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Pigeon Food with My Parents

October 13, 2011 eating out

My parents are the most adorable people ever. If there’s anything I did right, it’s to be born as their daughter. I am proud to be the daughter of missionaries. And not just any missionaries, but missionaries to the Chinese people. However, because they are around Chinese people 24/7, my parents never get the chance [...]

Tagged as: basmati, beef, butter, chicken, Glendale, lamb, Persian, pita, pomegranate, rice, stew, walnuts

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What’s that stink?

October 12, 2011 eating out

I once made the faux pas of telling someone that I think Mexican food is messy-looking on a plate. “It’s just goops and dumps and sludges,” I said oh-so-articulately. The person whom I said this to looked at me with an expression that snapped, “Yo mama! As if Korean food is any better-looking!” Oops. I [...]

Tagged as: anchovies, cheonggukjang, kalguksoo, kimchi, kongguksoo, Korean, koreatown, lunch, noodles, soy, spicy, stew

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Huff and Puff Fish

October 5, 2011 blog meet-up

There is an episode on “Mad Men” when the news of Marilyn Monroe’s death stunned the world. I could understand why it would make the front page news, and why all the publications would want to sensationalize it. What I couldn’t understand was the level of trauma ordinary people experienced from the incident. On that [...]

Tagged as: banchan, blowfish, fugu, kimchi, Korean, koreatown, Los Angeles, MacArthur Park, rice, seafood, soup, stew

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Korean Stew: From Dog to Goat?

August 15, 2011 dinner event

Psst. Come closer, here. Let me tell you a secret. …I don’t really like Korean food very much. Korean cuisine is starting to gain momentum in the culinary world, but to me…it’s just not so exciting. It’s something I grew up eating. To not eat Korean was a once-in-a-while treat for me. As a kid, [...]

Tagged as: dinner, goat, kimchi, Korean, koreatown, sesame seeds, spicy, stew

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All the Single Ladies

July 6, 2011 My story

Last night, I came home early from work. I had a great day: an awesome interview with Marja Vongerichten (the host of the upcoming PBS TV series “Kimchi Chronicles” and wife of Chef Jean-Georges), a busy work day of transcribing and writing (no thumb-twiddling!) and a yummy mid-afternoon Asian snack (strawberry cheesecake pretzel sticks). And [...]

Tagged as: bacon, corn, cream cheese, ham, hoisin, salsa, soup, stew, zucchini

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Humble Stew

June 21, 2011 God

A few days ago, I went out to Woodland Hills to interview a family for my summer camp story. I drove the nearly 2-hour drive cursing and slapping myself awake because it was damn hot and the traffic was at a snail’s pace. But I drove back mute and contemplative. The family I interviewed that [...]

Tagged as: journalism, kimchi, Korean, noodles, ramen, SPAM, stew

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