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We survived

December 31, 2012 dinner event

The world survived 2012. We as a world survived natural disasters, senseless tragedies, fiery demonstrations, notable deaths, a presidential election, gridlock over a fiscal cliff, underground and publicized human rights violations, a misinterpreted Mayan prophecy of doom, USC’s devastating football game loss to UCLA… We as individuals survived relationship conflicts, uncertainties, loneliness, and whatever daily [...]

Tagged as: 2013, fishcake, happy new year, prayer, shabu shabu, steamboat

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My mother’s kitchen aromas

August 2, 2012 dinner event

A while ago, my mother sent me the most ridiculous pair of slippers ever. Have you seen a pair of slippers more amusing than this pair? Look at the garish pink bobbles! And what is up with the baby pink dolphin with the smile? You tilt one way and that fishy smile looks sinister, while [...]

Tagged as: Asheville, Chelsea, chicken, garlic, ginseng, jujube, kimchi, Korean, Olaskys, Sam Gye Tang

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Parents and the Olaskys

July 5, 2012 dinner event

My hosts, Marvin and Susan Olasky, are extensive travelers. They’re not the kind who sail yachts in the Persian Gulf or nibble on chocolate bon-bons at 5-star European hotels. Or even the kind who backpacks across Southeast Asia for the sake of exoticism. A lot of their travels have been missions-related. One of their trips [...]

Tagged as: Asheville, blueberry, brussel sprouts, custard, dessert, dinner, Irish soda bread, Olaskys, pie, roasted, seafood, stew, summer

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Julia Child’s bouef bourguignon

June 27, 2012 dinner event

My dear friend and temporary roommate Chelsea said something the other night that stuck with me. She said, “My purpose of writing is to delight.” She being a creative writer and I being more of a journalistic writer, we obviously have very different writing styles. But what she said made me smile and be, well, [...]

Tagged as: Asheville, beef, bouef bourguignon, dinner, French, julia child, mushrooms, North Carolina, Olaskys, onion, stew, wine

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Two Domestic Goddesses

June 25, 2012 dinner event

When I first met Chelsea at World Journalism Institute, I was struck by her smile first. She has the kind of smile that stretches wide across her face yet looks so effortless and joyful, her cheeks rosy like a giant ripe apple. I mentally jotted down a reminder to talk to this tiny girl who [...]

Tagged as: baking, bread, Chelsea, chicken, dinner, focaccia, Olaskys, potatoes, roasted, root vegetables, sweet potatoes

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Foodbuzz 24 x 24: Coffee, that’s what’s for dinner

April 29, 2012 dinner event

Perhaps I’m too young to say this…but I feel like life has come full circle at this week’s dinner party. When I first met my friend Tracy, it was because I was interviewing her about her first start-up business for my school’s newspaper, The Daily Trojan. As we were exchanging emails on where to meet, [...]

Tagged as: alcohol, bread, cafe demitasse, coffee, crepes, dinner, egg bernaise, foodbuzz 24x24, LA Coffee Club, mole, muffin, pork belly, tiramisu

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