Visitors to San Francisco’s Chinatown next month will have the opportunity to enjoy the 19th Annual Autumn Moon Festival.  Moon Festival celebrations are not yet commonplace in the US, although they’ve been held in Asia for over a thousand years.  The festival is a changing of season event, a time to give thanks for a plentiful summer harvest, and the changing of the moon and the seasons.  Often equated to a sort of “Chinese Thanksgiving,” it’s a way to mark the passing of one season to the next, and to give thanks for the abundance of life.
Of course, just like …read more

I’ve got a longer post on mooncakes in the works, but for now, I wanted to point you to this order form, to get mooncakes from Eastern Bakery, one of the best mooncake bakeries in San Francisco.
Or call 415-433-7973
415-392-4497
415-982-5157
Eastern Bakery
720 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94108
And while you’re waiting for your order, enjoy reading this online book with your kids!
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A cute update: I just got off the phone with Orlando Kuan who is the general manager of Eastern Bakery. He asked how I had found him and I told him I Googled for “Eastern Bakery”, he sounded …read more