http://www.xanawu.com/ food & thoughts & FOOD from montreal/beijing/hong kong/whatever en-us shout@xanawu.com hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.xanawu.com/logo.jpg http://www.xanawu.com/ where sidewalks are apparently passing lanes. http://www.xanawu.com/archive.php?permalink=1231049054Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:04:14 CSThttp://www.xanawu.com/archive.php?permalink=1231049054 seems to be a cheaper version of banh my hue (don't remember the price, but probably around 10,000 VND). yes, that is pate fried with an egg. you can't imagine how delicious this is. this was a super popular place on doi can, but as of yesterday has been replaced by a ska [...]http://www.xanawu.com/archive.php?permalink=1231001130Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:45:30 CSThttp://www.xanawu.com/archive.php?permalink=1231001130 christmas isn't traditionally an important holiday, but the commercial aspects are gaining popularity among young people (how trendy). christmas lights everywhere, kitschy decorations... best of all: you can order a santa to come to your house (by motorbike, of course) to personally deliver presents for your kids (with the pric [...]http://www.xanawu.com/archive.php?permalink=1231000000Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:26:40 CSThttp://www.xanawu.com/archive.php?permalink=1231000000 article in the economist about re-building and expanding mecca from the current capacity of 900,000 to 1.5 million worshippers. among those approached for the project are two respected British architects, Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid. a slight controversy arises since [...]http://www.xanawu.com/archive.php?permalink=1229398251Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:30:51 CSThttp://www.xanawu.com/archive.php?permalink=1229398251 Really great article in the New Yorker about a restaurateur's quest to re-invigorate Chinese cuisine in Hangzhou, while using all-natural ingredients. “Sourcing our ingredients was a nightmare at first,” Zhou said. The buyers spent months driving out to remote villages, meeting far [...]http://www.xanawu.com/archive.php?permalink=1227458460Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:41:00 CSThttp://www.xanawu.com/archive.php?permalink=1227458460