8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian American Frozen Foods: MìLà’s “Soup Dumplings” found at Costco
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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Clean Slate”
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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Asian Americans Malls Thriving Despite General Shopping Mall Decline
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Category Archives: Food & Drink
Vegan Filipino Food Vendor Plans to Expand
Vegan Filipino food? When I first heard about vegan Filipino food almost 9 years ago, I was really skeptical. But the restaurant chain Nick’s thrived for a long time, and during this Pandemic, owner Reina Montenegro has rebranded the Nick’s … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Health, Health and Beauty, Lifestyles
Tagged Chef Reina, Filipino food, Reina Montenegro, vegan food
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In Praise of Spam: Prose, a Play, and a Poem
Spam, Eggs, and Rice. That was a familiar and comforting meal when I was a kid, and I still feel that way today. While Spam has been condemned as the epitomy of unhealthy processed food, I recently learned about an … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, History, Lifestyles
Tagged Eric Kim, Jaime Sunwoo, Roberto Ascalon, spam
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Asian American Frozen Foods: Trader Joe’s ‘Bulgogi Beef Fried Rice With Kimchi’
I was at Trader Joe’s a week or so ago and saw this new frozen meal available -‘Bulgogi Beef Fried Rice With Kimchi’: “Translated directly from Korean, bulgogi is a compound word that simply means “fire-meat.” Literal translations aside, bulgogi … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Frozen Foods, Food & Drink
Tagged bulgogi, fried rice, kimchi, Trader Joes
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BIBIBOP Asian Grill giving US Veterans a free bowl on Veteran’s Day 2020
BIBIBOP Asian Grill joins a number of restaurants giving free meals and or discounts to US Veterans on November 11, which is US Veteran’s day. Says Henry Yonky, BIBIBOP director of marketing, on the chain’s website: This is a great … Continue reading
Asian American Frozen Foods: Trader Joe’s Beef Pho Soup
I was at Trader Joe’s recently and came across this new frozen offering, Trader Joe’s ‘Beef Pho Soup.’ While I’m a big fan of pho and I hope it becomes as popular as ramen, it’s not something I can easily … Continue reading
Din Tai Fung Las Vegas Opening October 19th
Back in February before the COVID-19 pandemic (which seems like years ago), I was in Las Vegas and had seen and had blogged about Din Tai Fung “steaming this summer” at the Aria. I thought that due to the pandemic, … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Panda Express – ‘New Black Pepper Angus Steak’
While you cannot definitively see any Asian Americans in this Panda Express commercial (transcript follows), “New Black Pepper Angus Steak – Tender Angus steak wok-seared with hand-chopped baby broccoli, onions, red bell peppers and mushrooms in a savory black pepper … Continue reading
H.E.R. is Interviewed and Cooks in a Filipino Restaurant
I asked some of my kids if they knew that recording artist H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson) was half Filipino, and they already knew that. It seems the last person to know in our family was me! In this interview at … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Music, New York, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Filipino food, H.E.R. Kabayan Authentic, Vallejo
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Din Tai Fung Las Vegas – “Steaming this summer”
Back in November of last year, I had blogged about the news that Din Tai Fung was going to open a restaurant in Las Vegas. At the time, there was little clarity as to when it was going to open … Continue reading
Asian American Frozen Foods: CP’s Authentic Asia™’s ‘Shrimp Wontons’
I saw CP’s Authentic Asia™’s ‘Shrimp Wontons’ at Costco and thought I would try them out, since I had recently reviewed some surprisingly good frozen pork soup dumplings. I forget how much I paid for this package, but I think … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Frozen Foods, Food & Drink
Tagged Costco, CP Authentic Asia, Shrimp Wonton
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Din Tai Fung Opening in Las Vegas in 2020
I was excited and saddened to hear that Din Tai Fung is opening in Las Vegas in the future: “Din Tai Fung, the Taiwanese restaurant chain known for its xiao long bao, will open a location at the Aria … Continue reading
Has Filipino Food “Arrived?”
Over the years I have seen a number of articles saying that Filipino food has arrived. Seeing so many for so long brings up some questions. What does “arrived” mean? For whom? Does that mean it has become as common … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Food & Drink, Local, New York, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Chibog, Filipino Cuisine, FOB Kitchen, Jeepney Guy, Jollibee, Likha, Nick's on Grand, Senor Sisig, SomiSomi, Ulam: Main Dish
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