Isaac's Web Logbook

A logbook to be kept while {fermenting in Taiwan} {journeying in China} {researching, studying, traveling, and eating herring in Amsterdam.}

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Catching up

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It's been more than nine (9!) months since my last post. Before you condemn me for slacking, dear reader, consider that I have been writ...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Back alley reportage

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The other day, on my way to getting arugula from the Avocado Lady I took a shortcut through a residential block. It's common for ...
Monday, March 14, 2016

The True Face of Shanghai (with Food Bonus)

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  Shanghai Exhibition Center, near West Nanjing Road. City buses in Shanghai are equipped with TVs that show a variety of pro...
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Cafe Opening; or, How it Almost Suddenly Ended

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Last Friday I started cooking brunch at a cafe near the former French Concession, and predictably, something caught on fire.  The cafe...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Buildings, a Stone Lion that Actually Resembles a Lion, and other Things that Defy Expectation and Common Sense

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Here are some photos from the Yangpu area in northeast Shanghai where I'm currently living. No, those aren't ...
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

The Lion Grove Garden of Suzhou

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A little over two weeks ago I came to Shanghai to earn my living making pancakes in a basement. But that's a story for another time. Ha...
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