The Jade Seafood Restaurant

Jade. Seafood. Restaurant. The name sounds like a cliche of a Chinese restaurant. All that’s missing is the phrase “golden dragon” and it could have been created by a magic eight ball. The premises don’t look promising either. A low-slung building combining the best of concrete and stucco; scraggly weeds grow unrepentantly. Entering into the… Continue reading The Jade Seafood Restaurant

Australia: The Food

One of the surprising pleasures of our trip to Australia was how incredible the food was.  Here are a couple of things we noticed: Quality of Ingredients The Aussies have incredibly high quality food, particularly produce.  Check this out: That’s fresh ginger and each piece at the grocery was the size of a coconut.  All… Continue reading Australia: The Food