Taking a page from Paula Dean, Food Network’s super chef known for her Southern home cooking, McDonald’s is offering free Southern Style Chicken Biscuit with a purchase of a large drink. Today only. Dubbed the a.m. style biscuit, two home made biscuits between a chicken patty. The p.m. version is a sandwich. [...]

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(Jack in the Box: BBQ Sirloin Burger commercial)

(Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on Food Network)
Jack in the Box, the King of fast food advertisements, sits on a throne far apart from the McDonald’s and Burger King. Using humor as a tool, the commercials command attention and portray a blunt silliness. After all, Jack is [...]

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(Bordain in educational foie gras video)

(Bordain at El Bulli. Top notch fine dining restaurant)

(Bordain eating fetal duck egg: I ate it before in high school. My braces caught a few feathers)
It’s late past midnight. But I will sleep well tonight, thanks to Bordain. In the past few years, guilt lingered through my soul [...]

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Looking through the beautiful models in People magazine, my esteem lowers like boiling temperature in a once confident robust oven. With plump lips, flawless skin, and abs to die for, it is no wonder that many Americans worship these celebrities. But I took major relief when I viewed pictures of celebrities with out [...]

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Give me a quickie. Irritated from the 80 year old lady talking so loud at YMCA hot tub, I needed release. To be more exact, I need comfort food. Racing home, I grab my bag of Ajinomoto gyoza’s. Put a few, 12 to be exact, and wait 5 minutes for these [...]

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In the past weeks, I have had horrible dining experiences with poor service. Like Indiana Jones searching for the Holy Grail, hope is the only element I can truly count on. [...]

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As a published food writer and blogger, I often am asked “can you cook?” In my British accent I answer, “but of course.” “But of course” has been a line made famous from the marketing genius of Grey Poupon. Walk through the condiment section of your [...]

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I dined at Pagolac for the first time around four years ago. Jen H, my resident Vietnamese food expert, introduced me to Pagolac. Just like visiting an old high school friend, things have changed but for the better. A newly remodeled decor yet the food remains exciting. In the past few [...]

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In the past 10 days, I broke my own record. Performing my civic duties, I dined out eight times contributing to our restaurant economy. Here is the list: San Tung/In -N- Out Burgers/Ming Tai/Hong Kong Mayflower Lounge/Gordo’s burritos/Shanghai Dumpling House/Yan Yan.
Today, I feature Hong Kong breakfast which is foreign to most people. [...]

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Its simple to stimulate your taste buds and activate your dance beat, dine at Cha Cha Cha. As festive as its name suggest, Cha Cha Cha serves flavorful food that represents flavors [...]

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