I hadn’t planned on doing a post today. I just returned from a gruesome business weekend. However, I did want to remind everyone that today is Irish Coffee Day, (the link is below) and, I wanted to offer a bit of information about Chess Pie.When I was preparing to do my post for National Pie Day, one of the pies I considered baking was called Hawksbill Chess Pie as found in the book Smokehouse
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Irish Coffee, Chess Pie & Peanut Brittle?
Japanese town of Washimiya estimates that the Lucky Star anime has brought over one billion yen (~ US$11 million) into the local economy after the town’s main shrine, the Washinomiya Shrine, was featured in the popular anime in 2007. The full economic impact of Lucky Star cannot be determined for certain; but the sales of related goods alone have been pegged at 70 million yen.
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Lucky Star brings 1 billion yen to Washimiya town
Some traditional Korean food which I had since arriving in Seoul… Tteokbokki and Odeng @ Namdaemun Market Popular snack food; had these at a street stall in Namdaemun market. Tteokbokki are sliced rice cakes broiled in sweet-spicy sauce; while Odeng are boiled fish cakes which probably originated from Japan. Read the rest of this post » Korean food – tteokbokki, odeng, jajangmyeon & sundae from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Korean food – tteokbokki, odeng, jajangmyeon & sundae
It was a tiring midnight flight from Kuala Lumpur to Incheon, but the fatigue was swiftly swept away when the plane approached the airport… snow! For the first time in my life, blanketing snow within my sight… imagine the excitement lol. Read the rest of this post » My first Seoul story from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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My first Seoul story
Will leave for Seoul later tonight, the beginning of a 90-days trip in Korea. “Why Korea?” A lot of friends have asked in the past few weeks, which I simply replied “Because I like it…” It’s not quite the fact though. The irony is that Korea was not my first choice; and none of 60+ must-visit-before-I-died-places is located in Korea
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Why Korea?
No man is lonely eating spaghettiIt requires to much attention.Christopher MorelyNow, didn’t I just pick the perfect day to wish each and every one of you a Happy New Year; It’s National Spaghetti Day!!! Well, don’t quote me on that. There seems to be some discrepancy as to whether Spaghetti Day is twirled in October; National Pasta Month or January 4th!!! I realize it can all be so confusing. I
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Oh Boy it’s Spaghetti Day!
My friend Mike Epstein, who works as a programmer at Google in New York, has been fearlessly trekking though Southeast Asia, and posting the most amazing photos on Twitter at @mikepstein. …
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How Far Does NYC Have to Go Before We Have Truly Authentic Southeast Asian Restaurants? I Want My ‘Fried Cow’s Gender With Red Ant’!
Westinghouse Electrical Gifts:Turnover ToasterJust open the rack to turn the toast! (click any image to enlarge)Patented around 1914, the Westinghouse Turnover Toaster was said to have “a very attractive appearance.” It was made out of pressed sheet steel and finished in highly polished nickel. The toast could be turned without danger of burning the fingers, by means of an insulated knob. The
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A Suitable Gift for Everyone?
Korean pop group Wonder Girls made their American prime time TV debut on popular show So You Think You Can Dance as guest performers on December 9; performing the English version of their hit song Nobody … No comment about the performance; but their boss JYP is doing some serious PR stuff in US. First as guest stars for Jonas Brothers , then on national TV , and now on prime time; he is doing everything right to promote the girls.
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Wonder Girls – So You Think You Can Dance
Yippee! it’s National Candy Corn Day and do I have a frightfully fun recipe; or two, for YOU!!! Did you know, “more than 35 million pounds of candy corn will be produced in 2009.” I learned that at the National Confectioners Association, a sponsor of National Candy Corn Day!!!Oh, I know there are a couple of you out there that don’t particularly care for candy corn. You know who you are, Marjie,
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It’s National Candy Corn Day
What if you could capture the essence of each changing season all in one small compartment? Tutti Fruiti:Take one cup of brandy, one of sugar and one fruit to begin. Whatever fruit you choose, lay it in jar, first, then sugar, and lastly brandy; continue to add different fruits as they appear in season, one cup of each.
