10 Things I Saw Today: Shanghai

by Lauren // May 10, 2012 // 1 Comment

Ten snippets of the city I call home, Shanghai. Currently reading ‘Hunger’ by Australian food writer Terry Durack. It’s opening line, quoted on the cover, makes me smirk as I drink my morning tea. Unlocking my bike to head for... Continue reading →

Nesting and breakfasting – Beijing

by Lauren // April 5, 2012 // 1 Comment

‘Wo’ 窝 in Chinese means nest, den or lair, so I’m not quite sure how a cafe so titled in one language ended up so humorously as ‘Rug’ in another. Despite such an odd and somewhat unappetising name, this eatery... Continue reading →

Raw and rich

by Lauren // March 9, 2012 // Comments off

I’ve enjoyed eating out a few too many times these past weeks, so last Saturday lunch became a great chance to put fresh vegetables at the forefront of my meal. I visited the Veggie Lady on Urumqi Lu near Anfu... Continue reading →

My Locals

by Lauren // March 2, 2012 // 7 Comments

Sharing favourite local lairs around my Wukang Road jungle at the western edge of the former French concession = eating, drinking, browsing, and learning. Godly‘s hundun (wonton dumplings) are without a doubt my favourite dumplings in town. Served in a... Continue reading →

Cumquat Marmalade

by Lauren // February 23, 2012 // 7 Comments

Last week I shared a set of photographs of found and inherited objects including a bottle of glowing ocherous cumquat jam generously offered to me by departing friends. Homemade by one of said friend’s mothers in Melbourne, the preserve gives... Continue reading →

Treasures and Trinkets

by Lauren // February 17, 2012 // 7 Comments

Collected bits and bobs perched around my Shanghai apartment are what makes my white walled space a home. Forever evolving as I find use for or prettiness in found objects, or inherit treasures from friends’ homes as the revolving doors... Continue reading →