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Invitation to The Secret Fork

December 21, 2011 blog meet-up

I must have done something right, because I got invited to a secret event downtown last Saturday. Actually, okay, I didn’t do anything. My friend Marilyn, who works for LA Canvas, got the invitation and I tagged along as her plus-one. But no matter—it was a semi-private market situated at an undisclosed area very, very [...]

Tagged as: brownies, business, cupcakes, dessert, downtown, local, Los Angeles, mole, Secret Fork, tamale, vendors

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Eating In: Soup, Pasta, and a Movie Marathon

December 4, 2011 product review

I’m in the middle of finals right now so I’m in a current of muted panic and stress. Lots to do, lots to do, lots to do! But I managed to finish a research paper early today so I’m feeling pretty benevolent to myself right now. Which is why I’m allowing myself the pleasure of [...]

Tagged as: cheese, dinner, egg, land o lakes, mushrooms, olives, organic, Parmesan, pasta, soup, sour cream, spinach, vegetarian

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Korean Egg Toast

September 29, 2011 My story

I think it was because I read too many British books, but I loved sandwiches as a child. Freaking loved them. Not just because they tasted good, but because they are…well, they’re sandwiches. They’re so…tea party British-like! I got mad when my mother refused to cut the dark crusts out into a perfect white triangular [...]

Tagged as: bread, brown sugar, butter, cabbage, carrots, egg, ham, hormel, Korean, sandwich, street food

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A Trip to My Favorite Latino Supermarket

September 11, 2011 Los Angeles

One of the reasons why I love my apartment is the proximity to places that provides the two things I love: books and food. My apartment building is situated right across the public library. And on the other side of it is one of my favorite grocery stores, Northgate Market: Northgate Market is a Latino [...]

Tagged as: alcohol, cilantro, corn, grocery, koreatown, Latino, salsa, seafood, shrimp, taco, tortilla, vodka

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You’ll find me in the kitchen at parties

September 5, 2011 My story

Do you like parties? I’m not talking about the kind of parties where you slip on a little black dress for nightclubs, take shots off a girl’s belly and swing under a disco ball (do those things still exist?).  I’m talking about big, celebratory events like birthday parties, graduation parties, baby showers, bridal showers, etc. [...]

Tagged as: alcohol, baked good, baking, beer, chocolate, coconut, cupcakes, dessert, icing, SFSmarties

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Cross Bites with a Cross-Cultural Couple

August 17, 2011 blog meet-up

My posts have been more culturally-heavy these days, and there’s a reason why. This semester, I’ll be writing a weekly column called “Cross Bites” for my college newspaper, The Daily Trojan. Why “Cross Bites?” Because it’s about cuisines or places that have cross-cultural influences. As a double-major in print journalism and East Asian language and [...]

Tagged as: adzuki, Asian, candy, cream, crepes, French, fusion, green tea, Japanese, snack

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