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Suite 101 Article: Asian Cultu...

Suite 101 Article: Asian Culture and the Use of Chopsticks
Posted by Erin De Santiago on Oct 1st, 2009
Considered one of the smartest eating utensils ever invented, the actual shape and size of chopsticks vary between the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultures. http://asiancuisine.suite101.com/article.cfm/asian_culture_and_the_use_of_chopsticks

El Dorado County Wineries: Lav...

El Dorado County Wineries: Lava Cap Winery
Posted by Erin De Santiago on Sep 22nd, 2009
Lava Cap Winery in Placerville, CA Lava Cap Winery is located in El Dorado County in the Sierra-Nevada foothills, about an hour east of Sacramento. Volcanic eruptions from now extinct volcanoes coated this area in lava, much of which has disappeared...

Thai Food Restaurants: Thai To...

Thai Food Restaurants: Thai Town in Taipei, Taiwan
Posted by Erin De Santiago on Sep 5th, 2009
Since we’ve been without AC for two days now in our apartment, we decided to go grab a quick lunch while waiting for the repairman to show.  Although a chain restaurant, Thai Town has received a number of positive reviews and comments from...

Washington Wineries: Bainbridg...

Washington Wineries: Bainbridge Island Vineyards & Winery on Puget Sound
Posted by Erin De Santiago on Aug 31st, 2009
Bainbridge Island Vineyards and Winery Bainbridge Island Vineyards and Winery is a local winery serving 100% estate grown wines since 1977. They primarily focus on sweeter whites which is in part due to the climate in the Puget Sound region. Their...

Hawaiian Food: Back Home in La...

Hawaiian Food: Back Home in Lahaina in Carson, CA
Posted by Erin De Santiago on Aug 31st, 2009
Back Home in Lahaina is a hidden gem off Carson Blvd. I used to eat here when I worked in the area and it was near impossible to get in if you tried to go at noon. I was down visiting my parents recently and this has now become one of their favorite...
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Considered one of the smartest eating utensils ever invented, the actual shape and size of chopsticks vary between the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultures. http://asiancuisine.suite101.com/article.cfm/asian_culture_and_the_use_of_chopsticks
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Lava Cap in Placerville, CA produces some great wines (winery review to follow!) and one of the bottles that made it to Taiwan with us is their Mourvedre Reserve.  Mourvedre is a Rhone varietal that tends to be a pretty tannic wine on its own.  Besides the southern Rhone Valley, it is common along...
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Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice In keeping with our unintentional theme of one dish meals the last two nights, we opted to make a rice dish last night. We already had chicken and pork so we were on to beef or shrimp.  I love coconut rice and pineapple so we did a shrimp fried rice with pineapple.  It...
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Côtes de Provence Rosé To pair with our leftover bifteki burgers, we opted to try another rosé we bought at random while grocery shopping.  Since we are basically limited in our wine options here on the island, we chose several rosés to pair with our pork dishes.  Rosés are the main wine that...