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Accidental Funnies – More Japanese Kawaii, Purr-fect Kitty Sushi
The longer I am in Asia, the more I enjoy the Japanese sense of humour. It is often quirky, a little left of center…but yet also always a bit cute and kawaii. What is kawaii, you ask? Kawaii is the Japanese word for sweet, cute, adorable (pronounced like...
Photo Trek – Visiting the Pandas in Chengdu, China
I remember when I was about 10 years old and visited the National Zoo in Washington D.C. and saw the pandas very kindly sent to the US by China. I never could have dreamed at that age I would later live in China and get to personally visit...
Adorable Hotel Lobby Pets (Cats, Dogs and even Fish!) from Conde Nast Traveler
I was delighted by this recent series on the Conde Nast Traveler website. It’s all about pets that live in hotels…all over the world – where they live, a bit about them, their “job” at the hotel and photos. It seems Fairmont hotels is the most progressive with...
Read Chubby Hubby – Best Burger in Los Angeles? Father’s Office in Santa Monica
I get back to the US about 1 -2 times per year. And I always make a point to spend some time in California. The food is amazing there. I think a large part of it is due to the fact that a great deal of it is...
Accidental Funnies – Japanese “Cooking with Dog” is Campy, Quirky Fun
OK, it’s not what you think. It’s not about cooking dishes with dog as an ingredient. It is a TV show, called “Cooking with Dog,”that you can watch on You Tube – a Japanese woman demonstrates how to cook authentic, homey Japanese meals while the show is entirely...
The 3 Best Japanese Cocktail Bars in Shanghai, China
I used to think the whole Japanese cocktail thing would be a fad. I mean “Ginza-style” cocktails – what does that mean anyway? That is until I started drinking them. So what are “Ginza-style” cocktails? In a word, they are perfection. Much like all else the Japanese...
Meet the Chef – Paul Lau of Tin Lung Heen at the Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong
Chef Paul Lau has been cooking all his life…well, since age 14 when he started learning Cantonese cooking. His decades of study have served him well. Today he is a chef at the Michelin starred Tin Lung Heen at the Ritz Carlton in Hong Kong. And if...
Nishiki Market for Kitchen and Souvenir Shopping in Kyoto, Japan
Nishiki Market is a must do if you are in Kyoto and are a food lovers like we are here at Accidental Epicurean. Nishiki has been around for centuries in Kyoto and as such, many of the vendors have been operating their stalls for generations. In fact, today...
Sichuan Chicken – Gong Bao Chicken Recipe, from Fuchsia Dunlop
If you love Sichuan food, no doubt you have had the famous dish of Spicy Chicken with Peanuts, also known as Gong Bao Chicken. This is one of China’s more famous exports to the West…although I will say when prepared in the original Sichuan style it packs a...
Epicurean Concept of the Week – Ma La, Sichuan Mouth-Numbing Peppercorns
Sichuan, a regional cuisine from the Sichuan province of China, is not for the faint of heart. It is known as one of the spiciest foods in the world, thanks to the regional Sichuan peppercorn which are actually the dried seed husks of the prickly ash tree. Sichuan...
Best Cookbooks of 2012 on Chubby Hubby
There are a few things I cannot stop buying when I travel ….perfume, quirky ceramics and cookbooks! I swore to myself that this year I would buy none of the aforementioned items. I managed to resist the ceramics – or does lacquerware from Myanmar count? I managed to...
Champagne Cocktail Recipes for Valentine’s Day
Sure, you could drink champagne on Valentine’s day or for any other special occasion. But somehow with all the trends in food and drink like artsinal crafting, molecular gastronomy and mixologists, simply pouring a glass of champagne or sparkling wine seems boring and perhaps even….gasp!…lazy. I am...
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