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Rumtopf! It’s National Brandied Fruit Day, time for some Tutti-Fruitti
I have boogied my way into unfamiliar territory in the past, but never have I attempted fate by following the footsteps of Bram Stoker’s rogue character, Count Dracula. Join me as I ramble my way through Transylvania’s winding passages deep in the Carpathians, into the heart of Transylvanian Cuisine and a few of Jonathan Harker’s menu encounters. Dracula Chapter 1The culinary odyssey begins in
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Nibbling my way to Count Dracula’s Castle
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/conde-nast-to-close-gourmet-magazine/?hp I am shocked! I get that ad revenue is down, I get that they need to cut costs, but to close down Gourmet! Get rid of Lucky, get rid of one of your golf titles, cut Architectural Digest down to six months a year, but please don’t get rid of Gourmet! I have to be completely honest–when Ruth Reichl took over, like so many others, I declared the magazine to be ruined, and let my subscription lapse. I felt a little like I did in high school. You know, you’re friends with someone early on, then they join some club or team and you feel like their new friends change them.
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No! Not Gourmet!
I’m dipping in here to assure that I haven’t been run over by a cement mixer, or fallen off a ferry or any such thing. I’ve been somewhat lacking in imagination and motivation lately. I notice this across the food blogging nets–oh sure, some people are devoted and regular publishers ( Cate , for instance, and also Deb –and if a woman who gave birth and could post about it two days later can post, what kind of a worm am I??), but a great many of the blogs I read on an ongoing basis are showing a sort of end-of-season lagging.
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A Glimpse
Entertainment snippets from various sources… Bikinis – Miss Universe pageants enjoying sun and beaches in Bahamas [ Divaasia ] Japan – Ayumi Hamasaki sets singles record [ TG ] Korea – Kim Rae-won joins army [ Stareastasia ] Korea – Ryu Ji-hye’s photoshoot ( pic ) [ RCA ] Korea – Late Choi Jin-shil’s ashes stolen [ Kbites ] Korea – 2PM’s first fan meeting [ Kbites ] Korea – Kim Hee-sun and baby daughter on Marie Claire [ Stareastasia ] Malaysia – K-pop group 2AM at MTV World Stage [ K-popped ] Entertainment roundup (August 21, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Entertainment roundup (August 21, 2009)
Guinness World Records have officially recognised Yu-Gi-Oh! as the top selling trading card game of all time with more than 22.5 billion cards sold since its introduction a decade ago. Yu-Gi-Oh! was first created as a manga by Kazuki Takahashi in 1996 before spawning into a huge franchise, which includes anime series, video & online games, and trading card games etc. The collectible card game is developed and published by Konami since 1999; more about the game on Wiki [image from Yugioh-card ] Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game sets world record sales from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game sets world record sales
marvin L/flickr Nightline is airing a piece tonight titled (on its website) “Butchers: New Rock Stars of the Culinary World.” With any luck, this will mark the swan song of this particular trend piece, which has already been covered in New York , the Times , and just about every other publication but Creative Knitting . The Nightline story rounds up some familiar faces, including Pat LaFrieda, Ryan Skeen, Frank Ottomanelli, and Josh Ozersky; though its relative merits may be open to debate, it’s tempting to say that it seems a bit like carving a dead horse.
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Tonight, ‘Nightline’ Hops on the Butchers-as-Rock-Stars Bandwagon
The New York Times Company announced yesterday that it’s starting a wine club. An un-bylined article in the Times’ business section today reports that the new business, called (suprise) the New York Times Wine Club, is one of several ventures the company has been exploring as its advertising sales have dried up. The club will be run independently of the paper’s food and wine sections, and will deliver wine priced at two levels in six-bottle shipments to members every one to three months
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Losing Money, The Times Hits the Bottle
Music video of I Have A Lover (애인있어요) by Lee Eun-mi from her Ma Non Tanto album in 2005. Still highly popular these days; it’s the most sung song in Korean karaoke for the first half of 2009… Lee Eun-mi did extremely well with the song, and the lyrics were cleverly written… the song can express unrequited love, a show of affection, or to mourn a broken relationship depending on the audiences/singers’ mood. It’s beautiful regardless for those who can’t understand the language.
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Lee Eun-mi – I Have A Lover music video
Entertainment snippet from various sources… Japan – Norika Sakai’s old song tops download ranking following her arrest ; how ironic is that? [ Japantoday ] Korea – Lee Min-ho for Trugen ( pic ) [ Stareastasia ] Korea – Jo In-sung’s military life [ K-popped ] Korea – Lee Seung-gi on High Cut mag [ Omona ] Korea – BigBang’s Daesung injured in car crash [ SYP ] Taiwan – Jay Chou to make Hollywood debut in Green Hornet [ Stareastasia ] USA – K-pop group Wonder Girls at Teen Choice [ K-popped ] USA – Electric guitar pioneer Les Pauldies at 94; RIP [ Wiki ] Entertainment roundup (August 14, 2009) from YeinJee’s Asian Blog
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Entertainment roundup (August 14, 2009)