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Strange Food Saturdays: Raleigh
Kiyo and I found these jarred pickled eggs at the farmer’s market in Raleigh, on our way to Myrtle Beach in March for Spring Break. Kiyo doesn’t really like eggs to begin with, so he found these...
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Ba-Le Banh Mi, Honolulu
This is a chicken teriyaki bahn-mi from Ba-Le, one my favorite fast, inexpensive and easy places to grab lunch or snacks in Hawaii. Since this place is so cheap and delicious (this sandwich is less...
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Dinner at Maestro’s, Saratoga Springs
Even though I have only ever eaten there once, one my favorite restaurants (definitely one of my top three favorite fancy restaurants) in Saratoga Springs is Maestro’s. Kiyo and I went for dinner this...
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The Healthiest Quinoa, Saratoga Springs
Since Kiyo and I are leaving in about an hour to get John Brown BBQ and then Nutella hot chocolates at Il Bambino, I cannot claim to be a healthy eater today; but I’d still like to share this...
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What I Ate Wednesday: Astoria
This WIAW is the first weekend edition! Awhile ago I resolved to crack down and get very healthy again once I returned from my holiday trip to Hawaii. The trip to Jamaica, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and...
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Curry Chicken Katsu, Honolulu
A surprising place to find great Asian food in Honolulu is at Ala Moana mall, in the food court of the large Japanese store Shirokiya. There are so many options that Mikayla and I walked around in...
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Il Bambino, Astoria
I’m sure everyone remembers the big storm Nemo that happened back in February. Luckily for us, Astoria somehow seems to miss these disasters. I mean yes, there was a lot of snow as you can see from...
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Strange Food Saturday: Santa Monica
As Lana mentioned in her guest post this week, when I visited her in Santa Monica we were fascinated by the British items for sale at Ye Olde King’s Head Shoppe. Some items we found reminded us of...
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Dinner at Junoon, New York
Tonight Kiyo is taking me out for a belated birthday dinner (the restaurant is a surprise!) so I thought I would share another fancy New York dinner we’ve enjoyed together. We had heard great things...
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Book Review: Eat Ink
Eat Ink is a new cookbook / story book by Birk O’Halloran and Daniel Luke Holton. It “explores the innate fervor many chefs have for both food and tattoos,” featuring images of and stories from...
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Vanessa’s Dumplings, New York
There are a couple of locations of Vanessa’s Dumplings, a New York City cheap-eats staple. The one I’ve been too many times is in the East Village, close to Union Square. It’s small, but big enough to...
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Dinner at Vesta, Astoria
I’d heard from various friends, colleagues, books and blogs that Vesta is arguably THE best restaurant in Astoria. It’s a bit out-of-the-way, and there are so many great places to eat in Astoria, so...
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Brunch at Tasty n Sons, Portland
My mom and I had the most amazing brunch at Tasty n Sons in Portland, Oregon this winter. It was honestly one of my top-ten brunch experiences, and that says a lot, considering how much I love brunch....
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The “What I Ate Wednesday” That Never Was [Part II]
This is my second post of pictures from days I half-documented for What I Ate Wednesday (here’s the first). The pictures are still good so I wanted to share; so, here’s a look at a full days’ eats, but...
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What I Ate Wednesday: Honolulu
Here are a few meals from different days recently… Breakfast: watermelon and coffee. Lunch: lemongrass chicken banh mi from Ba-Le. Dinner: homemade pizza! Kiyo made the crust and I topped it off: half...
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Dinner at ABC Kitchen, New York
Ever since I was little, on almost every (rather frequent) trip up to NYC from the Caribbean, my mother would bring me to ABC Carpet and Home. Sometimes we were picking out items to furnish our own...
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What I Ate Wednesday: Honolulu
Finally, a real, full day for WIAW! Here’s what I ate last Wednesday, a day off from work (finally!) and teaching. Breakfast: smoothie, per usual. This was tart cherry juice, coconut water, frozen...
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What I Ate Wednesday: Astoria
Here are some WIAW pictures from this summer that I forgot to post! Breakfast: leftover donuts from Smorgasburg… not nutritious, but definitely tasty. I had to take my car in to be fixed, and since it...
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What I Ate Wednesday: Honolulu
Happy WIAW! I have once again started to document days for WIAW, and then forgotten about it by the end of the day. But these are all things I ate within the last week: Breakfast: avocado toast, made...
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What I Ate Wednesday: Honolulu
Happy WIAW everyone! If you follow me on Instagram, you may already know that last week, I had to get stitches on the bottom of my foot. Unfortunately, that means I’ve been mostly out of commission for...
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