Google_Gourmet - you will enjoy Singapore. But please do consider Penang - it’s where we Singaporeans actually go to eat!!
I’ve always ended up with jobs which involved travelling since back in 1991 when I started off with Singapore Airlines. I was in Beijing once on a 7-week assignment, cooped up in my hotel room on most nights as it was winter and feeling pretty isolated - this was back in the 90s when Beijing’s streets were full of bicycles and everyone wore black or dark-blue Mao suits and caps - not the Beijing of today with its hip, trendy cafes and restaurants. There was no Internet, and the invention of social media/food-blogging was a decade away still. What did I do - put on my walking boots in the evening and trudge around the city looking for interesting eats.
I went to Hong Kong a few months later and met a cousin. She told me, “I think it’s a great hobby - exploring a city for good eats. You need something, anything, which can keep you occupied when you have to travel so much.” Her words still resonate in my mind today.
From 2006 till 2011, I was a director in a shipping line and spent up to 40% of my time in the US, mainly based in Oakland. That’s when I got into CH, which has now led to HO.
My objective these days is, to paraphrase Jim Leff, look for something “new” - known to the locals but which has not been discovered by the food guides or masses of camera-toting food Instagram crowd. It’s getting harder these days as the world gets smaller. But the advantage of business travel is that you have local colleagues whom you can rely on for insights and dining tips.
Have a great 2017 - to more good travels and more good eats
I so appreciate having discovered Dr. Scholl’s computerized insoles! We do A LOT of walking when we play tourist.
Potentials are marked on Google maps. However, most places we actually dine in are chosen by my restaurant sixth sense. Following are some food pics from a restaurant that we happened by and wandered in.
BBQ “insides” restaurant in Shinjuku Japan. We asked for a western menu, and the hostess gave us a menu with pictures that we can point at to order.
Loved the joint so much, we returned the following night. Sat at the counter this time, fun rubbing shoulders with the locals. Shared a couple of shots of Jack with the chef and assistant. He turned us on to a few goodies. A good time was had by all.
Hello! I’m new here after reading about the site on Chowhound today.
Southeast Missouri on the banks of the Mississippi. It’s not exactly a culinary paradise, but it beats the community where I grew up in Southern Illinois.
I love talking about cookbooks, new recipes, and New Orleans restaurants/cuisine.
On our last trip to New Orleans, I danced in my first jazz line at Commander’s Palace brunch and had great fun between that and the food. The first time I made Marcella Hazan’s Roast Chicken with Lemons was a proud moment since I didn’t grow up in a culinarily adventurous household whatsoever.
I am a high school English teacher. In my writing class, I’m infamous for writing model essays about food topics.
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Welcome! Glad you found us. We have a great group of people and are growing the site. Post away - and the "What’s for dinner"monthly threads are a great way to get to know folks quickly!
Welcome, @KGeis - glad you found us! Your last two points made me smile - can’t go wrong with dancing in the jazz line @ Commanders Palace, OR Hazan’s roast chicken, OR writing essays about food topics. I wasn’t “in” to food back in my high school days many many moons ago, but if I was? I’d probably have done the same thing as you.
We do A LOT of walking when we play tourist.
A good time was had by all.
