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Beef Rendang

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This Beef Rendang was one of the dishes I learned how to cook one rainy afternoon at Russel Wong’s home (yes, the Russel Wong from Bourdain’s Singapore espisode). His wife Judy can cook about as well as Russel can shoot a portrait, after an afternoon sweating over a wok, we were sitting down with friends [...]

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Yuzu Kosho (Yuzu Chili Paste)

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Hot sauce is my favorite condiment. Whether you’re talking Tapatio, Sriracha, or Blair’s Ultra Death, I love them all. You could put that stuff on crusty boot-leather and it would make it taste good. I mean what else can you think of that can be squirted onto airline food to make it palatable?

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Lamb with Green Chili Masala

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Preparing for a long trip can be a lot of work, but I try and make the most of it. You might say I’m a bit of a pack-rat, especially in the kitchen, and a trip is a great excuse to finish off those lingering bags of legumes in the back of the cupboard. I [...]

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Ramp Chili Oil (Taberu Rayu)

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My love of ramps has been well documented in the past. Ramp pesto, ramp kimchi, and sunchoke and ramp soup are just a few of the ways I’ve welcomed the coming of spring the past few seasons. So great is my obsession, that springtime in New York and the garlicky aroma of dew covered ramps [...]

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Kimchi Jigae (Kimchi Soup)

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Given my recent sojourn in Korea I thought it only appropriate to do a post I’ve been meaning to do for a very long time: Kimchi Jigae (김치 찌개). Depending on who you ask, you may see it transliterated as Kimchi Chigae, Kimchi Soup or Kimchi Stew, but it all refers to the same bubbling, [...]

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Spicy Lemongrass Crab

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Although I’ve lived in Manhattan for over 3 years now, I haven’t actually been to many of the hallmark sites that are synonymous with “New York”. I’ve never been to the top of the Empire State building, and the Statue of Liberty was only a spot on the horizon I’d admired from a distance until [...]

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Chicken Coconut Rice

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When I was little, I had a very active imagination and instead of practicing my cursive or memorizing times tables, I’d often doze off, letting my day dreams pull me down the rows of faux wood desks and out of the pale green classroom. To this day, my cursive is atrocious and my ability to [...]

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Ginger Lime Buffalo Wings

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I’m a huge fan of Southern fried chicken. Luscious bits of buttermilk brined chicken with a thick crunchy crust that looks like the forehead of an aging pug. When the urge hits, I’ll even tuck into a bucket of the Colonel’s Original Recipe to get my fix. I’m a fried chicken whore though and my [...]

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