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Delicious Vietnam #19 – November 2011 Round-Up

November 22, 2011

Ethnically Chinese but born in Vietnam, my parents fled Saigon for a better life in their late-20s with me barely 2 years old. We ended up in New York City with few physical possessions but with a life-long affinity to Vietnamese food. Growing up, and not realizing it at the time, I could always distinguish [...]

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A Morning @ Tavola – learning about Moritsuke, food styling with Fiona Archibold, and gawking at shiny knives

October 6, 2011

I’ve been feeling a little under the weather this week with either allergies or a bad cold and with all the sneezing and sniffling I felt like my head was going to fall off and explode. Feeling a bit better today and probably shouldn’t be drinking this glass of white wine in my hand, but [...]

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A Cake-a-Thon for UAE Food Bloggers

September 30, 2011

Last weekend was a busy one for Fooderati Arabia (aka FiA) – the UAE food bloggers group. On Friday, we celebrated FiA’s one-year birthday with a sugar-high afternoon full of cakes, cakes, and more cakes. Yes, a Cake-a-thon! Then on Saturday, we attended a Food Bloggers Breakfast at Tavola where we were given presentations on [...]

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Happy 1st Birthday UAE Food Bloggers!

July 27, 2011

A few months ago, my friend and fellow food blogger, Nausheen from Dubai Bites, sent me a link to a Facebook group and suggested that I join. Since it was a food related group, I didn’t hesitate to click “Ask to Join Group”. The best thing about it? It was local – involving primarily UAE [...]

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A World Without Pork or Beef? – Which Could You Live Without?

June 15, 2011

If you are a non-discriminating carnivore and enjoy eating both pork and beef but suddenly had to live in a world without one or the other, which would you choose? Two months ago, on a trip to India, where cows are sacred and beef is rarely served on menus except at some hotel restaurants, I decided that [...]

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Something is Wrong With My Blog’s Email Subscriptions and Feeds

June 14, 2011

If you are reading my blog via RSS or email subscription, apologies for my posts not showing up in full text format. For some reason, it is only showing the first 40 characters. Please bear with me as I try to figure out what is wrong – I have been banging my head on the [...]

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On Blogging As a Mom and Time Management

June 13, 2011

I wrote an article on bizchickblogs that was just published. Please check it out here: How to be a Blogging Mom and Time Management Guru.

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Welcome to Ginger and Scotch!

April 25, 2011

Out and About in Dubai is now Ginger and Scotch! I felt the need to rebrand and also have the blog name match the url. In the next couple of weeks, you’ll see more changes to the look-and-feel as I slowly implement the new blog design. The content will still be the same: ramblings on [...]

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