Being following Sweet Mandarin on Twitter for a bit now. It's really interesting how Lisa Tse is promoting Chinese cooking and the restaurant (also of same name). She just had a twitter event of teaching people to cook today via Twitter. What a refreshing approach.
Here's an interview with Lisa Tse and using Twitter for her business.
The new generation seems to employ hard work (as always) and fun also. I hope to see more of that around, but it seems this new age of second generation restauranteurs are integrating and embracing technology in their business workflow, and it is working so far for them. Imagine, tweeting your order, or booking a table via your iPhone. Handy, ain't it. It's just a great feeling to see and hear success stories like this which includes catering services with new technologies. Both which crosses over my history and what I currently do. By the way, I'm not a restauranteur, my parents and my brother are. I'm a tecchie geek through and through, but was brought up amidst the hustle and bustle of the kitchen and floor of the restaurant. Aah, the memories, but let's look to the future. Great job, Sweet Mandarin! \\( *v^ )//
Ireland week begins on March 7th to March 15th in Shanghai.
There would be dancing, drinking, music, literature and other exhibitions.
The opening ceremony on March 7 will take place at the Don Gallery with the launch of the "Fables" exhibition. Photographs by contemporary Irish and Chinese photographers will be on display until March 29. The exhibition was well-received in Ireland.
Did anyone see this exhibition? Interesting to get people's opinion on it. Their Paddy's day parade on March 14th sounds great:
Shamrock-covered "green dragons" and two "Celtic tigers" will rush along the parade route, joined by 20 groups of dancers, musicians, marching bands, sporting groups, university students and company representatives.
I wonder how our one this year fare against that? Great to see the festive spirit being revved up in China.
All the dire news everywhere in the local media, last I want to see is another person talking about local Irish driving up North for their shopping. And yet, here it is. Everyone is affected in the town he went to, Castleblaney. They even dropped into a Chinese and to their dismay, same story, no customers.
In Castleblaney's Chinese restaurant – again, empty apart from us – the poor waitress looked distraught when we declined starters and a second portion of rice, and said no to dessert. We were then treated to yet another long and unsolicited rant about the "------- euro".
Now, Ireland needs something positive. Obama rallied a great speech, we need Cowen to do something like that. Everyone is affected, for sure, but we need to pull together and get through this like in 1987. We should treat this as a legacy for our children and their children, that we did do something instead of being cynical of our government, blaming and finger-pointing, and hold strikes left, right and centre.
.. friendly neighbourhood spiderman. Yup, Spiderman scaled the Cheung Kong centre in HK. He was highlighting global warming, and according to the article, he's previous encounter with the building was in June 2005.
Great job capturing on this feat, Edwin! :)
A wife-carrying contest (more pics here), but for cash-strapped newly-weds, round-trip to Tokyo as a prize is well worth it. At the end of the day, it seems like everyone enjoyed themselves.
From RTE - Two missing teenagers sought
Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of two missing Dublin teenagers.14-year-old Xiao Ming Chen and 15-year-old Chen Hong Yu, both living in Palmerstown in Dublin, were last seen in the Parnell Square area of the city 28 January.
Xiao is described as being 4' 11'' with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Gardaí at Ronanstown on 01 6667700
Chen is 5' 6'' of slight build with brown-fringed hair.
Great to see that the Gardaí are getting multi-ethnic, although I am pretty sure I mentioned this before when there was a drive to recruit non-nationals into the force.
(Source: Irish Independent online)
You've seen him on television, well, I did anyway. Ken Hom is planning to open a restaurant in Dublin and it's going to be at the top end no doubt, given that it's at the Merrion. Although he did say in that article that everything will be under €50.