Tag: har gao

Orient
19/02/2024

Orient

There comes a time in every blogger’s life when they have to confront a harsh truth. Their dearly held prejudices are blinkered, unreasonable and plain wrong.  So this was how I was frogged marched to a Chinatown eatery, where I previously would loudly proclaim that …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Yi Ban
09/12/2021

Yi Ban

I used to dream of being a pilot. I used to dream of a lot of things. About being clever.  About being eloquent.  Also about being a little taller. Sometimes you just have to make do with the next best thing.  Watching the planes take …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Shikumen
20/08/2020

Shikumen

I was, as I am often, caught off guard. Although mitigation efforts in other areas of my life seem to fail (maybe time for another type of job), I seek not to let this happen regarding food.  In my attempts to alleviate exciting food experiences, …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Dim sum, a pasta bake and banana bread
11/05/2020

Dim sum, a pasta bake and banana bread

Sometimes I am confused. My food shows this too. Some people say that variety adds spice to life.  I agree.  Especially when that is applied to food.  So this is what I ate on one day at home.  A seemingly random assortment of food stuffs.  …

cooking, eating, England, London
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by Chris
Plum Valley
05/10/2017

Plum Valley

October 2020 visit How things have changed when the mighty are humbled.  Or the not so mighty at times.  In particular, service levels have really picked up across London as customers have become a precious commodity.  Sometimes it takes a little pandemic to make things …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris