A wasp sting is described as being “caustic”, comparable to dousing a wound with hydrochloric acid. I personally have never been stung by a wasp but if you’d like to approximate the burning sensation, I believe you can achieve it by suggesting that an Italian… Read More
(* Update 6/12/20: Zoom Recording can be found below. This was the second taping of this class in collaboration with HareClub, a digital community for men’s wellness and improvement.) (* These are recaps of our “Hidden Apron at Home” Instagram Live sessions held on my… Read More
(* During the first year of the pandemic, Julia Turshen (@turshen) hosted daily food writing classes on her Instagram with writing prompts and special guests. These are my responses to her prompts.) * I posted a modified Turon recipe using Caramelized Apples for a more… Read More
It’s hard to imagine profanity out of your own parents, much less them picking at fish heads in the middle of class. Then again, food, like family, often skews bizarre rather than romantic.
It was about a week before my 2016 birthday when I got an e-mail from a certain Ms. Jacqueline Chio-Lauri with the subject line: “2nd Try: An Invite to a Filipino Food Anthology”: That second e-mail – apparently I missed the first – listed Filipin@… Read More
