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Category Archives: Food & Drink
Is Ube becoming Ubiquitous?
A few years ago, I asked “Has Filipino Food Arrived?” and mentioned that ube is starting to appear in many places. In the shopping areas, grocery, and restaurants that I frequent, ube is already very well established. One could argue … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
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Asian Americans Malls Thriving Despite General Shopping Mall Decline
There are have been a number of stories about the decline in US shopping malls, but Asian malls seem to be defying that trend. After reading that story and thinking about the malls and shopping areas here in Silicon Valley where … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Food & Drink
Tagged Main Street Cupertino, Oakridge Mall, Silicon Valley, Valley Fair Mall
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Tuning Asian American Diets for Heart Disease and Diabetes Prevention
The American Heart Association reported on a recent paper describing how Asian American diets can be tuned to prevent heart disease and diabetes. An important point that the paper makes make is that understanding the diets of each Asian ethnic … Continue reading
Kimchi: Good or Bad for You?
In the last few months, I have seen a number of articles about kimchi and in particular, its health benefits. As understanding of the human microbiome has grown, articles like this one talk about the probiotic and other benefits of … Continue reading
Asian American Frozen Foods: MìLà’s “Soup Dumplings” found at Costco
I saw a friend of mine post this photo on Facebook after she went shopping at the same Costco in Silicon Valley where I shop. I’ve been aware of MìLà‘s (formerly known as Xiao Chi Jie) Xiao Long Bao (“XLB”) … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Frozen Foods, Food & Drink
Tagged Costco, Mila, Simu Liu, Synear, xiao long bao, XLB
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8Books Review: Rice is Life by Caryl Levine and Ken Lee
Rice is Life: Recipes and Stories Celebrating the World’s Most Essential Grain is a new cookbook out from Caryl Levine and Ken Lee, founders of Lotus Foods. It’s hard to disagree with a title like that. I mean, my rice … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Reviews
Tagged Caryl Levine, Ken Lee, Rice is Life
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8Books Review: Korean American by Eric Kim
Eric Kim’s debut cookbook Korean American is an absolute joy to read and cook from. The essays are beautifully written (no surprise if you’ve ever perused Kim’s writing for the New York Times) and the recipes are wide-ranging with drool-inducing … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Entertainment, Family, Food & Drink, Reviews
Tagged Eric Kim, korean american
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8Books Review: Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now
Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now is a monster of a book — both in that it is chock full of excellent content and that it literally weighs a ton (okay not a literal … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Entertainment, Food & Drink, History, Lifestyles, Movies, Music, Reviews, The Arts, Theatre, TV
Tagged Angry Asian Man, Jeff Yang, Phil Wang, Phil Yu, Rise
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Jon M. Chu Joins Ethnic E-Grocery Weee! As Chief Creative Officer
If you haven’t heard of Weee!, maybe the online delivery grocer doesn’t deliver in your area (their major markets are SF Bay Area, LA, Seattle, Portland, San Diego and New York but expanding rapidly). Weee! was founded in Fremont, California … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Food & Drink
Tagged Jon Chu, Weee!
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HBO Max: Take Out with Lisa Ling Premieres on January 27th
Lisa Ling has a new television series beyond the one she’s had with CNN, and this one is focused on Asian food in America: “In Take Out with Lisa Ling, award-winning journalist Lisa Ling — whose own family story began … Continue reading
Boba Bubble: Will we ever have too many Boba Shops?
When Westfield Valley Fair mall, the preeminent shopping mall of Silicon Valley, became more accessible, I visited there after about a year and was struck by one thing: the sheer number of places you can get Boba Tea. I don’t … Continue reading