ED NOTE: Check out my Photo Gallery of Sapa http://www.pbase.com/ckuhn55/sapa Charming waterfalls in Sapa Challenging times for Sapa Sapa’s terraced fields suggested for world heritage recognition The transplanting season is the most beautiful in Sapa, so photographers and tourists have flocked to this mountainous area. Source: Dan Tri
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Sapa I miss you
Chinese Pancake is not a commonly available hawker food in Penang so you really got to know exactly where to find it. A popular stall, which is my mom’s favorite used to operate along Beach Street. It was so good she would travel all the way to Penang from Sungai Petani just to savour it.
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Chinese Pancake (Apom Pisang & Raisins) @ Sim Kim San Coffee Shop, Rangoon Road
GLENDALE – Rosso , Glendale’s popular Sparr Heights neighborhood wine shop and wine bar , announced it will be expanding into the adjacent storefront, doubling the size of the shop.
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Eaterwire: Chefs Picnic Club at the Bowl, Rosso Wine Expands, Run on Huckleberry Chicken
Radio Room, the Edison’s monthly showcase of “the world’s most talented bartenders ” returns tomorrow night (May 25). Local mixology master Vincenzo Marianella from Santa Monica’s Copa d’Oro will be joined by H. Joseph Ehrmann from Elixir in San Francisco and Hamish McShane , all the way from Bayswater Brasserie in Sydney, Australia.
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Liquid Highway in Greenville, South Carolina I’ve become increasingly disenfranchised with big coffee chains, and especially Starbucks. I just feel violated often when I walk out of Starbucks and see how much I paid for coffee. Now don’t get me wrong, I like a good Caramel Frappuccino, but yet again I feel like I have to reach into my retirement fund to pay for one.
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Liquid Highway, Greenville, South Carolina
The Farmhouse bacon cheeseburger from The Good Stuff Cookbook. As I mentioned this morning , Spike Mendelsohn’s new book, The Good Stuff Cookbook , hits shelves at the end of this month, and you can enter to win a copy by commenting on the previous post. For a little sneak peek of what’s in the book (and just in time for Memorial Day cooking!), check out this recipe for the Farmhouse bacon cheeseburger, courtesy of Wiley Paperback
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Recipe: Good Stuff Farmhouse Bacon Cheeseburger
Peanuts, goda masala, tamarind, jaggery, bitter gourd, sesame seeds – add the entire gamut of tastes. Bharli Karli Stuffed Bittergourds Ingredients 3 medium or 6 small bittergourds Stuffing 1 onion, finely chopped approx = 1 cup 1/4 cup fresh coconut 1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds 1/4 cup roasted,unsalted peanuts powdered/daanyache koot salt to taste 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro 1 tsp grated jaggery 1/2 tsp tamarind pulp 1 tbsp goda masala 1/2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste Tempering 1 tbsp oil 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp asafoetida 1/2 tsp turmeric powder Garnish 1 tbsp chopped cilantro/coriander leaves Method 0
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Bharli Karli
A new edition of Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken’s Border Grill quietly opened its doors last Wednesday (May 19) in a commercial kiosk at 601 Figueroa (at Wilshire) in Downtown. The tiny outpost (called Border Grill Stop ) opens weekdays at 6AM and serves modern Mexican and Southwestern breakfast and lunch to the business crowd. Susan Feniger was spotted in the kitchen during the run up to opening.
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Plywood Report: Border Grill Stop Opens Downtown
Copenhagen may lack the instantly recognisable iconic sights that define so many global cities, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. Visitors to many countries nowadays spend their time traipsing from one photo opportunity to another and leave little time to get to know the feel of the city around them. This is not the case in Copenhagen .
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Top 5 Attractions in Copenhagen
My friend Allyson McGrane (Left Right Minds) kindly offered a pair of tickets for me to give away on my blog for The Boy Who Went Outside , an original play-with-music based on the life and struggles of the American musical revolutionary Harry Partch. The play is directed by Conrad Alexandrowicz ( Wild Excursions Performance ), with a cast rounded up by Meghan Gardiner, Anna Hagan, Josue Laboucane, Michael Mori, Richard Newman and Linda Quibell
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A Local 4 Defenders hidden camera investigation finds out that a Redford sports bar is not only ignoring the new Michigan smoking ban, but also encouraging customers to puff away.
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Hidden Cam: Bar Ignores Smoking Ban
Mexican Steak Sandwich @ La Torta Sabrosa in SF How do you know a place is good to eat at when you have never been? One answer is a line of people that winds out the door and down the sidewalk. In the heart of the Mission District in San Francisco there is such a place called La Torta Sabrosa .
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La Torta Sabrosa, San Francisco, CA – Best Mexican Sandwich
There are a few Chinese Vegetarian Restaurants in Melbourne. Enlightened Cuisine in the CBD is probably the most popular one. Vegie Hut in Boxhill is the only vegan Yum Cha place in town and their faux meat dishes draw vegans from …
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In the Mood for Noodles: White Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant
DineEquity, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), the parent company of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP Restaurants, today announced that management will present a Company overview to investors at the Stephens Inc.
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DineEquity, Inc. to Present at Two Upcoming Investor Conferences
Suddenly out of nowhere a deep throated hack breaks the mood of the dining room. Guests turn their heads in unison towards the kitchen as the sous continues his phlegm filled chorus while plating a perfectly seared Ahi Tuna. With both hands full he has little time to cover his mouth as the Flu that has been stalking for days finally broke through the anti biotic barrier and captured his inner-self.
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Restaurant Chefs don’t need a Doctor’s Note to Cook Pasta
If you’re looking to grow your wine cellar there’s probably no better time. Acker Merall & Condit, America’s oldest fine wine merchant will be offering a single cellar sale on May 28th & 29th. With an estimated value of US$16 million, it will be the largest wine auction ever conducted in Asia and the third largest in the world.
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The Largest Wine Auction in Asia Ever
Darden Restaurants has joined the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation . It’s uncertain, though, what that will mean for the fare at Olive Garden, Red Lobster and other Darden chains.
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Restaurants: Wait and see for Darden on right-weight initiative
Well, we are a week away from the official start to the barbecue season. Although this past year I have been very good about grilling regardless of the weather- but there is something special about this time of year. Everyone dusts off the outside furniture and the grill getting ready for lazy summer days
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Memorial Day Recipes: Moroccan Style Lamb Burgers with Harissa Sauce
Perhaps as his defenders claim Kentucky’s senatorial candidate Rand Paul is not a racist, but … Even though he says he would have voted for it, it seems unlikely he would enforce the 1964 Civil Rights Act with any vigor. He believes that it should not apply to businesses such as luncheonettes. On the Rachel Maddow show, despite his slippery answers to her queries on this subject, he did reply “Yes” to Maddow’s question of whether a private business should have the right to refuse to serve black people
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L’addition: on discrimination
My good friend Minna ( The Network Hub ) and I had a series of meetings in the suburban city of New Westminster (originally, the capital of British Columbia), a few weeks ago. We hadn’t really had lunch so we stopped at Quantum Deli Bistro for a quick bite to eat on our way back
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Quantum Deli Bistro (New Westminster)