Wok Dreams
How To Season a Carbon Steel Wok (at the beach, or anywhere) The owner of the Wok Shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown stopped me on the way...
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Tips & Tricks
Nov 30, 20142 min read
Thanksgiving Leftovers 2
The Curry That Saved Christmas Aaaand now it’s Sunday. Day three after the holiday, and the last of that turkey had. to. go. If we threw...
Nov 21, 20142 min read
Where to find Asian Ingredients in SF
Hint: Not at the misleadingly named Cost Plus “World Market”. Not only will you NOT find lemongrass there, you may awake from a...
Apr 7, 20122 min read
Sharing Stir Fry
A cunning ruse resulting in involuntary vegetable consumption by minors. This is the bloody tale of how two children fought to the death...
Feb 1, 20123 min read
YES YOU CAN!...Make New Year's Dumplings
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Yep, even after 3 years of Mandarin classes I still say it the super-whitey way. It’s a hard language, OK? With the...
May 19, 20112 min read
Wok This Way or "A Wok for All Seasons"
Casualties of my wok seasoning episode include a much-prized Riedel wine glass and a patch of skin from my finger via a second degree...
Mar 7, 20112 min read
Forbidden Rice
In the spirit of research for my 500 word article on “Forbiden Rice” AKA Chinese Black Rice, I whipped up a batch in my own kitchen. How...
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