Category Archives: food

father’s wise words

i used to hate sweets. i was all about the salty, sour, spicy but now i can’t FUNCTION without at least a couple sweet treats a day and naturally, i’m eating an oatmeal raisin cookie as i write this blog post. it hit me so quickly and hard i couldn’t understand why when finally, during...

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papa emz

ingredients post broiling, caramelizing, steaming, blanching final product! eat up, kids!

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gourmet friday

since im not makin big dough at work, i decided to make some myself at home. fine…i was actually inspired by one of my favorite cook bloggers, miss ree, the pioneer woman. we let the dough rise for about 4 days then tim and i decided to channel our inner mario batali and make some...

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fancy foodworks

chef tim tang has an array of skills. he’s good at shooting pool and winning — against me, he’s mastered hogging the mic at karaoke, he has a talented metabolism that i’m insanely jealous of, and last but not least, he’s darn right good at making sushi. on a rainy wednesday, he got back from...

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24 years young

well, since 24 = kobe and 24 = barber, naturally it’s going to be a good year for me.  tim took me to providence for an absolutely wonderful birthday dinner. the el bulli-esque amuse bouche was one of the highlights of the tasting course and surprisingly, even though i don’t prefer sweets, the banana birthday...

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it’s tough being with a sushi chef

typical wednesday night…me, tim, and the freshest sushi you can find in LA. oh, life’s tough. handwork

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pasadena dumpling festival

fill a pot with water, wait for it to boil, throw in some dumplings, stir a bit, wait until they float and voila…they’re ready to eat. dumplings have been the chinese man’s staple food FOREVER. i remember being home alone as a kid and just making dumplings for a quick-fix meal. of course, dumpling station...

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