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Category Archives: Food & Drink
8Books Review: Pulutan! Filipino Bar Bites, Appetizers and Street Eats
If you need some last minute inspiration for your Thanksgiving extravaganza, take a look through Marvin Gapultos brightly-colored book of finger foods, Pulutan! Filipino Bar Bites, Appetizers and Street Eats. Now given if you don’t cook a lot of Filipino food … Continue reading
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Ellen DeGeneres Surprises McDonald’s Pranksters Pushing For Asian American Inclusion
This a great story on a prank when two Asian American men noticed that Asian Americans weren’t being profiled in some of McDonald’s restaurant’s posters: “Earlier this month, Jevh Maravilla and Christian Toldeo became viral superstars because of a mock poster … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Food & Drink, TV
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Some People Just Don’t get Pixar’s Bao
I wrote a review about how I really liked the Pixar Short Bao that appears with The Incredibles 2, but apparently not everyone one likes as much as I did or even gets it. A number of articles (some spoilers) … Continue reading
Tasty Presents: How [Din Tai Fung’s] Soup Dumplings Are Made
If you followed my blog posts, you know I am a fan of Din Tai Fung (DTF) and note every new opening of the restaurant in the U.S. (the latest announced restaurant will be in Portland, Oregon). Many say that DTF … Continue reading
A Short Review: Bao
Accompanying the Pixar movie The Incredibles 2 is a short called Bao. It starts, as you can see from the trailer above, when a woman who has just cooked some bao is shocked when one of them comes to life. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Food & Drink, Movies, Reviews
Tagged Bao, Domee Shi, The Incredibles 2
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Din Tai Fung Expanding into Portland, Oregon
To date in the United States, you could only go to a Din Tai Fung in either California or the Greater Seattle region. Now, it looks like the restaurant brand will be expanding into Portland, Oregon: “Often lauded as the … Continue reading
CAAMFEST 2018 – May 10-24, San Francisco & Oakland
CAAMFEST 36 One of the things that I appreciate about the San Francisco Bay Area after I moved here is the rich cultural activities in the area, and that includes the annual Asian American film festival known as CAAMFEST (known … Continue reading
Din Tai Fung Opens at Westfield Mall in Orange County, CA
The last time I went to a Din Tai Fung opening, it was also at a Westfield Mall – specifically the Valley Fair Mall in San Jose/Santa Clara, California. Well now, another one has opened in Orange County: “There has … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Panda Express’ “Breaking the Ice”
I just saw this new Panda Express TV commercial, “Introducing Peking Pork – Breaking the Ice“: “New Peking Pork from Panda Express is peking your appetite with crispy pork chop bites, hand- cut peppers and white onion, wok-tossed in a … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Tostitos “Reposting”
https://youtu.be/QmXWZDSLuAc Although this commercial was uploaded to Tostitos’ YouTube channel over 7 months ago, I only recently caught this TV commercial, which stars actress Alli Chung. I like how this commercial kind of mocks those who tend to be a bit too … Continue reading
Asian American Frozen Foods: Ajinomoto’s Shoyu Chicken Ramen Bowls
I was at Costco the other day, and noticed this new frozen meal – Ajinomoto’s Tokyo Style Shoyu Chicken Ramen Bowls. I’m always looking for something I can bring to work, since I had mentioned, the company cafeteria kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ajinomoto, Costco, noodles, ramen
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8Books Review: The Discovery of Ramen
Instant ramen noodles have been one of my comfort foods since I was a kid. I wrote about how I even ate them raw as a kid in a previous 8Asians post, and how I’m still searching for the elusive … Continue reading
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