Category Archives: bamee

01/29/2011

Taking it for granted

Allow me to get a little personal with you today. It’s been only a few months, but I feel like I know you already. I could tell you a long and boring personal story, but I have been told it … Continue reading →

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10/12/2010

Caught in the culture wars

    I vowed never to talk about this again, but Sunday’s “Bangkok Post” opinion piece about the state of Thai cuisine drove me, once again, to the keyboard (I don’t have many interests, and nothing else to talk about). … Continue reading →

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08/27/2010

Markets: the Original

Where I grew up, there where a place where the cool kids used to hang out called “the O”. It stood for “the Original”, although to be frank I have no idea how many versions of this Pittsburgh hot dog shop … Continue reading →

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