Cook This: Filipino Chicken Adobo
Tonight, I’m cooking the quintessential Filipino Dish: Chicken Adobo. Our family is from the northern part of the Philippine islands. For every Filipino cook, there’s a different adobo. For example, Continue reading
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Archive for: April 2012
Marley, a Documentary on the Definitive Reggae Rockstar and Revolutionary
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds. Certain songs cut to the core of moments or chapters in one’s life. One song for me is Continue reading
Help Me Win a Travel Writing Scholarship to SE Asia? Pretty Please?
Update, May 15, 2012: My entry is not on the scholarship shortlist. On Friday, I sent in my application to the 2012 World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship. This is a Continue reading
Oh, it’s THAT KIND OF PARTY: Spa Lei, Seoul, South Korea
Returning to Seoul after our meeting-packed first day, we wanted to go to a spa, a can’t-miss activity said a Korean-American friend. We hadn’t shaken jet lag and needed pampering. Lonely Continue reading
Serving Drunkards Since 1902: Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, 4802 N. Broadway
In a town where bars come and go like the whims of our infamous gale-force winds, Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Uptown remains defiant, surviving Da Mare, riots and over Continue reading
How to Help Spammers on Pinterest in Four Easy Steps
A Quick Primer on Pinterest: Pinterest is a site where folks collect and share online content (their own and others’). The service is free to users. Each idea shared on Continue reading
Booze and 5 More Reasons You Shouldn’t Let the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s River Cruise Pass You By (Thanks, Julia Roberts)
As moviegoers learn in romcoms like this scene from My Best Friend’s Wedding starring Julia Roberts and the swoon-worthy timbre of Durmot Mulroney, you can’t let a good thing pass you Continue reading
Eat Here: Glenn’s Diner, 1820 W. Montrose, Chicago
There’s something special about a place where the owner has his phone number printed on every receipt. Most times I’ve eaten here, I’ve seen the owner, Glenn, chatting up customers Continue reading
