This was an incredibly sweet mini session for Shiela and Tommy, who are expecting their firstborn very soon. We had Shiela scaling the sand dunes at Ocean Beach, but we lucked out with such a beautiful day, calm skies, and the perfect backdrop for these timeless portraits in a time of anticipation. Anna Wu is…
Earlier this summer I hosted my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club featuring A-Gong’s Table, an entirely vegan Taiwanese cookbook by George Lee with photography by Laurent Hsia. We all really enjoyed the cookbook and the chance to explore Taiwanese food through a vegan lens. I was then lucky enough to be in both New York and…
August! Started with a visit from Alice, who was in town from LA. We ate allll the pastas at Cotogna. Then, drinks and snacks at Moongate Lounge. Walkabouts in Chinatown Quarterly standing date at the House of Prime Rib! The Chronicle keeps talking about how hard it is to get into this place, but we…
Throughout 2024 I have been hosting my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way of celebrating and exploring all of the wonderful English-language Taiwanese cookbooks that have been published in recent years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. Our August cookbook club featured BAO,…
I am so grateful to have grown up within a Taiwanese American community that has not only nurtured my own creativity but also connected me to many fellow creatives who have charted their own unique paths in the world. This summer, several friends joined forces to start working on an ambitious documentary project: Life Lessons…
July recap! Let’s jump right in. Alex tagged along on a surprise proposal, and we had a wonderful dinner at Dalida afterwards. Fourth of July bbq at Steph and John’s. They ran a whole nature school, catching insects in Westin’s little bug catcher for the boys to look at. Cracked open another precious bottle of…
We are in a bit of a golden age for English-language Taiwanese cookbooks, and I am loving it. After collecting quite a few of these cookbooks, I decided to start the Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as an interactive way of celebrating and exploring all of these wonderful books and their recipes. It’s a special potluck…
Lo and behold, it’s the June recap! I am catching up on my personal posts, at least for now. June was a packed month, with lots of hiking, a vegan edition of our Taiwanese American Cookbook Club, the completion of my eight month-long project making a custom mahjong set, and lots more, as shown below….
Jeff had proposed to Kelly atop this very hill, so we decided to return to the special spot, atop the Windy Hill Preserve for their engagement session. It turned out that Windy Hill was aptly named, as it was indeed very, very windy. But we were treated to the most beautiful golden hour and a…
I started my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way to celebrate and explore all of the Taiwanese American cookbooks that have come out in the last few years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. Our fourth cookbook club featured the brand new release,…
I marvel all the time that we get to live in such a beautiful place. It is a true privilege to live in California, with the acknowledgment that we are on the unceded lands of Esselen, Rumsen, Costanoan and Ohlone people. Last month, Alex and I were able to borrow a California State Parks Pass…
Hello May! We begin with the Office of Accountability’s monthly meeting, this time in person at Lindsey’s. Two symphony date nights in a row! We stopped by Teakwood for delicious Burmese food before Wizard of Oz. The symphony plays the whole soundtrack to the classic movie starring Judy Garland. The next day, the symphony played…