We were at a gas station in the Georgetown area of Seattle, which is the industrial area by Boeing Field. It was around lunchtime, and I needed a snack. My husband mentioned that when he had gone in to pay for gas, he had seen “something interesting made with chicken” in the quickie mart’s hot [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Better than pump cheese (well, maybe it’s a tie)
Posted in Filipino food, Reviews, Savory, tagged Filipino food, Gas station, kaldereta on March 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Behold the lamb of…butter
Posted in So wrong on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Lynn sent this photo to me as part of her Easter greetings. How cute…until the butter knife gets involved.
The official snack of hip hop
Posted in Food and race, Savory, tagged chips, Rap Snacks on March 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I was rummaging around in the garage and stumbled upon a box labeled “Rap Snacks.” Buried treasure!
A few years ago, I started collecting Rap Snacks purely because they make me laugh. How could I resist something named “Bar-b-quin’ With My Honey Flavored Chips?” Each Rap Snacks bag has an illustration of a rapper along [...]
“What the f@#k is juice?!”
Posted in Food and race, Sweet, tagged artifical flavoring, Dave Chappelle, food, Juice, race on March 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When my husband visits an Asian grocery store, he often will buy me a food item featuring Hello Kitty. Recently he bought me two Calpico beverages. While I enjoyed the adorable Hello Kitty images, I most certainly did not like the completely artifical “strawberry” and “mango” drinks. I did appreciate that unlike some other fruit [...]
The cold truth
Posted in Essays, Food and race, Uncategorized, tagged boss, communication, first jobs, High school, sense of self on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I went to bed late last night, and I had one of those moments of clarity that only come when I’m semiconscious at 1am. I realized that my lack of enthusiasm for the frozen yogurt trend might be connected to a significant event in my past.
I’ve only been fired once in my life, and it [...]
Frozen yogurt is the new frozen yogurt
Posted in Sweet, tagged Cefiore, Frozen yogurt, Pinkberry, Red Mango, TCBY, toppings, Yoberry on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Pinkberry-inspired phenomenon is hitting the greater Seattle area full force. A host of shops are vying for fro-yo supremacy and more are opening soon. There’s Crazycherry, Cefiore, Yoberry. TCBY is even being ressurrected.
Red Mango, the granddaddy of the resurgent fro-yo craze, recently opened a store in Bellevue Square and Alderwood Mall and has [...]
Food Network missing key ingredient?
Posted in Essays, Food and race, tagged Food Network, Black History Month, diversity, Morimoto, Pat and Gina Neely on March 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
During February, Food Network ran a curious promo spot. It featured two of its newest personalities (pictured above) who said, “Hi, we’re Pat and Gina Neely, hosts of Down Home With the Neelys. Join us and Food Network as we celebrate Black History Month.”
Every time I saw the spot, it bothered me, but I [...]
My chocolate crossaint can beat up your chocolate croissant
Posted in Filipino food, Reviews, So right, Sweet, tagged chocolate, croissant, Delite Bakery, pastries on March 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Before I got married, I lived in an apartment building located next to Delite Bakery. When I walked out each morning to catch the bus to work, I was enveloped in the sweet smell of donuts and cakes. How I did not gain 50 pounds living by that place, I do not know.
Delite specializes [...]
Bonjour, monsieur
Posted in Reviews, Savory, So right, tagged America, Cafe Presse, croque monsieur, France, grilled cheese sandwich, gruyere, ham on March 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The French do things with more style and make it seem effortless. That’s why there’s so much tension between France and America. France is the beautiful girl at the nightclub who attracts scores of men without even trying, and we’re the less attractive (but funnier) friend who gets stuck holding her purse while she goes [...]
