Category Archives: Food & Drink

The Continual Evolution of Asian American Youth Culture

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Jeff

One of the (few) benefits of having teenagers is getting a glimpse of what youth culture is like these days.  Given that I myself am decades removed from that time period, I like to compare what I see and hear … Continue reading →

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Din Tai Fung Coming to San Diego in Fall 2017

Posted on February 20, 2017 by John

Looks like Din Tai Fung is in expansion mode again, with reports in late January that the restaurant chain will be expanding into San Diego: “Joining previously announced newcomers, including big-time national burger outfit Shake Shack and Javier’s and The Winery … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Pizza Hut’s Super Bowl 2017 with George Takei

Posted on February 17, 2017 by John

https://youtu.be/PrOqgRdkmRM Last year, actor & activist George Takei was in a Taco Bell Super Bowl commercial. And in case you didn’t see the greatest Super Bowl comeback in NFL history, there were also commercials. And Takei appeared again in a … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Chow Chop Suey” by Anne Mendelson

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Lily

Chow Chop Suey: Food and the Chinese American Journey joins the circle of books traversing the history of Chinese food in the United States, specifically the peculiar beast that is chop suey. Mendelson takes a historical journey into its origins, … Continue reading →

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NYC Theater Review: “Aubergine” by Julia Cho

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Lily

Aubergine, a new play written by Julia Cho, opens today at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. Running through October 2, it’s an emotional story about family, death, and food. Ray’s father is home on hospice with his son Ray, a … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Love, Loss, and What We Ate” by Padma Lakshmi

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Lily

Padma Lakshmi’s memoir, Love, Loss, and What We Ate is an intimate look at family, growing, grief, and eating through life’s ups and downs. Best known for her role as host on Top Chef, Lakshmi takes us from childhood to the present in … Continue reading →

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Victoria Lai’s Sweet Taste of Success Running an Ice Cream Parlor

Posted on June 1, 2016 by John

I caught this NBC News feel good story about pursuing your dreams recently about Wellesley-educated, former lawyer and Washington, D.C. insider Victoria Lai who had worked for the Obama administration (as Counselor to the Director for U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, DHS) … Continue reading →

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A Din Tai Fung Finally Opens in the San Francisco Bay Area – Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara, CA

Posted on May 11, 2016 by John

Ever since I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and tried a Din Tai Fung (DTF), I’ve wanted one in the Bay Area. Din Tai Fung opened today – Tuesday, May 10th at 11:00 AM PST – and I was there … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Taco Bell’s The Internet is Talking & George Takei

Posted on April 15, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/ePisqWLV6ZA I remember seeing actor and activist in the beginning if this Taco Bell television commercial campaign for it’s quesalupa’s I think starting around during the Super Bowl. But I think this is the first commercial with Takei being the … Continue reading →

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8Books: “Have They Run Out of White Poets Yet?” by Franny Choi

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Lily

I’m giving Franny Choi the post title because of her amazing poem responding to the latest in a long string of poems by white people that shouldn’t have been published. Calvin Trillin’s poem “Have They Run Out of Provinces Yet?” ran … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Eddie Huang: Sprite Obey Your Thirst™

Posted on April 8, 2016 by John

While watching a March Madness basketball game, I saw this Sprite commercial with Eddie Huang (for some reason Sprite isn’t making the commercial embeddable): “Eddie Huang knows there’s no substitute for the classic lemon-lime. Keep it fresh at http://www.sprite.com. #ObeyYourThirst” YouTube … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: McDonald’s “Flavor Guy”

Posted on April 1, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/ihVJsQKA-OM In this recent McDonald’s commercial, we have two Asian American actors being briefly highlighted as the fast food chain tries to promote it’s latest offering on a wider scale: flavored coffees. The actors in the commercial are Danny Cho … Continue reading →

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