The Tilsons

It’s the year of the Dragon, folks! We’ve been celebrating all week at the W+K Shanghai office and I had the privilege of participating in the festivities for our Chinese New Year party last night. I got to be part of the dragon dance and I even tried my hand at Chinese calligraphy! Probably not [...]

One of my favorite things about Shanghai are the endless mazes of quaint little lanes. When we first visited, we had no idea this other world existed. Shanghai was a megalopolis, a feverish, sprawling, Bladerunner set. Dizzying lights, piercing sounds, impending death at every intersection–the world’s worst place for a migraine headache. But on every [...]

It’s no secret: we love food. We’ve been cooking at home a lot lately, so we treated ourselves to a brunch at the Jean Georges restaurant on the Bund. The view of the Pudong skyline was like a postcard and the food was over-the-top good. We’ll definitely be going back on special occasions.

Tonight I joined some classmates and instructors from Mandarin Tree Language School for a lesson in dumpling making. Having already learned from dumpling making pro Dr. Jen Li, this was a bit of a review for me.  My favorite part of the cooking lesson was getting a tour of the local Chinese market. Highlight: Meeting the [...]

We already bought ours.  Love the design and that it goes to support a great cause, 100cameras.  Kari Ann recently joined the 100cameras team as their Field Coordinator.  Check it out (buy one!). http://www.selflesstee.com/100cameras

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