Archive for the ‘ food ’ Category

Yummy In My Tummy

There are two food places that I’ve discovered recently that are pretty unique, so I just had to share. 小乾杯 KanPai Yakiniku BBQ 忠孝東路四段201號2F Zhongxiao East Rd. Sect. 4 No. 201 2F (located in the same building as Luxy & Starbucks) 02-2776-3435 This is a yummy BBQ place where you order plates of meat to [ READ MORE ]

The Kevin and Zhou Were Here

The illustrious Kevin and Zhou, who are on a ten-month trip around the world (read their blog HERE), came to Taipei to see me for a week. They got here on Tuesday, and we just dropped them off at the airport a few hours ago. Luckily for me, my usual 7-9pm classes were canceled for [ READ MORE ]

Eating Etiquette

Fun Fact: In the mall food courts here, you do NOT have to clean up after yourself. You can leave your trays on the table, and there are people who will come and bus your table. It’s pretty awesome and quite laziness-inducing. There is also no sense of personal boundaries when it comes to eating. [ READ MORE ]

Mah-La Mah-La

I had my first mala hot pot this weekend. We went to this place called 辣中間 (translation: spicy in the middle?). It’s all-you-can-eat hot pot with the choice of clear soup or mala soup to cook your food in, or in our case, you can get both. There are unlimited ingredients that you can get [ READ MORE ]

Nashville Necessities

Yes, Taiwan has the Diner, but Waffle House will always be the breakfast king. A Nashville trip is also not complete until you’ve had Las Paletas. I got a chocolate with hot peppers popsicle. Amazing. And girlfriends. Thanks for coming in to Nashville to see me. It was just like old times, filled with Cheesecake [ READ MORE ]