Bonjwing Lee

Photographer. Writer. Editor. Formerly attorney and other things. You probably meant to follow @ulteriorepicure. But since you're here, stay a while.

[Bonjwing Lee @bonjwing]

@Delta Revenue Management: you realize that by only offering 10x pricing on refundable fares for int'l multi-city tix, forcing customers to book one-way int'l tix, you're subjecting us to much higher scrutiny for quad-S security checks on the way back, right? Please change.

[Bonjwing Lee @bonjwing]

@bariweiss @thehonestlypod Howled at @SnoozyWeiss's Gen Z insights (gotta be honest, I'm unsure whether some were delivered in English...). But to the @JohnHMcWhorter discussion - gender pronouns do not exist in one of the most widely spoken languages - Mandarin Chinese.

[ulterior epicure @ulteriorepicure]

https://t.co/eCYVlOPc7d

Year-end thoughts; quiet parts out loud. Mr. Congeniality has never been my category anyway.

[ulterior epicure @ulteriorepicure]

I don’t even know how to begin to describe what this blog post is about.

https://t.co/jM6xPrXWF5

[ulterior epicure @ulteriorepicure]

A rumination on inclusivity in industry awards. Included an exchange between @ericadamsfornyc and @bariweiss from a timely episode of @thehonestlypod. https://t.co/J5b4V4v0PV

[ulterior epicure @ulteriorepicure]

There’s nothing egalitarian about conferring awards and recognizing excellence. This inherently exclusionary act relies on aspiration as motivation and merit as measure. Anything less is not an award or honor, but a decorative commodity available to anyone who desires it enough.

[Bonjwing Lee @bonjwing]

One of the highlights of my year.

[ulterior epicure @ulteriorepicure]

More art than food: my visit to Chatsworth House, the seat of the dukedom of Devonshire. https://t.co/SLOZxnLHJt

[Mia K. @miakhalifa]

Chased a waterfall at Blackberry Mountain with @bonjwing 📸💛

[Bonjwing Lee @bonjwing]

Have we run out of things to do? If the only way to maintain authority is by arbitrarily changing the rules, the those who blindly follow deserve to be arbitrarily ruled.

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

We deleted an earlier tweet because of an inappropriate reference to French people. We did not intend to offend.

Writing French people, French citizens, etc., is good. But "the" terms for any people can sound dehumanizing and imply a monolith rather than diverse individuals.

[ulterior epicure @ulteriorepicure]

A belated post about my wonderful two-night stay at Maison Troisgros, and dinners at le Bois sans Feuilles: https://t.co/UHo2fMHfXW

[ulterior epicure @ulteriorepicure]

My thoughts on “The Menu” (and its commentary on restaurant culture). Have you watched it yet?

https://t.co/giAjIriljM

[Bonjwing Lee @bonjwing]

... that @Delta made a huge stink about in the rollout, which subsequently led to a serious devaluation of global upgrade certificates for us Diamonds and MMs. Not happy.

[Bonjwing Lee @bonjwing]

@Delta It's ironic that your website survey, which focuses on functionality of your site, is broken. Unable to finish the survey; there's a glitch with the second prong of the question "Did you book a flight today" answering "No." Survey won't accept any of the preset options.

[Bonjwing Lee @bonjwing]

@Delta Also, your "Premium Select" cabin for flights 260 and 261 aren't actually Premium Select seats, are they? (None of your agents could answer this question before my flights.) I'd like to know why you're selling them as "Premium Select," which is a specific product...

[ulterior epicure @ulteriorepicure]

favorites of 2020: the restaurant edition… https://t.co/iybolZymQ5

[Bonjwing Lee @bonjwing]

@JWhitePubRadio @1a @edyong209 @kcur Thanks, very helpful. Wanted to listen to the rest of the discussion.

[Bonjwing Lee @bonjwing]

Bonjwing Lee
@1a and @JWhitePubRadio - why was
@edyong209's response about Biden's handling of the pandemic faded out, and a voice over said "This is the wrong segment of 1A, this is the right one," and then broke for commercial?

[Bonjwing Lee @bonjwing]

@JWhitePubRadio @1a @edyong209 @kcur in Kansas City.

[ulterior epicure @ulteriorepicure]

favorite dishes of 2020… https://t.co/CQDI3AeYMy

[ulterior epicure @ulteriorepicure]

travel: grounded… (2020) https://t.co/3eNs2US9YZ