That insular world has irrevocably changed and can only be had in the recalling. So many of us have scattered. But I take comfort in… more »

As I watched Julie and Julia I thought this is my story. Except my Julia Child was Madhur Jaffrey.

Glasgow City Council is thinking of trademarking chicken tikka masala. Like Scotch whisky or champagne.

In a both hilarious and frightening turn of events, state representative Cynthia Davis (R-MO), of Missouri, has opposed offering subsidized lunches for poor students over… more »

A little girl digging in a trashcan for spaghetti. I couldn’t erase that image from my mind after a friend recently showed me a film… more »

yoblogger’s Erricka X and Jazmyne talk about the biggest thing since sliced bread: Oprah’s free chicken! Watch as they pontificate about hair, chicken, and of… more »

Yoblogger’s Jazmyne Young shares her thoughts on the recent threat of Swine Flu (now H1N1) around the world, and unique cultural beliefs about consuming swine. … more »

New Year’s eve. As Israeli missiles begin to fall on Gaza, my family and I are at the Outback Steakhouse in southern Seoul waiting for… more »

On the Olympics score rating, my level of sports fan-ness is about a 4.5 – save a point or so for my occasional patriotic ‘Go-Team-USA’… more »

Vietnamese are a notoriously adaptable people. Some went from working in the rice field to working in Silicon Valley. The Cao Dai Religion is the… more »

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