Tiny Urban Kitchen
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Exploring Food from Boston to Hong Kong and beyond. Tiny Urban Kitchen is a food blog written by Jen, a food enthusiast who lives in a tiny urban condo in Cambridge MA. A former chemist, Jen loves to experiment in the kitchen and also loves to eat out, both in Boston and around the world!
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1w ago
After going to Taiwan in February 2017 and July 2017, I never would have imagined it would be so many more years before I returned again. After all, I lived in Hong Kong, only a 1.5 hour flight away. But then the pandemic came, and before you know it, it was 2023 before Hong Kong...
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1M ago
They say Cantonese food has three main roots: Chiu Chow (chaozhou), Hakka (kejia) and Shunde (pronounced SHUN - Duh). Many say that the origins of Cantonese food comes from this small but packed region full of incredible food. In 2014, Shunde was recognized by UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a city of gastronomy. To be...
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Tiny Urban Kitchen
2M ago
Balinese Home Cooking is a restaurant located inside a small, traditional Balinese village called Payogan. Approximately 3km north-west of Ubud Palace, it was a short drive for us to come here by car. Before actually entering the restaurant to eat, we briefly walked around the village and saw some locals just enjoying their every day...
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2M ago
On Day 2 of our private tour, we visited Nungnung Waterfall. It is about 1 to 1.5 hours away from Ubud. The entire excursion took 4 hours and cost about USD$200 for 2 people. Nestled about 900 meters above sea level in the village of Nungnung, Nungnung Waterfall cascades from a height of approximately 50...
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2M ago
The Mandapa Ritz Carlton Reserve offers various types of excursions guests can reserve. One popular private tour that takes you to all of Ubud's most popular "must-see" sights (perfect for a first timer to Bali like myself!) is the Classic-Volkswagon Vintage Tour. It was AWESOME to ride in this VW open-top convertible while driving through...
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Tiny Urban Kitchen
2M ago
This next series of posts describes the trip I took to Bali, Indonesia in October 2023 It was almost magical, our first exposure to the Mandapa Ritz Carlton Reserve in Bali, Indonesia - though all the events that happened before were certainly not (more on that, later). After a crowded adventure weaving my way through...
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Tiny Urban Kitchen
3M ago
This post refers to a meal we had in May 2023 The moment I walked into the dining room the memories came flooding back. It was 2019. Hong Kong was under intense social unrest. Bryan had narrowly escaped being stuck at HK airport (later reports said people were stuck in traffic for 3-4 hours trying...
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3M ago
At night, we went to Old Kunming Street 老昆明街 to walk around. There are TONS of fun things to try here. We had already enjoyed a lovely dinner at 福照楼汽锅鸡·云南菜 Fuzhao Lou Steam Pot Chicken, so we didn't have room to each as much as we would have liked. Still, we prioritized coming to a...
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3M ago
Listed as an “intangible cultural heritage of Kunming city” since 2008, Crossing the Bridge Noodles 過橋米線 carries with it a legend from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). A scholar was studying for the imperial exams on an island city. Every day his wife would make his favorite noodles for lunch and bring them across the bridge...
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3M ago
The largest minority group in Kunming is the Yi Minority Group, and there are several villages right outside the city that you can visit. We visited a village called Damoyu (大墨雨) that was not quite yet “discovered” (i.e. less touristy and crowded) yet was already being renovated and inhabited by more and more younger people...
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