Photos: 1) Civet; 2) Civet’s coffee bean breakfast; 3) Excreted beans 4) Let’s look at those a little more closely; 5) Ah, the perfect cup Because coffee is near and dear to my husband’s heart, I recruited him to write a blog this Wednesday about kopi luwak (in Indonesian Bahasa that’s “coffee from a cat”). […]
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From the Emperor’s Kitchen
Photos: Some of the appetizers at the Family Li Imperial Restaurant. Earlier this fall, my book club read The Last Chinese Chef. Fortunately for us, one of our members, Tao, who was born in China, said the story reminded her of that of an acquaintance, a member of the Li family, and suggested we dine […]
More Dining in Bali: La Lucciola
Photos: 1) view from our table at La Lucciola, located on Seminyak Beach, Bali; 2) Turkey salad; 3) a seafood medley; 4) my daughter’s fish and chips; 5) poached salmon; 6) fruit and nut torte; 7) the perfect cappuccino. We recently returned from our vacation in Bali and found ourselves discussing why it was such […]