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  • Archive for November 11th, 2007

    I’ve updated my list of chapters

    Sunday, November 11th, 2007

    This morning, now that I am back from an insane series of book dinners, I put the list of my chapters  online  as people seem to be blogging now about my galleys (Eater had a scuffle and Mae’s Food Blog has had multiple posts.)
    chapters, Chinese food, eater, maes food blog

    A book dedication to Ms. Right and the yet-to-be-born

    Sunday, November 11th, 2007

    My friend Shawn and I were IMing about our dedications in our books. I dedicated mine to my parents (”For Mom and Dad, who left their homeland so their children could follow their passions, and for all other moms and dads who have done the same.”)
    But his, the best I have ever seen, takes a […]

    Confucius say, You will vote for Obama?

    Sunday, November 11th, 2007

    Reporters at the Jefferson Jackson dinner in Iowa were scarfing done fortune cookies provided by Barack Obama’s presidential campaign as they were the only things they had to eat. Per Garance’s France-Ruta’s observations:
    The Obama campaign’s Iowa spokesman Tommy Vietor walked by the press riser, at one point, tossing fortune cookies to reporters and cameramen, like […]