Lucy HuDec 16, 20202 minA Taste of Shanghai: Soy Braised DuckAs a British-American-Chinese family, my parents often struggled to integrate the cultures in which my sister and I were raised. Between...
Lucy HuDec 9, 20202 minA 10-Year Long Cookbook ReviewCoronation chicken, cranachan, damask cream – for me, these names evoke childhood afternoons thumbing through the fanciful images in “The...
Lucy HuDec 1, 20204 minEat Your Dinner and Your Dinner Plate Too“A sick yellow glow lit the interior of each pipe. Dinner,” the appetizing narration begins. “The trays and water bottles were luminous,...
Lucy HuOct 28, 20203 minPlastic Bags Bans: More Harm Than Good?Wearing bright purple nitrile gloves, Yuan Wang tears another produce bag off the roll and begins to select some apples. “You know, I was...
Lucy HuOct 19, 20203 minReviewing a Hometown FavoritePaul’s Diner has been a hometown favorite for as long as I can remember -- the type of place where families eat their weekend breakfasts...
Lucy HuOct 14, 20203 min'COVID-iots' and Produce Gropers: Farmers Markets in 2020The pandemic made Ina Braun feel helpless. Self-described as a "change agent for the Earth," Braun, also known as The Bagtivist, aims to...
Lucy HuSep 21, 20202 minBathwater Soup“Lái yīgè căoyào shé tāng.” My mother spoke quickly to the waiter, her words slightly flattened by her Shanghainese accent. We were...