Category Archives: Food & Drink

NYTimes Travel video: 36 hours in Koreatown, Los Angeles

Posted on March 2, 2015 by John

The New York Times does a nice 6 minute video overview of Koreatown in Los Angeles, even highlighting the Wi Spa that Conan O’Brien and Steve Yeun recently visited. BY Fritzie Andrade, Max Cantor, Jessey Dearing, Louie Alfaro and Will … Continue reading →

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Hannah Hong: Elite Yelp Restaurant Reviewer

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Jeff

Many Asian Americans are foodies, but Hannah Hong’s more than 1300 Yelp restaurant reviews (including review updates) since 2012 has put into higher level of foodie, the Yelp Elite Squad.   While there are individual Yelp reviewers who have generated more … Continue reading →

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8$: Loco’l – Revolutionary Fast Food from Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson

Posted on February 22, 2015 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: GODIVA Limited Edition 2015 “Year of the Goat” Lunar New Year Gift Box

Posted on February 12, 2015 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 2/18/2015: Congrats to winner Bella Vivere. Winning tweet from @bellavivere3761: @GODIVA @8Asians it would be AMAZING to win this set! Not only do I LOVE your chocolates, but it’s also MY year! #GODIVALNY15 #sheepsrock 🙂 Lunar New Year is … Continue reading →

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Is shame the reason why Filipino food has not gone mainstream yet?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Jeff

Over the years, there have been many stories about Filipino food becoming the entering the American mainstream.  Efren wrote this one in 2007, and I wrote one in 2012 as people like chef and TV host Andrew Zimmern  were proclaiming … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Chop Suey, USA” by Yong Chen

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Lily

Reading Yong Chen’s new book Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in America is an education. In some ways, it seems more like an encyclopedia or a peak into the brain of a man who has read and retained an … Continue reading →

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8$: Save Starry Kitchen Restaurant… #SaveOurBalls

Posted on January 11, 2015 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Starbucks – Finding Understanding

Posted on January 7, 2015 by jozjozjoz

This Starbucks “Meet Me” video was filmed at the Kahala Mall in Honolulu, Hawaii and features Filipina American Sherylynn’s Starbucks story. The description: “Without knowing anyone, Sherylynn went to a deaf meet up at Starbucks, where she found a new … Continue reading →

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‘The Search for General Tso’ in Theaters and on VOD January 2, 2015

Posted on December 31, 2014 by John

I first met former New York Times writer Jennifer 8. Lee I believe at a San Francisco Harvard alumni event with a friend when she was promoting her book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles,  a history of Chinese food in America … Continue reading →

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Former Mythbuster Grant Imahara Answers: ‘What are McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets Made of?’

Posted on December 16, 2014 by John

http://youtu.be/6o6Hh6tQj2w I saw this article posted via Facebook on a tech blog called Boy Genius Report and felt compelled to watch the McDonald’s YouTube video, Our food. Your questions. What are McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets made of? From this Forbes article, … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Eatery Served Double Dose of Discrimination to Asian Diners: Lawsuit

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Guest Writer

by Leeland Lee What’s the only thing worse than discrimination? How about discrimination topped with self-discrimination? Hitting various news outlets today is a report that Cesar Ramirez, head chef of the swank Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, openly discriminated against … Continue reading →

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Traveling Taiwan: Leaving Taiwan (Part 24 of 24)

Posted on November 10, 2014 by tinabot

All too soon, my two week trip to Taiwan came to an end, and before we knew it, we were heading to the airport to fly back to the States. Our drive over to the international airport in Taoyuan at … Continue reading →

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