Category Archives: Food & Drink

Toxic Chinese Honey Made It to U.S. Stores

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Guest Writer

According to the U.S. Food Safety News Chinese honeymakers are disguising the origin of their honey by shipping it to other Asian nations including Vietnam, Malaysia, and India, in order to smuggle it to the United States. What’s worse is … Continue reading →

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Asians Behaving Badly: San Jose Panda Express Sued for Latino Discrimination

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Ernie

Via the Mercury News: “The federal government said Wednesday it is suing a Panda Express restaurant in West San Jose for making its Latino workers clean toilets while Asian employees stood by and enjoyed an easier workload. The U.S. Equal … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Food & Drink, Local, San Francisco Bay Area | 4 Comments

10 Reasons Why You Should Like CookingForYouAndMe.com with Ronnie Woo

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Guest Writer

If you visit CookingForYouAndMe.com and read the bio on the website, you will see how Ronnie Woo’s culinary background has developed over the years and manifested into this website. And now he wants to become the Next Food Network Star. … Continue reading →

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Height Differentials Between Eastern and Western-born Asians

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Sheldon A few weeks ago, I blogged about The New Visibility of Asian Athletes and suggested that Asian parents should allow their children to deviate from studying and piano playing to develop their athleticism. Little did I know, shortly … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles | 7 Comments

Is New York Ready For Balut? (Maybe.)

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Efren

From the Atlantic Wire comes a report that a new Filipino restaurant in New York City, Maharlika, is offering the infamous delicacy balut, the boiled slightly developed duck egg. To his credit, Adam Martin, the author of the piece sums … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, New York | 7 Comments

“Family Restaurant” Reality Series Features Quon Family

Posted on August 4, 2011 by jozjozjoz

Coming soon to WE tv (and the U.S. market) is a new unscripted show, Family Restaurant, which features the Quon family and their daily trials and tribulations behind running their family-owned restaurant, the Lingnan. The restaurant, located in Edmonton, Alberta, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food & Drink, TV | 2 Comments

Congress Forced to Eat Chinese Food While Averting Debt Crisis

Posted on August 3, 2011 by John

I was trying to think of an Onion-like headline when I came across a New York Times article describing the last minute negotiation session by the House and Senate to avert the debt limit crisis: [Senator] Mr. McConnell, meanwhile, spoke … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Food & Drink, Politics | 3 Comments

Are Asian Americans Contributing to Frog Extinction?

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jeff

A Scientific American blog post points to a study, “Canapés to Extinction: The International Trade in Frogs’ Legs and Its Ecological Impact” (pdf) from conservation groups Pro Wildlife, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Animal Welfare Institute, that states that Asian American … Continue reading →

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Should Vegetarian Hindus Sue Over Being Served Meat?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by jozjozjoz

Poor Moghul Express of Edison, NJ. An Indian restaurant in the heart of Edison’s Indian community owned by a Hindu, Moghul Express (reported at CNN as “Mughal Express”) is being sued by a group of 16 Hindus who felt harmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, New York, Religion | 3 Comments

No More Underboob for Vietnamese Cafes

Posted on July 7, 2011 by sachi

Unfortunately for Garden Grove, CA residents, no longer can they enjoy their iced coffee served by nearly naked women. The Vietnamese “lingerie cafes” in Garden Grove, CA have been under fire recently for their scantily-clad waitresses, but now they will … Continue reading →

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Sonya Thomas Wins Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

Posted on July 5, 2011 by John

For the first time ever, Nathan’s Famous’ annual July 4th hot dog eating contest had a women’s division competition. Korean American Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas made history by eating 40 hot dogs in 10 minutes, beating out her past main rival, Juliet … Continue reading →

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