Rice field rats and fried sparrows in Burma, fried adults of white grubs (they reach adulthood and swarm once every two years) in the Philippines, 18 day fertilized duck eggs in Laos, Vietnam, and the Philippines, smoked capybara...

Marks defnintely has some Viet influence. I think the original owners were ethnic Chinese from Vietnam.

of French Cooking" Vols. I and II. Not that they aren’t great books, you understand. I use them both regularly, though I use Vol. I much more than Vol. II.

I got the distinct impression that the stronger competitors were purposefully hanging back during the Korea/Vietnam challenge. A few of them demonstrated a fair amount of savvy during the sushi challenge and I find it hard to...

Rob’s Rib Shack is officially Tango Uniform. The heavy metal music blaring from the closet sized kitchen into the parlor sized dining room certainly turned off one of my executive chef friends from ever going back. Coming...

who and where to call. There was darned little that was totally unavailable to the resourceful. Well, except during World War II, but even that didn’t stop the totally unethical who were willing to deal on the Black Market....

I noticed the same thing about Diabetes I and II being completely conflated. As we discussed last season about seafood NOT being high fat, I get really annoyed when they go out of their way to miseducate people.

You have to try Thelma’s. Her BBQ and pretty much every side are beyond scrumptious. It almost makes up for the killer humidity...Almost. Think Vietnam with big hats.

, but if you need to ask this question, San Gabriel is the quickest argument-ending answer that I have ever heard. Go to Phong Dinh or Macau Street or China Islamic or Vietnam House (for Bo Bay Mon) and tell me where you’re...

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a world no longer facing basic food grain shortages. Countries throughout south and SE Asia (and elsewhere) in any year both export and import rice. Vietnam and Thailand have been major exporters. Indonesia, the Philippines are...

's Chophouse & Wine Bar Big $$$$$'s Best Steak II...Scotch and Sirlion On East Kellogg "Great Prime Rib" Steve S. www.stephensphotography.com

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