Emperor Garden At Its Best

Last night I joined my kung fu “brothers and sisters” in a wild Chinese New Years feast.  I only take tai chi so don’t expect any wheeling kicks from this gal.  No matter what our martial arts background, we were all overwhelmed by the dinner. 10 courses, including duck, oysters, lobster, chicken, pork, scallops, shrimp, noodles (and some veggies)…not to mention two desserts and endless tea…. It was insane.  Here is a visual of one of the first courses (a nice mixture of many of the meats…including some slices of squid).

Photo: Jessica's IPhone

If you’re feeling particularly adventurous, try dim sum this weekend!  Here is a review of Emperor’s Garden by Atlas Obscura.   Do you have a favorite dim sum destination? In Boston? Elsewhere? Share your wisdom!

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Associate Producer, Here & Now Most recently, Jessica worked as an associate producer at WBUR's daily local program, Radio Boston. Jessica moved to Boston in 2008 and has lived many places since leaving her native Texas. After graduating from college, Jessica worked as a federal employee, documentary film festival producer, oral historian, university teaching assistant, traveling saleswoman and klezmer musician. Her work and projects have appeared in The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Bust, Barnard Magazine, National Public Radio, Public Radio International (PRI), and the BBC. Jessica's freelance radio work has received various awards including accolades from the Religion Newswriters Association and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. As a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador, Jessica collected and studied oral histories from the Jewish Community based in San Salvador. Jessica received her B.A. in political science from Columbia University’s Barnard College and her M.A. in history from Indiana University. She learned how to make radio from the phenomenal folks at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Jessica lives in Somerville with her husband, twin son and daughter, and two cats. To learn more about Jessica’s projects, both current and past, please visit www.jessicaalpert.com.