When choosing the right chopsticks you have to ask yourself...HOW BADLY DO I WANT TO EAT? I use 10-inch bamboo chopsticks. My sticks are like … [Read more...]
Who Loves Peppercorns?
I remember when I bought my very first industrial pepper mill. I was so excited to fill it up with little black peppercorns my grandpa brought back … [Read more...]
Chinatown Summertime Nights LA
Downtown LA is thriving and Chinatown is no exception. For the entire month of August, every Saturday from 5pm to midnight between Broadway & Yale … [Read more...]
Is there a Santa Claus?
There is a Vietnamese tradition where we are supposed to put our shoes out on Christmas Eve so that they could be filled with presents from Ông Già … [Read more...]
SAK-E IT TO ME: the Trivial Pursuit of the Cheese Wheel
Welcome to Trivial Pursuit “Cheese and Sake” edition or at least that is how I felt last-week when I attended a round table tasting put on by none … [Read more...]
Dumplings Are A Girls Best Friend
Dumplings…a girl’s best friend! Well, maybe I’m the only girl that feels that way, but it is in fact one of my favorite foods in the whole entire … [Read more...]