1) I am searching for a good coffee shop in Beijing. In this post Olympics, super modern, hi tech, international city where is seems these days every third person is tapping away on an iphone or loitering at traffic lights in an Audi, I can’t believe that there is not a wealth of awesome little coffee shops hidden away amongst the Starbucks, Costa Coffee and Chinese places*. I don’t ask for much, just good prices, comfy seats, good hot coffee, maybe a muffin or two to choose from, no best of Kenny G CDs on loop and no whipped cream….where art thou? I know they are out there, I must find them!
2) I now have settled into my new apartment and need to start cooking! I really have no excuse. A job that, for now at least, provides me with plenty of free time, a reasonable sized kitchen and plenty of friends nearby that can serve as my gastronomic guinea pigs. What I don’t have is a) any food or b) any cooking utensils….so that is one of my tasks for the next week or two, to equip my kitchen with a variety of pots and pans, woks and griddles, rice and noodles, oils and sauces…then the cooking can begin.
3) Reading other food blogs, or indeed any blogs at all, I have realized that a blog is pretty dull without some photos to break up the text. You can never have too many in my mind..…now, in China it is a challenge to even read a blog, let alone write one. The main hosting site www.blogger.com is blocked by the powers that be and you have to go through a variety of proxy servers to access the site. Even then, half the functions are hidden or seem to shut down the page if you try to access them, but I am persevering. Soon I hope to find a way to upload pictures and will then start peppering my postings with photographs galore.
4) I am hungry…..boring, but true, in fact that is true most of the time. Always, always hungry.
*Chinese coffee shops in my experience are deeply upsetting places. Menus 20 pages thick, a wide selection of ‘Italian coffee’ and ‘Brazilian latte’ concoctions but all served in knickerblocker glory sundae glasses, complete with orange food colouring and straws.
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