Author Archives: The Hungry Bon Vivant
Wistaria Tea House (紫藤廬)
I’AM sipping tea where scholars and intellectuals tried to shape a new Taiwan and forge democracy during Chiang Kai Shek’s murderous White Terror period. A place which became a secret meeting venue for political dissidents and avant-garde artists during the brutal crackdown … Continue reading
Posted in Taiwan, Taiwanese
Tagged 紫藤廬, Food, Taipei, Taiwan, Tea, Wisteria Tea House
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British Airways, chicken curry and the Mile High Club
PLASTIC and aluminum everywhere. A BA chicken curry with rice. And wow, a Halal banana cake with an expiry date of 29 March 2011 (!) that contains “variety loaf mix”. What the Hell is that? It sure ain’t a Middle … Continue reading
Jasmins
LAKEMBA gets an undeserved bad rap in Sydney. This predominately Islamic neighbourhood in Sydney’s south-west does have its share of youth problems and there can be the odd (yet very rare) act of physical tomfoolery (almost always involving unscrupulous youths against other unscrupulous youths), but generally, it’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Arabic, New South Wales, Sydney
Tagged Falafel, Food, Jasmins, Kibbeh, Kuftah, Lakemba, Middle Eastern, Sydney
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The Hungry Bon Vivant 