Growing up, one of my favorite places was Ping Yuen Bakery on the corner of Grant Ave. and Pacific Ave. A hop, skip, and a jump from my parent’s real estate office, you would find us there often, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and tea time. Though called Ping Yuen Bakery, it was an all-encompassing, eat-in Chinese …
My Dad made dinner most of the time. Every evening he would leave the office, shop for dinner ingredients, go back to the office, pick up my mom, then go home. Once home, he donned his apron and cranked out a typical Chinese meal in about 30-45 minutes. A typical meal consisted of a quick …
Sam Sifton’s What to Cook column in the NY Times is my usual starting point for what should I make for dinner during the week. I found Yossy Arefi’s Sheet Pan Miso-Honey Chicken and Asparagus in his column a little while ago and bookmarked it. Like so many others, I have jumped on the sheet …
More rain, more gray…will it ever end? Of course, it will but when? Last week, the high winds took out our power at home so we escaped to San Francisco for the day. Luckily, we had a brief, much-welcomed break in the weather and made the most of it. It was too gorgeous not to …
Bleary-eyed, I arrived home at 6:15 AM after dropping off Jamie at the airport at 5 AM. I actually live only 10 minutes from the airport. Are you wondering is California traffic that bad? A protracted goodbye with the kid? A flat tire? NOPE Being very nice, enabling parents, we offered to drop her off …
I feel if I am going to eat a meal that is associated with a holiday I ought to learn a little bit about that particular holiday and its significance to the culture or country of origin. The extent of my knowledge regarding St. Patty’s Day is corned beef and cabbage. So Friday as I …
Here in California, we have been battered by some extreme weather…more rain, snow and high winds than we have seen in a long, long time. I hope folks are staying safe, warm and dry. So we are having a somewhat subdued, quiet Pi Day. Especially since we haven’t had power all day! That’s not gonna …
I couldn’t help but tweak Eric Kim’s Roasted Chicken with Fish-Sauce Butter title. I added Croutons to the title because… lets be real, the croutons are the star of this dish. It reminds me of Roti Roti, a food truck fixture in the Bay Area. A simple winning formula of chickens roasting on a spit, …
I am seriously thinking about adding a new category to 3Jamigos. I’m going to call it “Everything Everywhere All at Eric”. Serving a dual purpose, a nod to the movie EEAAO and its amazing cast, and of course to Eric. For those of you not “in the know”, I am referring to Eric Kim, food …