Topic: Dim Sum

The hosts open the program from Austin, Texas, and Northern Silicon Valley, discussing a recent family gathering. One host describes a socially distanced dim sum meal involving masks and a glass wall despite family members having already recovered from COVID-19. The conversation touches on the psychological impact of ongoing pandemic restrictions on family sanity.

Adam Curry describes a dinner at Shanghai 1930 on Stewart Street in San Francisco following a recommendation from John C. Dvorak. The experience included meeting manager Aura Green, listening to live jazz, and visiting the private Guangxi Lounge in the basement. Curry recounts meeting members of the Patel family from Uganda and discusses the quality of the Peking duck and porcelain Chinese soup spoons.