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The Role of a “Blundering Fool”

December 10, 2011 eating out

This summer, I had the honor of meeting Jonathan Gold in person. Jonathan Gold is one of my favorite writers. I admire him greatly for his magical writing skills, his infectious appetite and curiosity for different cultures and food. He’s kind of a role model for me in terms of the kind of professional writing [...]

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World Drama

March 14, 2011 giveaway

I was still up late Thursday night, watching Grey’s Anatomy, when I heard the news on Twitter. It’s almost unbelievable when you hear about a tragedy via Twitter at first. It wasn’t until the 5th tweet with the hashtag #prayforjapan that I realized it was something big. I tuned in immediately. And then the news [...]

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I Rock, You Roll

January 17, 2011 eating out

Somebody oughta commend Freebirds for their marketing skills. I fell for it, and I don’t even like burritos. But let’s backtrack a bit. The first time I heard about Freebirds was when I was walking to the bus station to travel downtown for an L.A. Times summer internship interview. There was a colorful, hippie van [...]

Tagged as: beans, beef, burrito, cheese, chicken, chips, cilantro, deep-fried, fish, guacamole, mexican, pork, steak, tortilla

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10 Things I Learned This Summer

August 18, 2010 blog meet-up

1. Summer passes by too fast. Seriously. Where does time go when you’re having fun? I look back and it’s like a blur of fast-forwarding events. Did I really already go to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, New York, and Canada? Am I really going back to school tomorrow already? I’m like that lady in [...]

Tagged as: bacon, biscuits, chicken, chips, coffee, cream, fried, ice-cream, noodles, potatoes, sandwich, snack, soup

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Excuse My Garlic Breath…

February 10, 2010 God

You know what is one ingredient that is just essential in cooking? No, it’s not kabocha. Or cheese. Or runny egg, either. Think about it. It’s garlic. Have you ever seen a recipe (a good recipe, for that matter) that doesn’t have garlic in it? Even if it doesn’t ostensibly have garlic in its natural [...]

Tagged as: bread, cheddar, cheese, chips, corn, cream, French, garlic, miso, onions, snack, soup, stilton

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