hi! Im back. miss me yet? If not, too bad. I’ll admit, not much happened since the last post. bUT, I’m in Cambridge (MA) now! But, instead of boring everyone with research details, let's get to the food. Cambridge may be dwarfed by NYC, Chicago, LA or San Francisco, but with exclusive neighbourhoods and two … Continue reading Cambridge Restaurant Rush
Hi! Guess what? I'm 21 now!! 21st birthdays are notoriously unproductive; however, I don't plan on (ever) drinking and have a backlog of work, so I actually did quite a bit (including writing this post!). Don't worry though, I did have fun. My friend came to visit me last week and we went to Maritana … Continue reading I’m 21. My Proudest Moments
Hi! I know it's been a while. Life's just been busy and not much has happened with food lately. BUT.... my friend has come down to visit me, so I took the opportunity to share what Florida has to offer. Now, my birthday is coming up soon. I wanted to take the opportunity to go … Continue reading Maritana at Don Ceasar
Hi! Today's post will be a bit different. The semester is (finally) over. research, job, maths... did I mention research? Not going to lie, I'm glad it's over. This semester is definitely the hardest one so far academically and mentally. A LOT has happened since August, so I thought I'd give a recap/reflection of the … Continue reading A (school) Year in Review
Hi! I missed last week, but I'm back now! Life has been quite busy lately between research, classes and hanging out with friends. Last weekend was CMUs annual spring carnival (back after COVID hiatus). It was quite incredible. Unfortunately, Pissburgh weather got into the way... More sadly, all these events meant not much time in … Continue reading My Food Bucket List
Hi! It's spring! Someone please send the commissar of PGH's weather a message because it's snowing again.... Weather aside, it’s been the most amazing week. I’ve finally settled on a senior thesis project, my team got into finals for a hackathon.... and.... I got accepted into a selective summer research program! I’m really excited that … Continue reading Recipes are Research
Hi!! Today's recipe is brought to you by my team. We had a little spring break get together and they challenged me to come up with something unique. Since one of them is Korean, I decided to channel her and came up with.... Gochujang fudge! What is Gochujang? Spicy Korean bean paste. It has the … Continue reading GochuJang Fudge
The Red-braised Twinkie 