August 16th, 2006
Coming up this weekend, in Boulder, Colorado, the 12th Annual Boulder Asian Festival, courtesy of the Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance. There will be performances from various groups, activities for children, and of course, Asian food from area restaurants, such as Himalayas.
From the BAPA website:
BAPA represents Hmong, Laotian, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, […]
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August 16th, 2006
Asian Food Information Centre (AFIC) just sent this press release for the latest issue of Food Facts Asia:
In the most recent issue of Food Facts Asia from the Asian Food Information Centre, tips for safe eating of poultry and poultry products during the current worldwide bird flu pandemic are highlighted. The outbreak of avian influenza […]
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July 26th, 2006
Curry, with its unique spices and smells, has made the leap from dining table to bath! Talk about versatile. Curry baths are being touted as the new skin care regimen in which to indulge. You can try it yourself at Japan’s Hakone Hotel Kowaki-en, where the curry can be served from the […]
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July 5th, 2006
This post isn’t really about Asian food, I know, though you can browse through the Records section at the International Federation of Competitive Eating website to see the record holders for things like Chinese dumplings, rice balls, and SPAM (which many Asians love).
Two of the top competitive eaters in the world, though, are […]
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June 2nd, 2006
Mr. Ji Lee of the Korean Cultural Service in New York, in a press release issued today, announced that the first and exclusive map of Korean restaurants in Manhattan will be distributed starting June 5th, at the 3rd UN Korean Food Festival at the Delegates’ Dining Room in the United Nations’ Headquarters. The full […]
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May 29th, 2006
Not to diminish the memory of those who died for the US, especially today, Memorial Day — please click on the link to learn more about the history of this occasion…. but I’d like to ask everyone, if you could, to take a bit of time out from celebrating/commemorating/mowing the lawn/whatever you’re doing this day, […]
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May 25th, 2006
June 3:
Louisville, Kentucky: Asian Water Festival Family Day
June 1-4:
Herndon, VA: Herndon Festival
June 1-4:
Ithaca, NY: Ithaca Festival
June 4:
Temecula, CA: Fourth Annual Children’s Matsuri
June 5-16:
New York, NY: Taste of Korea: 3rd UN Korean Food Festival
June 8-11:
Daegu, Korea: Dafood 2006: Daegu International Food Industry Exhibition 2006
June 7-9:
Beijing: FHC […]
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May 22nd, 2006
Thai food lovers, there’s a new cookbook out you might want to see. This one is by Independence, KS resident Naam Pruitt who’s originally from Thailand. If you’d like to catch one of Naam’s classes, she teaches at the Amore Cooking Center in Joplin, MO and at the Culinary Center of Kansas City […]
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May 11th, 2006
Exchange student Sujitra Ueawongchoetchu shares three recipes from her native Thailand, including her Grandma’s Tom Yam Kung. Just the thing on a rainy day such as this.
Who’s in the mood for some cilantro? Jill Wendholdt Silva offers up a recipe for Cilantro Chicken. You may not believe this, but I hated cilantro […]
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May 5th, 2006
More commentary about the table manners incident:
Eating like pigs? from The Mindanao Daily Mirror
The boy who ate with a spoon from PhilippineNews.com
Food fight angers Filipinos from TheStar.com
and a reporter’s view on how the whole thing should have been handled:
Bigger problems than lunch-time adventures
While I agree with George Springate (last article)’s
We have far too many, […]
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