Archive for the 'Food' Category

Taking Power from the Party

August 4th, 2006

Here’s another historic first courtesy of China: the first case of a blackout resulting from not drinking enough baijiu.
Snubbed officials wreak drunk revenge

Two Chinese officials cut off power to a hotel after they were not invited to its opening party and forced managers to drink spirits before they would turn the electricity back on, […]

Cha, Cha, Cha!

August 1st, 2006

I’m a meat and potatoes kind of guy. I like my beer cold, my video games violent, and my women intelligent but approachable. Regardless, I don’t let this manly façade prevent me from enjoying a good cup of zhongguo cha from time to time. That’s why I’m glad to see that Steven Colbert of The […]

Sweet Things From a Sweet Jing

July 27th, 2006

I’d like to send out a hearty Dave’s Wagon “thank you” to site commenter and all-around hao pengyou, Jing, for sending me this crazy Chinese candy for my birthday. Jing is one of the Chinese exchange students I met at my university through my Chinese studies, and she’s been wonderfully selfless in helping me learn […]