Yu Tsai starts his trip to Taipei at Tze Sheng Temple. Built in 1916 this traditional temple has a courtyard packed with food stalls.
Beginning with an early lunch at the Tze Sheng Temple courtyard, Yu Tsai chats with a vendor.
Tze Sheng Temple courtyard is a popular spot for locals. Crowds of people of all ages stop to eat where the vendors serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Yu Tsai enjoys hot pork rib soup and visiting with one of the neighborhood locals.
There’s a wide variety of food to sample from the numerous vendors at Tze Sheng Temple courtyard.
On Chifeng Street, hip young coffee shops, bakeries, and gift shops have revitalized what was once an area known for scrap metal and machine shops.
Hoshing 1947 is a traditional rice cake shop, family run for 3 generations and over 70 years. Yu Tsai tries the rice sponge cakes.
Yu Tsai makes a friend! He’s missing his dog in the states during his trip to Taiwan.
Who can eat Gua Bao without smiling? At “Go Home to Eat” Yu Tsai gets a taste of a modern take on Gua Bao that James has created.
It’s easy to get lost in the crowd in an outdoor market. The incredible experience of a Taiwanese street market is a feast for the senses.
Yu Tsai snaps the façade of coffee shop “Go Home to Eat” in the Zhongshan District, Taipei.
Yu Tsai gets a surprise visit from his mom and aunt.
Miss Lee and James started this wonderful little artisanal coffee shop in the Bingjang Market, Taipei. Yu Tsai poses for a picture with the proud owners outside their shop.
Yu Tsai meets up with his friend Mia Sabathy for a relaxing afternoon stroll.
Catching a ride! This boy lets his father do the driving near the Bingjang Market.
Mia Sabathy and Yu Tsai tour Chifeng Street.
Its always amazing to catch up with old friends. Mia and Yu Tsai sit for a moment over fresh pressed juice.
Between takes at Ri Xing Type Foundry.
Mr. Zhang is determined to preserve traditional Chinese movable type. Here, he poses with a hand letterpress piece he made with Yu Tsai at his own Ri Xing Type Foundry.