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Berlin, Day 5: Curry 36, Pergamon Museum, and Swabian Food Overload at Die...
For an overview of my trip to Berlin that took place from April 5 to 12, check out this introductory post. I'm a total noob when it comes to Berlin and German history, and all German translations I've...
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Chinatown Ice Cream Factory Makes Me Feel Like an Angry Camel (And a Sad Human)
Has it really been a month since my last post? ....Uuuuggh. I'm sorry. I went on vacation to Norway for a week at the end of August, and not long after I returned my apartment was Internet-less for a...
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Some of My Most Favorite Things Ever: Sugar Sweet Sunshine's Trifles and...
:D My usual response to ice cream: "Yaaaay, ice cream!" :D My usual response to pudding: "Yaaaay, pudding!" :D My usual response to cake: "Yaaaay, cake!" :D My usual response to cookies: "Yaaaay,...
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Germany, Day 6: Moritzburg or Bust (By Way of Dresden)
If you're thinking, "Hey, haven't you been writing about your trip to Germany for like the last five months?" the answer is yes, followed by a sigh of failure. BUT I'M STILL CHUGGING AWAY! I WILL CHUG...
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Berlin, Day 7, Part I: KaDeWe, Mustafa's Gemüse Kebap, and Konditorei Buchwald
For an overview of my trip to Berlin that took place from April 5 to 12, check out this introductory post. All German translations I've presented are done with Google Translate; if I've written...
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Pre-Ordering for 'Gimme Pancakes' T-Shirts and 'Round Things' Totes Coming...
Head to Maigocute.com for more info. My doodles are leaping off the Internet and onto your baby! Or your torso! Or your bag of whatever you put in bags! Yes! It's called clothes and tote bags,...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving! Tote Bags and T-Shirts Now Available for Pre-Order
Thanks to Vi Hart, I now know what a turduckenailailenailailduckenailailenailail is: a turkey stuffed with two ducks, stuffed with four hens, stuffed with eight quail eggs. Yup, you want to watch this...
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Berlin, Day 7, Part II: Konnopke's Imbiss, DDR Toy Museum, Chocolate,...
This is the second part of a two-part post; head here for part one. For an overview of my trip to Berlin that took place from April 5 to 12, check out this introductory post. All German translations...
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My Favorite Restaurant of 2012: Bab al Yemen in Bay Ridge
Happy new year, everyone! All tens of you! I hope everyone was busy over the last few weeks doing fun holiday things. And that no one noticed that I only posted once last month. I blame it on Kåre, who...
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That Time My Kite Drowned and I Ate A Bunch of Upper East Side Foodstuffs
This post originally took place on August 18 of last year, which was when I started writing it. But I didn't finish it until now. For no good reason. This does not end well, but that's ok! Photos of...
View ArticleVisiting Hong Kong from February 9-15
A heads up to anyone who may try to contact me next week: I'll be even slower at responding because I'll be on a press trip to Hong Kong from the 9th until the 15th. ...And then I'm visiting my dad in...
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My "Treat Yo' Self" Chinatown Meal: Yaya's Tokyo Fried Chicken & Teado's...
If the phrase "treat yo' self" doesn't mean anything to you, watch this: (And if you're not familiar with Parks and Recreation, you should watch that, too. You've only got five seasons to catch up on....
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Hey, Eddie's Sweet Shop, Thanks For Ruining All Other Old Fashioned Ice Cream...
UPDATE (3/9/12) Nevermind, Hinsch's isn't closing! (Man, something keeps saving them.) The restaurant is getting a new owner. Read more about it here. Note: One of the ice cream parlors I mention in...
View Article[Not Food-Related] Visiting Istanbul, Got Any Advice?
Everyone I know who's been to Istanbul has said in some form or another, usually with crazed eyes of excitement, "ISTANBUL IS AWESOME AND YOU WILL LOVE IT!" And thus I am going there for vacation from...
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Shopsins' Poached Egg-Filled, Double-Decker French Toast Grilled Cheese...
I was hoping to finish writing a big roundup of my favorite bites from 2012 before leaving on my trip to Istanbul today. Haha. HAHA. HAHAHA nope, that's definitely not happening. But before I go to bed...
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Favorites of 2012: A List of 42 Foods and Stuff
Happy New Year, everyone! 2013 is going to be awesome! Yeah! ...Oh, it's been 2013 for about five months, you say? The year is already a third over? Mmmmk [leans back and flumps into bed, slowly rolls...
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Belated Intro to Taipei, or "What's That Smell?"
In October of 2011, I visited Taipei—the city where my parents went to college and where my dad and his parents currently live—for the first time in over a decade, accompanied by one of my best...
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My Favorite $10 Dish: Pulled Pork Rice Plate from Taboonette
Rice, pork, and slaw. Together in harmony. I rarely leave my desk at work unless I want to refill my water glass, eat a snack, or pee. But recently, I had an errand to run that would take me beyond the...
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Visiting Norway (Bergen and Oslo) from June 8 to 16
The ol' weegie red, white, and blue. Norway, here I come! For the fifth time! A number of visits previously reserved only for cities possessing Disney theme parks or my grandparents, now expanded to...
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In Remembrance of David Jones, My Favorite Memories from Virginia
David, Tristan, Kris, and Fletcher Jones. The first time I visited my friend Tristan's childhood home in Louisa, a small town in central Virginia, back in 2006, I was intimidated by the prospect of...
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