am back from hong kong - had a lot of excellent food and good times.  best things were probably a japanese cocktail bar, some amazing pu erh and a bunch of tasty tonkotsu ramen.  there was also some lovely dim sum, hunan chicken rice and posh peking duck.  all that being said, it is good to be back home: my raspberry canes and black currents are coming to life and it looks like my sour dough may have survived a two week hiatus.