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  • Archive for January 7th, 2008

    This little piggy went to market. This little piggy stayed at home. This little piggy went to dim sum…and ended up roasted

    Monday, January 7th, 2008

    These two pigs were spotted in Jing Fong in New York City’s Chinatown after dim sum with friends (one who said “Ooh! Make sure to get the Christmas tree in the background). Given that Americans don’t like to reminded their food ever ran, swam, flew or breathed, this would probably not go over well with […]

    Training chopsticks at CB2, kinda like training wheels?

    Monday, January 7th, 2008

    I saw these at the new CB2 (i.e. Crate and Barrel 2) in Soho last week. (Hard to believe now, but Crate and Barrel was once a young hippish low-cost homewear retailer. But as their customers grew up, so did Crate and Barrel, which is why they’re aiming at the younger demographic with CB2).
    I thought […]