Rob LoFurno's Blog

Temple of Heaven

chefrob — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:53:55 +0000

To All – Nee How ( hello)
All is well, the weather is mild, the sun never shines and it rains for
a short time everyday.

The city is busy with 16 million, very modern to say the least, from the
subway, to the buildings and the venues.

The food is interesting, but the Western stand buys like Mc Donalds,
Outback, Dairy Queen, KFC and Subway are not far away.

I am at the Village and the warehouse is ramping up. This week we have
a soft opening for BOCOG ( Beijing Olympic Council).

Seeing the sights on our days off and I can tell you the city is great.

Please enjoy the photos of the Olympic Village and The Temple of Heaven.

Temple of Heaven:

Tianamen Square:

Warehouse:

Chinese Restaurants

chefrob — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:46:52 +0000

Chinese restaurants are quite different that those in the US.

Outside kebob grills will grill your selection to order. I have had the opportunity to dine at a traditional Peking duck restaurant where they carve the duck tableside, at a dim sum restaurant where they offer table side cookery, at a hot pot place a Korean BBQ place as well as a noodle restaurant where they perform a noodle pulling show for you.

This structure is the Olympic torch that will be lite on the night of 8/8/08 at 8 PM Beijing time

Us time 8/7/08 at 8 am

Great Wall Photos

chefrob — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:37:43 +0000

The Great Wall of China

Group Shot

Some delicious noodle bowls.

Hard at work.

Beijing countdown

chefrob — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:24:15 +0000

Three weeks and Counting

UD Students working at the 2008 Olympics

chefrob — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:44:06 +0000

(Robert Zhang, Chef Rob LoFurno, Wells Shu)

Here are the two students from University of Delaware that I am taking to Beijing to help with the Olympics.

Welcome to my Blog!

chefrob — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:53:16 +0000

Welcome to my blog. I will be working at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing this summer so please check back often to see what I’ve been up to and what it’s like. Thanks!