Food

Korean Drama Online

by Shiuan on October 1, 2011

Right now I am addicted to another Asian drama—it’s Korean and called “Pasta.” You can even watch it on hulu (wth?). Pretty cool. Anyways, there are lots of similar themes I realized with Pasta and The Fierce Wife. I asked why it’s always the woman protagonist that has 2 male characters pursuing her and never [...]

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Wow Foie!

by Shiuan on August 17, 2011

So I might have just had the best foie of my life last night. I first discovered fois gras 4 years ago when I first moved to New York City. My good friend Don brought a whole chunk of it home and we spread it on toast. I had never tried such a thing in [...]

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Bento Burger and Asia Dog!

by Shiuan on July 22, 2011

I’ve also been ingesting a lot more beef lately than desired, though all delicious. I recently went to Bento Burger with a girlfriend and left completely stuffed. I ordered the Japanese Hambuugu burger (combination kobe beef and something) and it came with a whole tray of chips and cole slaw. The burger was probably 3.5″ [...]

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Banana Bread Cake

by Shiuan on June 26, 2011

So I’ve been baking a lot recently. In my recent Asian Women and Internalized Racism post I included a photo of blondies that I baked up from a Smitten Kitchen recipe. As you can see from her photo, mine doesn’t look like hers at all. Partly I think that’s due to me switching 1/4 cup [...]

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K-Town and MoSex

by Shiuan on January 1, 2011

For a couple that doesn’t drink, New Year’s Eve options can feel a bit limiting even in New York City. I wasn’t psyched on going to a big party full of the drunken masses. So the BF and I decided on Koreatown that day along with a long-desired visit to the Museum of Sex (or [...]

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