Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Sometimes work is really fun Just had a really nice job to do: for The Coffee Beanery (one of China Bay's clients) I had to taste several new pastries and cakes to check if they are up to western tastes. Nice mousses, cheesecake, black forest cake, chocolate cakes etc. All products that they might want to put on their menu. Only about 1/3 passed the test. Especially the cream used in the cakes was not yet good enough. Next week another round? Also had to taste a new juice, made from rice. Tasted great, so I had another glass. Then I was told that the name was Mi Jiu. Jiu (alcohol)? Yes, they put alcohol in it. No wonder it tasted so good! 1:33:44 PM    comment []

Christmas songs Normally around this time of year I start playing my Christmas CD's (or actually start streaming my Xmas song mp3 playlists). However, due to the relatively high temperatures in Shanghai I have postponed that a bit. Last Sunday I actually came across Let it Snow on my iPod, while sitting outside in the sun enjoying a coffee at the Xujiahui Starbucks. It just doesn't fit together, warm weather and christmas songs. But acccording to the weather forecasts it will get colder from Thursday onwards, so maybe I can give it another try this weekend. 12:45:44 PM    comment []