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From Ca Phe to Che

A rainy Sunday evening in a Saigon district known as Dong Khoi, I wandered through a wooden doorframe, past some rusty bicycles, past a cat, and up about thirty worn steps; I found myself face to face with a young…

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Posted by: on Monday, June 18th, 2007
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Yeah, it’s a girly drink

There are only three things you can do in Singapore; the first is to go shopping, the second is to wait for the rain to stop, and the third is to get hammered on girly drinks at the Raffles Hotel. Why the Raffles Hotel?…

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Posted by: on Sunday, June 17th, 2007
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Hey Pare, Kumusta na?

Two months ago if anyone asked who Jollibee was I would have wondered what they were talking about, but this polite gent has become a mainstay in my daily Filipino dining. I remember quite well after touching down in…

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Posted by: on Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
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A Mouthful of Happiness

Over the past two weeks I’ve been enjoying the life of a King, consuming every known Filipino dish in large quantity and still leaving food on my plate. What is common here is amazing to me, I could well imagine North…

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Posted by: on Friday, April 6th, 2007
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When Tigers Fly

I don’t know why it’s taken so much time for me to discover The Flying Tiger, but last night was a great chance to take advice offered where else, but here by Mark and Andrea. As the end of Dine Out Vancouver…

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Posted by: on Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
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A Christmas Experiment

Often I’m found inventing recipes that keep me guessing, but few times are they good enough to test among an audience; Christmas eve showed up and decades of family history was turned upside-down with a…

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Posted by: on Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
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Oh so tasty ribs

I discovered this recipe a while back in a cookbook passed down by my Grandma called “What’s cooking at Scotiabank!”, despite the name, every time I pull a rack out of the freezer saliva oozes in…

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Posted by: on Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
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Blender Hollandaise

Hollandaise is awesome – and delicious – but can be very difficult to make. Those of you who have whisked away tenderly in your bain marie only to have your sauce break know what I’m talking about.…

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Posted by: on Friday, June 9th, 2006
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