Posts Tagged ‘El’
Ragin Cajun Preps for Move to Plaza El Segundo
February 9th, 2011
Lunch at Ittou Bento in El Segundo
January 11th, 2011
Food Truck Friday: Grilled Cheese Truck Rolls Through El Segundo
January 8th, 2011Old El Paso "Family Taco Night"‏: MyBlogSpark Review and Giveaway
November 18th, 2010El Monterey Frozen Family Size Entrées: Review
November 9th, 2010
El Celler de Can Roca, Gerona
October 15th, 2010
Old El Paso Tackle the Taste Giveaway
January 27th, 2010
El Atol de Elote-A taste of El Salvador
January 18th, 2010
El Atol de Elote
January 18th, 2010
If you give El Belle a Chocolate Chip Banana Cauliflower Muffin. . . . .
January 18th, 2010
If you give El Belle a Chocolate Chip Banana Cauliflower Muffin. . . . .
January 18th, 2010
Chef Jamie Gwen to Host Tasting at Paul Martin’s in El Segundo
December 4th, 2009
Buttermilk Truck Comes To El Segundo
December 3rd, 2009Kogi BBQ For Lunch in El Segundo
October 1st, 2009Donde esta el Smackdown?
September 4th, 2009
Block Party at Plaza El Segundo
July 9th, 2009
Cafe el Portal
April 29th, 2009
El Taquito Mexicano Truck in Pasadena
April 28th, 2009El Paisa Taqueria (San Jose)
December 30th, 2008
El Segundo, Parte Segundo
October 22nd, 2008
El Bolsa Mezcla, Primera Parte
October 12th, 2008Apologies for not properly giving everyone a chance to wish me “Bon Voyage” before my recent trip to Beijing. I was desperate to leave Hong Kong’s typhoonic weather, only to get stranded in the airport as my flight was delayed for more than 6 hours!!! Welcome to Hong Kong’s typhoon no 8 signal. But when I finally got to Beijing…
Oh wow! Beijing has changed A LOT since the last time I visited about 7 years ago. Fortunately, for the better.
These are some of the appalling things I won’t miss from the old pre-Olympic preparation Beijing:
- The beyond hideous public toilets (Hello pristine, air conditioned, fully equipped public toilets!)
- Countless beggars harrassing you non stop, get rid of one, here comes 1000 more
- “Persistent” i.e. the pushiest souvenir hawkers EVER. Yes, they do follow you to the toilet and no, language barrier do not deter them
Despite all of the above changes, there are some things which remained authentic. Such as the public toilets at…
Back with a Duck, the Beijing Duck
July 1st, 2008