We’ve all heard of the old axiom that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” While the expression appears…
Consider the parsley.
America’s salad landscape has since gotten so exciting since my childhood salad days comprised of iceberg/romaine lettuce salad mix dressed…
A Burning
Frustrated? Disappointed? Cynical? I can’t quite nail down how I was feeling after finishing Megha Majumdar’s A Burning. The book…
Drink, Eat, Exfoliate.
Eat, pray, love? Nahhhh. Let’s drink, eat, and exfoliate. I am talking about homemade soy + barley milk. Growing up,…
Tell you a Kahaani
I can’t tell you a lot. Except, watch Kahaani, a 2012 Hindi-language thriller directed by Sujoy Ghosh. My one hint…
CNY in Penang, Malaysia
Growing up in the U.S. I have vague memories of celebrating the Lunar New Year. Sure, I kind of remember…
The Vanishing Half
“The hardest part about becoming someone else was deciding to. The rest was only logistics.” Stella, The Vanishing Half I…
Heart in a Bottle
Dear Hsieh With You readers, happy new year. What a year 2020 has been. And I think I can safely…
Totoro goes electronic..?
The title of this post is a bit misleading. Totoro has always been somewhat electronic. Joe Hisaishi My Neighbor Totoro…
Winter Style: How to Tackle Harbin with the Ultimate Sub-Zero Dress Code
Despite growing up in sunny (Northern) California and now living in even sunnier Southern California, I seem to have a…
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