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NEW YORK TIMES
October 2, 2011
In Europe, Cooking Classes for Every Palate
Cooking classes from London to Istanbul, focus on regional cuisines and seasonal ingredients.
April 17, 2011
Destination Dining in Department Stores
Review of Le Barouge at Galeries Lafayette.
June 13, 2010
Footsteps: Following Thomas Jefferson through the vineyards
Explore the celebrated vine-covered slopes of Burgundy as Thomas Jefferson did during a three-month journey in 1787.
In Transit blog
Posts on the travel blog of the New York Times.
WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE
Summer 2010
Top Chef exit interviews
Weekly Q&As with the departing contestant from Top Chef DC, season seven.
January 2009
Anatomy of a Dish: Dan Dan Mian at Joe’s Noodle House
Spring 2008
Top Chef recaps
Weekly episode recaps from Bravo’s fourth season.
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CONDE NAST TRAVELER
October 2007
Secrets of the Silk Road
The Silk Road’s most important cities–and where you can still see its effects today.
April 2007
Beijing Three Ways
The best bars, parks, noodle restaurants, and shopping from three of the capital city’s 12 million-plus residents.
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INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
January 17, 2007
In China, status is a handbag
The shou bao, or men’s handbag, can be a sign of professional success.
September 12, 2006
Taking a culinary tour of China, without ever leaving Beijing
In the capital, it is possible to taste China’s panoply of regional cuisines without ever leaving the city.
April 19, 2006
Female artists in China get a room of their own
In a country where women often struggle to be heard, the Three Quarters gallery is a platform for China’s female artists, whose work often gets marginalized by their flashier and more famous male counterparts.
March 5, 2005
Japanese and Korean pop idols set trends for Chinese teens
Move over Hollywood. From soap operas to music, video games to fashion, Japanese and South Korean pop culture is defining the style of Chinese youth.
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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST BOOK REVIEW
July 22, 2007
The Last Empress
In this ponderous novel, author Anchee Min presents a revisionary look at Empress Tzu-Hsi’s years of power, her loneliness, sacrifices and strength.
May 29, 2005
Foreign Babes in Beijing
Rachel DeWoskin’s appealing and intelligent memoir about China, told from a refreshing perspective: a woman’s.