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  • Archive for April 19th, 2008

    Fortune cookie presents, some of them actually made in China

    Saturday, April 19th, 2008

    Many people have sent me fortune-cookie themed presents and cards to congratulate me on the book. Here are some of them pictured here. (I especially like the jewelish-encrusted one). Some of them were even engraved. All came with a special fortune inside

    What amused me. Fortune cookies made not be made in China. But fortune cookie
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    Spices of Life, Nina and Myers and Chang

    Saturday, April 19th, 2008

    Nina Simonds did an interview with me for a segment on Spices of Life. She introduced me to a Chinese/Asian-ish restaurant, Myers and Chang (named for the couple who started it) in the South End. It’s very funky. Here are some reviews from Yelp.
    boston, Chinese food, myers and chang, nina simonds, spices of life

    Harvard Crimson: Q&A on The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

    Saturday, April 19th, 2008

    Jessica Henderson does a Q&A with me for The Harvard Crimson arts section. I remember she recorded the whole thing on her laptop with her freeware, and was very impressed. Every so often we’d have to startle the computer to make sure it didn’t go to sleep.
    jessica henderson, Media & Interviews, The Harvard Crimson