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I launched this blog in 2008. My mini-me.
August 1, 2010
If you love Chinese dumplings, check out this post. I've got the names of places to eat and more. Lots of photos too, from Dumpling Night at the Museum of Chinese in America, where I was asked to moderate a panel. It was all a lot of fun.
Photo album: Remembering Mom, 1917-2010
February 9, 2010
This post is all about how my mom died. It was profoundly moving, sad, peaceful, loving. Death has it's own magic. What a healing experience.
My dad cheated on my mom and all I got was…
February 2, 2010
After my dad died, we figured out that he had an affair. It changed everything for us then and until now. Details in this post.
Feeding the homeless on Thanksgiving made us very happy
November 26, 2009
My daughter and I spent Thanksgiving at the Bowery Mission, feeding the homeless. It was hard, inspiring work that got us beyond our comfort zone.
Chinese vegetarian restaurant in Chinatown!
October 18, 2009
Buddha Bodai is a Chinatown outpost for the popular Chinese vegetarian restaurant in Flushing, Queens. The food here is cut above the norm. Worth trying!
How and where to eat Vietnamese food
May 26, 2009
Thai Son is a great place to eat authentic Vietnamese food in Chinatown. My cousins, who are from Vietnam took me there and showed me all the ways to wrap, roll and chew on this tasty cuisine. It's one of the few places they'll go to when they're not in the mood to do their own cooking.