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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s ‘First Word | Truth Tellers’
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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The Role of Asian Greeks Today
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
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Category Archives: Food & Drink
‘The Search for General Tso’ Now Available on Netflix
https://youtu.be/lw12Pk1eA6A As I had blogged once, I had met the author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, Jennifer 8. Lee, once while she was promoting the book when the book was just coming out and follow her on Facebook & Twitter. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, TV
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8AsiansNews: Venomous Sea Snake in Gulf of Thailand
Highly venomous sea snakes are harvested from the ocean in the Gulf of Thailand to fill a growing demand for the consumption of these snakes in food, drinks, and medicine all around Asia, as documented and reported by National Geographic … Continue reading
Traveling Japan: Miyajima
The island of Itsukushima and the Itsukushima Shrine on the island are popularly known as Miyajima. I had no idea this place existed until one of my traveling companions requested to go there on one of our day trips. Staying … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food & Drink, Travel
Tagged deer, hiroshima, Itsukushima, Japan, miyajima
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The Today Show: Love with Food’s Aihui Ong – After divorce, woman turns love of food into booming business
I met Aihui Ong, Founder & CEO of Love with Food (“Snack Smart. Do Good.”), a subscription box snack business at some Silicon Valley networking event probably back in 2011 when she was first starting her business. I’ve always had … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, Tech, Technology, TV
Tagged aihui ong, The Today Show, Today Show
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Traveling Japan: Ramen Alley
If you look up “ramen alley”, you’ll find that there are such alleys all over Japan. If you happen to be in Tokyo, one of such alleys is in the Tokyo Station itself. It has some ramen shops that features … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Travel
Tagged daikokuya, Japan, orochon, ramen, ramen alley, shinsengumi, Tokyo, tokyo station
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Traveling Japan: Cup Noodles Museum @ Yokohama
Yokohama is a sort of an oceanside suburb neighborhood of the Tokyo area. I remember the first time I ever went there was because a friend of my mom’s wanted to take us to some restaurant out there, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Travel
Tagged cup noodles, cup noodles museum, cup ramen, instant noodles, nissin, ramen
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The Fung Brothers: Din Tai Fung ft. Dannie Riel
As you know, I’m a big fan of the Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung, and most recently blogged about their new restaurant opening up later this year in San Gabriel Valley. Well, apparently the YouTube sensation The Fung Brothers … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Local, Southern California
Tagged chinese food, dannie riel, din tai fung, dumplings, fun brothers, San Gabriel Valley, taiwanese food
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Food Allergies
My father developed an allergy to shrimp, one of his favorite foods. When he ate shrimp anyway, my mother warned him in Tagalog that he would get itchy. “Then I’ll scratch,” was his reply. While I laugh when I think … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged BJ Hom, food allergies, food allergy walks
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Mad Men’s Series Finale: ‘I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke Commercial’
I’m a fan of the now completed AMC series ‘Mad Men,‘ (though I have to say, relative to ‘Breaking Bad,’ I thought was somewhat over-rated). This past week, ‘Mad Men’ concluded its series and the last scene is with one … Continue reading
Traveling Japan: Mr. Donuts
When I’m Stateside, I actually hardly ever have donuts. But when in Asia, with Mister Donuts in easy access, I have donuts almost every day. Not a bad thing, but it does make it a bit of a relief that … Continue reading
Charlie Rose: San Francisco Benu’s Chef Corey Lee
To be honest, I have never heard of chef and restauranteur Corey Lee nor the San Francisco restaurant Benu until I watched a recent episode of the PBS late night talk show Charlie Rose. But seeing a Korean American chef … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Local, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged Charlie Rose, chef, Corey Lee, San Francisco
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Din Tai Fung Opening Inside Westfield Santa Anita Mall in California
So I was a bit pre-occupied at the time and did not blog when the news that Din Tai Fung was opening a new restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area at San Jose’s Westfield Valley Fair Mall – slated for opening … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Local, Southern California
Tagged din tai fung, dumplings, food, Taiwanese
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