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No such thing as Filipino fine dining

By darleene | Published: March 3, 2010

All my Filipino friends on Facebook have been sharing this recent article in the L.A. Times about, despite the abundance of classically-trained chefs of Filipino descent, how none of them seem willing to start a fine dining restaurant featuring Filipino food. The article appeared to be the centerpiece of the Food section for that day, [...]

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Pilipinos lub bessball

By darleene | Published: September 16, 2009

I’m dreading the morning — after a vacation, a day of jet lag, then three days of packing, moving and unpacking, I’m pretty exhausted. And I’m now in the throes of feeling pregnancy uncomfortableness — swollen, sore feet, sore calves (especially after moving and carrying stuff up and down stairs) and lower back pain. Sigh. [...]

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