It’s a sore point for many Shanghainese when it comes to Din Tai Fung having the best xiaolongbao in Shanghai. Many of them will tell you that Din Tai Fung is not the best in Shanghai because it’s very expensive.
And after waiting for you to recover from laughing at that bit of parochialism, you are then told to try the best xiaolongbao which is served by Jiajia Tangbao.
Jamon Iberico – it’s a beautiful thing
When one hears of a “Farmers’ Market”, immediately the image of out-of-doors markets where farmers bring their fresh produce to sell to the public. Of course, being in Loewen Garden, one cannot help but double-up in laughter when Umami said “sure or not? Wonder how many of the stallholders are actually from a farm.”
One is tempted to take the cynic route by talking about the pretentiousness of selling Fleur du Sel or Bottarga or by noting that there were more bakers than farmers at the Farmers’ Market. But let’s not be a wet towel raining on someone’s parade. Instead, what I did was to build a meal for two for a picnic lunch.
It is tremendous fun to be a amateur food blogger as opposed to a professional food writer. Mainly because amateur food bloggers aren’t subject to publishing pressures and we already have a day job.
Blogging: never before have so many people, with so little to say, said so much to so few
I was invited to a dinner organized by Solymer specially for a photo shoot and write-up by Appetite magazine. Due to scheduling difficulties, I was, to my horror, requested to be the photographer for the shoot. To my absolute relief, Appetite was able to send their photographer and the rest of us could enjoy the spectacular spectacle of cooking paella on a wood fire.
There are many stories about the origins of Paella but here’s my favorite.
This is how you used to identify a food blogger; not so these days
I can’t remember who asked who out for lunch but there were a few emails flying around about vacation time and lunch. I think Le Figue was also thrown in the pot, but I thought their lunch menu, featuring all white meat like Cod and Veal paired with heavy sauces, unappealing.
So Forlino it was for lunch then.
Recent Comments
ivan: Did you tell them the pizza was overcooked before posting your comment here?
michael: pizza are overcooked... i dont like the srevice.
HGH: Hmm ok. Need to brush up on vocab : )
ivan: I had it at Solymer's offices. It's available to the public at the Loewen Garden Farmer's...
ivan: @HGH: I've read your post; it's a little vague, (e.g. what does "it tasted average" mean?),...
ming: I love paella! Where did you eat? Your photos always make me hungry :P
ivan: Did you call and check?
ram: Is this restuarant exists? I heard its closed.. can anyone plzz confirm..
HGH: I can agree identify with the disappointment re. the food being not as good as expected. I...
yixiaooo: =p
ivan: I wouldn't call it a snooze. Food wasn't that great but the conversation was scintillating....
yixiaooo: yeah forlino was such a snooze huh?
ivan: Oysters, it's a good thing.
yixiaooo: The Haute One says, the Korean BBQ place is not memorable. And she likey the thought of...
ivan: It depends on how she behaves, but all the Ruby needs is to smile and it's all good....
dot: I really want to try all of these places you always talk about!!! How kid-friendly are some...
ivan: I know! Sigh... It's on my TODO list. :/
Joy: you should lose some weight.
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