Category Archives: Food & Drink

My Asian Thanksgiving Dinner

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Last year was a very special year for my family. My wife and I welcomed a beautiful, happy, and healthy baby into our lives. Spending our first holidays with the baby is something that I will never forget – mostly … Continue reading →

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PBS’s The Mind of a Chef With David Chang

Posted on November 12, 2012 by John

Watch The Mind of a Chef – Preview on PBS. See more from PBS.  Before the election, I caught ‘celebrity’ chef David Chang was also on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where he mentioned that he would have a new … Continue reading →

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CNN: Din Tai Fung Is Taiwan’s Tasty Export

Posted on October 5, 2012 by John

I’m not sure when this CNN news segment aired, since the video link mentions it was added on March 18th, but I just caught the CNN.com blog post about my favorite restaurant, Din Tai Fung and their world famous xiao … Continue reading →

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Host Bars – The Changing Face of South Korea

Posted on September 19, 2012 by William

Living under the threat of a nuclear war by a meglo-maniac does have its stressful time, but South Korea has successfully put the threat of doomsday into the back of its mind and is instead surging forward in its pursuit … Continue reading →

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Silicon Valley’s Chef Chu’s Has Served Tech Elite, from Steve Jobs to Jerry Yang

Posted on August 16, 2012 by John

The San Jose Mercury News did a nice profile on Chef Chu and its namesake, Chef Lawrence Chu on the Los Altos, California-based (bordering Mountain View and Palo Alto) Chinese restaurant. The eater is considered an institution and has been … Continue reading →

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The San Jose Night Market: A Brief Review

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Jeff

We have written about attempts to start a night market in Southern California, but I was really surprised when Number Two Son, hungry for Korean Short Rib Tacos, said that his favorite food truck at the San Jose Night Market, … Continue reading →

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Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Wins Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Again

Posted on July 5, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/Tw5QX6F-3HU For the second year in a row, when Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has had a women’s only division, Korean American Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas won this year’s contest. She broke her own record set last … Continue reading →

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Bizarre KKK Painting Shows Chinese Restaurant’s Hubris In Jakarta

Posted on July 2, 2012 by JohnnyC

I know a lot of restaurant owners pride themselves on distinguishing their menu selection from other establishments, but this photo I saw of one Chinese chain in a Jakarta shopping mall seems to take this a step further. In this … Continue reading →

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Tina’s Top Ten Delicious Taiwanese Dishes

Posted on June 18, 2012 by tinabot

Fifteen years ago, when I was in my last year of college, I considered applying for the Watson Fellowship, an award that basically funds a yearlong adventure in which you do something outlandishly bold like trek the Silk Road, study … Continue reading →

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Squid No Go: Korean Woman’s Mouth Gets Inseminated by a Squid

Posted on June 18, 2012 by jasmine

According to a paper published in the Journal of Parasitology, a 63 year old Korean woman’s tongue, cheek, and gums got inseminated by the cooked squid she had just eaten. This abstract explains further: We present a case of stinging … Continue reading →

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Why I Am Boycotting Ruffles & Their Poker Night Commercial

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Leeland Lee As a proud yellow-blooded Asian American male, it warmed my heart recently to see this Ruffles commercial featuring not one, but two—two!—Asian Americans playing that quintessential all-American game, Texas Hold’em. This was especially gratifying because for awhile … Continue reading →

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