Bon Appegeek

Wait. Is this thing on? ::tap tap:: Wow. I have drafts in this here blog from three years ago, including an essay on why, in sandwiches and burgers, does the cheese have to go on top? Why can’t cheese ever be on the bottom? Is it because it melts and you don’t want it on [...]

I’ve met people who eat chocolate every day, survive on chocolate when depressed, and smoke chocolate after sex. You know those people. Perhaps you are one. Well, not me, I’m stronger than that. Chocolate can’t take me on its own—it takes two to take me down. Caramel plus chocolate works. Almonds can help out. Recently [...]

My 33rd birthday is coming up. A few weeks ago my mother, a salt & pepper-haired woman fast approaching her 60s, looked at my hair and said, “You have as much white hair as I do.” “WHAT?” “In the back there, I see a lot of white hairs.” “NO YOU DON’T.” “Yes I—” “YOU’RE SUPPOSED [...]

You will always find the following at your local Salvation Army thrift store: 1) A dusty Graniteware roasting pan, circa 1978, with or without matching lid. 2) Replica poultry, circa 1956. 3) Something with googly eyes, circa “No era’s not a good era for googly eyes.” I just happened to have been unsuccessfully hunting for [...]

Why would I, a non-Indian food blogger, write about Indian food when you could easily read about it on blogs written by Indians? I’ll tell you why: I, unlike most Indians, harness the power of the Germans. As a Korean-American who likes to make Indian cheese with German ingredients for use in Italian dishes, I’m [...]