HED: Blast Off DEPT Mind and Body Issue Fall 2012 Author Hilal Nakiboglu Thanksgiving is over and now it’s time to physically and mentally rid ourselves of the Thanksgiving stress. That […]
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‘Korean Food Made Simple’ Recipe: Salted Caramel Hotteok Pancakes
by JUDY JOO These oozing, decadent treats were my sister Sonya’s favorite when we were kids. I love the fried dough’s toothsome texture and the sweet filling. I’ve jazzed […]
10 Tasty Asian Soups to Keep You Warm Over the Holidays
By Amanda Walujono On those blistering cold nights, a steaming hot bowl of soup is the tastiest cure to the shivers and well, almost everything else right? Now that […]
My mother, Alzheimer’s, and Vietnamese Cooking
Story by Andrew Lam. “Why don’t you call me anymore?” she asks on the phone, her voice plaintive, barely above a whisper. “No one remembers me, no one cares […]
5 Feel-Good Snack Combinations
Looking for a nice pick-me-up after four midterms, two papers and 3 a.m. muffin crumbs in your hair? We can only think of one thing that would make all this seem […]
Asian Glow: Friend or Foe?
Story by Teena Apeles. Seeing red every happy hour? Or should we say, does everybody else see that unseemly crimson creep up on your face with that first sip? […]
Caffeine-Addicts, Rejoice! Health Benefits of Coffee for Women
I picked up a lot of things from college. I gained experiences I’ll never forget and I earned a degree that will help me move forward in this world. […]
Asian Comfort Foods
When we think comfort food, most of us revert back to the dishes our moms made us. Here, we salivate over home cooking-from-another-mother. PORK ADOBO BY CHEF CHARLEEN CAABAY, […]
The Back Story Behind Cambodian-Owned Donut Shops
You’re probably already aware that a large amount of independently-run donut shops in California are Cambodian-owned. What you may not know is that the donut shop industry is an integral […]
These Amazing Food Miniatures Are The Ultimate Tease
It’s a sad day when you see such appetizing food and there is no way for you to eat it. First of all, most of the food you see […]
Check Out This Choco Pie Recipe
When I was young, I spent most of my Saturdays at my grandmother’s house, secretly picking flowers off her houseplants, overfeeding her goldfish, and eating up all her snacks […]
Top 10 “Scary” Asian Dishes
By Ethel Navales I can’t even begin to count all the things Asians are known for. A lot of these things are stereotypes or false over-generalizations, but every now and […]
Oiji: A Touch of Seoul in the East Village
Two South Korean-born chefs endeavor to bring traditional Korean dishes into the limelight with a modern culinary makeover. by JANE KIM photos by AYLA CHRISTMAN Above photo: Brian Sehong Kim, […]
Linus Kim Does Finger-lickin’ BBQ in Seoul
Smokin’ in Seoul With his Alabama-style barbecue, Linus Kim carves out a niche in Itaewon’s expanding food scene. by YOUNG-JIN KIM When Linus Kim opened a Southern-style barbecue restaurant last year […]
Make Your Own Pork Buns with Cathy Erway’s “The Food of Taiwan”
Cathy Erway, the biracial Taiwanese American, New York-based food blogger, host of the podcast “Eat Your Words,” and author of The Art of Eating In, gets even more […]