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    Merry Christmas!

    Published: Dec 25, 2017 · Modified: Sep 30, 2019 by Jennifer Che


    Greetings from Los Angeles and Merry Christmas!

    This Christmas holiday Bryan and I returned to the States (first time for me since moving to HK!) to visit both of our families. We stopped in Southern California first to spend time with his parents. We indulged in our favorite California treats that we can't get in Hong Kong, like In n Out Burgers, baja fish tacos, and Costco! For the first time, we did not go to Din Tai Fung in Los Angeles since there's one a 5-min walk from Bryan's workplace in Hong Kong, ha ha.

    Bryan's mom cooked us all of our favorite foods. We got to see extended family, and overall it was a wonderfully blessed time to catch up with friends and family, reflect upon our time away, and just rest.

    We head next to the East Coast to visit my family. Can't wait to visit some of my old haunts.

    Happy Holidays everyone, and have a wonderful Christmas!

    Wrapping presents

    Wrapping presents

    Turkey on Christmas Day!

    Turkey on Christmas Day!

     

    Getting our In n Out fix!

    The best! Baja fish tacos. We had these at Taco Surf really close to Bryan's parents' home.

    The best! Baja fish tacos. We had these at Taco Surf really close to Bryan's parents' home.

    Very cool!! Just saw in the sky @spacex Falcon 9 rocket launch from the 405 freeway. Had no idea what we were looking at & had to search for it ???????? #ufo? #Losangelessky #spacex #falcon9

    A post shared by Jennifer (@tinyurbankitchen) on Dec 22, 2017 at 6:16pm PST

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    Hi, my name's Jen and welcome to my cooking, eating, and travel site! I am an expat who moved from Boston to Hong Kong 5 years ago. Born and raised in Ohio to Taiwanese immigrant parents, I am a chemistry nerd, patent attorney by day, blogger by night, church musician on weekends, and food enthusiast always. Feel free to explore away, maybe starting with the Recipe Index or one of the travel pages! I hope you enjoy this site!

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