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Posted by The Glutster
August 12, 2009

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East L.A Drunk Punks on Real Chinese Food: Delicious Food Corner

“Oi! Oi! Oi!…East L.A Drunk Punks!” Growing in up in the East L.A Punk scene will always be a part of me. Tight pants, being buzzed in a many backyard gigs with a halfway-gone 40 oz, ready for another swig–were my early teen years in a nutshell. Most of the “O.G homiez” disappeared via having…
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Posted by The Glutster
August 4, 2009

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Durian Encounters: Tania Hernandes

Based on my long standing infatuation with the luscious, acquired flesh of the aromatic Durian fruit, I will be starting a new series of video segments labeled Durian Encounters, in which I will record people’s first encounters with this “King of Fruits” as it is known as. For any of those not in the exotic…
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Posted by The Glutster
September 15, 2008

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Pricy Epiphanic Moon Cakes: Kee Wah Bakery

When I saw just about everyone in my Chinese class giving my professor these scrumptious looking round pastries, I knew something was up. Next thing I knew, I was at Kee Wah Bakery elbowing and shouldering through all the perennial pandemonium for these little, pricey pies It was the Mid-Autumn Festival aka Moon Festival this…
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Posted by The Glutster
July 14, 2008

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Taking L.A For Granted: Unveiling The New Chinatowns and Thai Taste Trekking

Living here in this daily struggle we have accepted as life–from home to work, anticipative activities to spontaneous situations–it can get quite easy to get stuck and not notice a lot of stuff around us, usually obscure to us, but brimming with history if given the chance. All those Asian signs you pass by, in…
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Posted by The Glutster
December 27, 2007

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Stinkin', Grillin' and Stewin': Cocary Bar-B-Q Restaurant

I wouldn’t call this place shabu-shabu, even if there is a huge sign on the windows claiming it. Nor would I call it Korean BBQ, even if they do have tiny plates of sweet, spicy Kimchi and platters of raw, marinated beef. I would just call it Chinese Hot Pot…with a couple of little grilling…
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Posted by The Glutster
August 6, 2007

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Taking a Vato for some Dim Sum: Elite Restaurant

Living in East L.A basically leaves you stuck with extremely limited dining options; (1) Stay home and put together whatever foods you feel like concocting. (2) Go out to eat a Taco, Burrito or some other greasy Ameri-Chinese-Mexican options kicked up a notch with Tapatio. or (3) Busting a mission to wherever you feel like…
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Posted by The Glutster
December 10, 2006

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Carb-ing out at China Islamic

This is one of those restaurants that isn’t open in the in-between time of Lunch and Dinner(i had to learn this the hard way!!!) So it was really hard for us to finally have a chance to try it out. After reading the article on L.A Magazine that made their Green Onion Sesame Bread seem…
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