Month: September 2009

travel: ennead…

Night view from Victoria Peak Hong Kong I just returned from having nine meals in city of nine dragons. Since the Handover in 1997, when I last lived and worked in Hong Kong, a lot has changed.  The city’s skyline has spread; it’s now wider and taller. The I(nternational)F(inancial)C(enter), which was still a glimmer in […]

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travel: ennead…

Night view from Victoria Peak Hong Kong I just returned from having nine meals in city of nine dragons. Since the Handover in 1997, when I last lived and worked in Hong Kong, a lot has changed.  The city’s skyline has spread; it’s now wider and taller. The I(nternational)F(inancial)C(enter), which was still a glimmer in […]

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review: l’art pour l’art…

Black Bean Tofu Bar Charlie, Las Vegas, Nevada Charlie Trotter may have been one of the first big named chefs to arrive on the Las Vegas scene.  He had a restaurant in the MGM Grand years ago. Supposedly, the food was great.  So great, in fact, that it kept the big whales away from the […]

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review: l’art pour l’art…

Black Bean Tofu Bar Charlie, Las Vegas, Nevada Charlie Trotter may have been one of the first big named chefs to arrive on the Las Vegas scene.  He had a restaurant in the MGM Grand years ago. Supposedly, the food was great.  So great, in fact, that it kept the big whales away from the […]

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travel: a thin veil of vibrant blue…

Chiles Santa Fe, New Mexico I’ve been looking for a good excuse to visit Santa Fe for quite some time. Natalie Dessay gave me one. She was to appear at the Santa Fe Opera, a spectacular venue I have longed to see in person. I had to go. Since you probably don’t read my blog […]

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travel: a thin veil of vibrant blue…

Chiles Santa Fe, New Mexico I’ve been looking for a good excuse to visit Santa Fe for quite some time. Natalie Dessay gave me one. She was to appear at the Santa Fe Opera, a spectacular venue I have longed to see in person. I had to go. Since you probably don’t read my blog […]

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