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Last December I donated a Spanish cooking class or dinner to the Winter Charity Gala auction organized by the American Chamber of Commerce- Northeast China Chapter, the Shangri-La in Dalian and the International Club of Dalian. My dinner was bundled with a two night stay in the presidential suite. The night of the auction two good friends […]
My first introduction to tea was through the large pot that sat in the middle of our breakfast table for the first 20+ years of my life¹. Like most westerners, my family added milk and sugar to this to mask the fairly strong flavor. In my early 20’s, I next met “tea” in the US, […]
I can’t get help it, but I am hooked on Chinese hot pot or Huo Guo. My favorite place in Dalian is Huang Cheng Lao Ma on Gangwan Square, where you get a hot pot fueled by gas and sunk into the table. It is split in two chambers one for Szechuanese broth and one […]
I will be doing a Spanish food class at the Shangri-La Hotel in Dalian, China next April. I will keep you posted of the recipes I will make! Really looking forward to this wonderful opportunity. The class will include a lecture about Spanish food and a cooking demo where I will show how to make […]