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Recent Posts
- May Kamaka wins the Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2026 Pageant
- M+ host of Guo Pei’s first major fashion exhibition in East Asia
- Photos: G-STAR “Anatomic Denim” F/W 2025 collection & Denim Gorilla
- MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – Shohei tutors Teoscar?
- MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – V of BTS throws opening pitch
- MLB: Dodgers 5, Reds 1 (Aug. 27, 2025) – Ohtani records first win as a Dodgers pitcher
- Another gold medal, another world record for Mondo Duplantis
- In what turns out to be Son’s Tottenham farewell tour, Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong
- “A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
- Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
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About Author: Pei Chien
Posts by Pei Chien
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![In 2005, Betty M. Park bought a magazine at an airport terminal kiosk in Bolivia. Within the pages of Etiqueta Negra was a photo essay on “cholita” (indigenous women) wrestlers. […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/still-115x115.jpg "“Mamachas del Ring” Review – 2010 New York Int’l Latino Film Festival")
“Mamachas del Ring” Review – 2010 New York Int’l Latino Film Festival
Pei ChienPosted on July 27, 2010 | No CommentsIn 2005, Betty M. Park bought a magazine at an airport terminal kiosk in Bolivia. Within the pages of Etiqueta Negra was a photo essay on “cholita” (indigenous women) wrestlers. […] -
Annual Chinatown eating contest celebrates dumpling devourers
Pei ChienPosted on October 24, 2009 | No CommentsThe sixth annual Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest was held at the Sara D. Roosevelt Park in the Lower East Side on Sat., Oct. 24, 2009. -
![What kind of person would make a short film about bowel movements? NYU Tisch School of the Arts student and screenwriter Bryan Gaynor did just that, having suffered issues with […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "“Asshole” – 2009 Gen Art Film Festival Review")
“Asshole” – 2009 Gen Art Film Festival Review
Pei ChienPosted on May 6, 2009 | No CommentsWhat kind of person would make a short film about bowel movements? NYU Tisch School of the Arts student and screenwriter Bryan Gaynor did just that, having suffered issues with […] -
![They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but chocolate is just as good. The 11th Annual Chocolate Show New York took place at Pier 94 last November. A bigger […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/lily-obriens-115x115.jpg "2008 Chocolate Show New York: Sweet solutions for Valentine’s Day")
2008 Chocolate Show New York: Sweet solutions for Valentine’s Day
Pei ChienPosted on February 11, 2009 | No CommentsThey say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but chocolate is just as good. The 11th Annual Chocolate Show New York took place at Pier 94 last November. A bigger […] -
![The 133rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show began at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Feb. 9. Over the course of two days, a total of 2,525 entries of 170 different […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bulldog-ice-115x115.jpg "2009 Westminster begins with young and old, primped and pooped")
2009 Westminster begins with young and old, primped and pooped
Pei ChienPosted on February 9, 2009 | No CommentsThe 133rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show began at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Feb. 9. Over the course of two days, a total of 2,525 entries of 170 different […] -
![If you are curious about or want to dabble in Korean cooking, “The Korean Table: From Barbecue to Bibimbap” is a good start. The authors, Taekyung Chung and Debra Samuels, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cover-115x115.jpg "“The Korean Table”: A solid cookbook for beginner chefs")
“The Korean Table”: A solid cookbook for beginner chefs
Pei ChienPosted on November 5, 2008 | No CommentsIf you are curious about or want to dabble in Korean cooking, “The Korean Table: From Barbecue to Bibimbap” is a good start. The authors, Taekyung Chung and Debra Samuels, […] -
![Helen Tse is the co-owner of a Pan-Asian restaurant in Manchester, England, that bears the same name as her book, Sweet Mandarin. Don’t let the title fool you; while I […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/cover-115x115.jpg "Book Review – Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse")
Book Review – Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse
Pei ChienPosted on July 5, 2008 | No CommentsHelen Tse is the co-owner of a Pan-Asian restaurant in Manchester, England, that bears the same name as her book, Sweet Mandarin. Don’t let the title fool you; while I […] -
Sweeter than candy: Our picks from the 2007 Chocolate Show New York
Pei ChienPosted on February 9, 2008 | No Comments“Love” is a four letter word for chocolate, and the public certainly showed its love at the 10th Annual Chocolate Show New York. -
![Persepolis is the name of an ancient capital of Persia, located in modern-day Iran. It is also the title of a popular graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi which has been […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/Persepolis2-115x115.gif "“Persepolis” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review")
“Persepolis” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review
Pei ChienPosted on November 15, 2007 | No CommentsPersepolis is the name of an ancient capital of Persia, located in modern-day Iran. It is also the title of a popular graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi which has been […] -
![“The Orphanage” is a Spanish supernatural thriller starring Belén Rueda (“The Sea Inside”). Rueda’s character Laura, her husband Carlos (Fernando Cayo) and adopted son Simón (Roger Príncep) move into a […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/rueda-115x115.jpg "“The Orphanage” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review")
“The Orphanage” – 2007 New York Film Festival Review
Pei ChienPosted on November 14, 2007 | No Comments“The Orphanage” is a Spanish supernatural thriller starring Belén Rueda (“The Sea Inside”). Rueda’s character Laura, her husband Carlos (Fernando Cayo) and adopted son Simón (Roger Príncep) move into a […]