Author Archives: Val

Shine On Harvest Moon

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Chinatown, Los Angeles, California China marks the autumn equinox with the Moon Festival (also known as the Mid-Autumn, Lantern Festival or Mooncake festival). The celebration is traditionally held on the 15th of the 8th lunar month, although … Continue reading

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The Full Brazilian

Brazilian Day at the La Brea Tar Pits Los Angeles, California With no disrespect intended, mention “Brazilian” and some people think, “wax”, but in Los Angeles on the weekend closest to the anniversary of Brazil’s independence from Portugal, the sticky … Continue reading

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Out In The Street

The Street Hawker truck- Singaporean street food Los Angeles County, California Street hawkers were once a thriving part of the Singaporean landscape, providing cheap and plentiful food from stalls on the street, as well as dysentery, ptomaine, salmonella and a … Continue reading

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I Like Them French Fried Potaters

French Fries Belgium In 2003 (by demand of two Republican Representatives), the United States Congress cafeteria renamed French fries “Freedom fries” in an effort to slight the country of France for not participating in the Iraq war. Thankfully, the utter … Continue reading

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Use The Fork, Luke

The Chosun One 8 oz. Burger Bar, Hollywood, California My friend and fellow unusual food writer Eddie Lin had been telling me for weeks that I needed to try what he loosely called a “kimchi burger” that was a featured … Continue reading

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