Video: Roy Choi Wants the Next Food Revolution to Start in Watts The first location will be in Watts at a site that used to be smoke shop and […]
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Roy Choi’s Loco’l Indiegogo Campaign Meets $100K Goal
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Last night, chefs Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson reached their $100,000 crowdfunding goal for their “revolutionary” fast food chain Loco’l, making it the […]
Former MLB Coach Wendell Kim Dies at 64
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Wendell Kim, a former coach for several MLB teams, as well as a former minor league player, died on Sunday near his home […]
Ms. Marvel Steps Into the Real World to Combat Anti-Islam Ads
It looks like Marvel superheroes can exist in the real world after all. Citizens of San Francisco can now see Ms. Marvel, a Pakistani American Muslim teen named […]
Roy Choi’s Fast Food Restaurant Loco’l Launches Crowdfunding Effort
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Fast food chains aren’t known to crowdfund, but Loco’l isn’t your normal fast food restaurant. Spearheaded by chefs Roy Choi and Daniel […]
Starring Act with Corey Lee
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The San Francisco Bay Area culinary scene boasts a number of Michelin-starred restaurants, but only four can now claim the highest three-star rating. […]
Roy Choi’s Fast Food Restaurant to Open in San Francisco Next Year
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Not many individuals can create a fast food chain from the ground up, but not everyone is Roy Choi. After announcing his […]
San Francisco Petitions to Bring Ethnic Studies to High Schools
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) isn’t the only one making moves to institutionalize Ethnic Studies into their high schools. San Francisco is now in full gears to get […]
Margaret Cho Busks for San Francisco’s Homeless
by REERA YOO | @reerabo editor@charactermedia.com Margaret Cho has launched a two-month-long busking tour in San Francisco to raise awareness and funds for the homeless. On Monday, the Korean American […]
Asiana’s San Francisco Route Suspended For 45 Days
by STEVE HAN South Korea’s Asiana Airlines will suspend its services to San Francisco for 45 days over a jet crash that killed three people in the U.S. city […]
“Here in America, We Don’t Eat Turtles and Frogs”: Chinatown Tour Guide Apologizes For Racist Rant
You may have seen the viral video which shows a tour guide giving a description of San Francisco’s Chinatown to a number of individuals aboard a tour bus. Doesn’t […]
Chef Corey Lee’s Benu Receives Three Michelin Stars
by JAMES S. KIM San Francisco’s reputation for excellent cuisine soared as two more of its restaurants were awarded three stars by the 2015 Michelin Guide to Bay Area […]
Roy Choi to Launch Healthy, Affordable Fast Food Chain
by JAMES S. KIM Is there anything this man isn’t doing? In his latest culinary venture, chef Roy Choi is partnering up with San Francisco chef Daniel Patterson to […]
Safety Board: Pilot Error To Blame For Asiana Flight Crash
by TONY KIM The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has declared that a culmination of factors led to the crash of Asiana Flight 214 in San Francisco last July […]
Flight 214 Crash Presents Opportunities for Racism
When the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 jet crashed into San Francisco airlines, you would think that people would understand the seriousness of the situation. You would think that a […]
