Tag Archives: east asia

Event Review: True World Foods Expo 2018

Posted on October 3, 2018 by findingfoodfluency

Disclaimer: In exchange for two VIP tickets to New York‘s inaugural True World Foods EXPO 2018, I am writing this event review. For this event, Ari Dybnis was the photographer. Founded as a fishmonger in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970s, True … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Food & Drink, New York City, Reviews | Tagged east asia, expo, japanese, Japanese food, Manhattan, New York, seafood, sushi, The Altman Building, True World Foods Expo | Leave a comment

Everything’s Bigger in… East Asia?

Posted on February 23, 2015 by findingfoodfluency

If you’ve had the chance to flip through my previous posts, you may already know that East Asia has cornered the market on many of the world’s superlatives— among numerous other (read: weird) possibilities, escalators, advertising and flight delays all … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, East & Southeast Asia, Food & Drink, Human Nature, Japan | Tagged advertising, east asia, Japan, Signs, superlatives, Texas, weird | 8 Comments

The Haughtiest of Escalators

Posted on July 31, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

My pace is undeniably Manhattan. Although Tokyo and Hong Kong offer similarly rushed/get the heck-outta-my-way gaits (though Tokyo gets top marks for actually obeying escalator etiquette), here’s a little beginner’s guide to China: TAKE THE STAIRS. You won’t find a … Continue reading →