Anna Mindess
Sign language interpreter by day, food writer by night; endlessly fascinated by the interplay of what we eat and who we are.
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- Dinner with The Spice Whisperer
- Sushi California: 27 years as Berkeley’s Beloved Japanese restaurant with an Okinawan Twist
- A Dozen Deaf Foodies Savor Gourmet Ghetto Tasting Tour in ASL
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- How to Buy a Live Fish in Oakland Chinatown for Chinese New Year
- Café Raj Creates Community and Great Food
- Mazatlán’s Endless Seafood Fiesta
- Watermelon and Pomegranate to celebrate Persian Longest Night of the Year
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Category Archives: Chinese food
A Dozen Deaf Foodies Savor Gourmet Ghetto Tasting Tour in ASL
In ASL, it’s no problem to “talk” when your mouth is full. Watch a short video produced for KQED Bay Area Bites where a dozen Deaf Foodies relish the tastes and history of Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto during a 3 hour tasting tour presented completely in American Sign Language (ASL) by food writer (and ASL interpreter) Anna Mindess through Edible Excursions Continue reading
Posted in ASL, Berkeley, Chinese food, desserts and sweets, Jewish Food, Politeness, tasting tours
Tagged Alegio chocolate, american sign language, ASL, Cheese board, chez panisse, deaf, Deaf culture, Edible Excursions, food appreciation, gourmet ghetto, Imperial Tea Court, Lush, Lush gelato, Peet's Coffee and tea, Saul's, saul's deli, Soop, The local butcher, Vintage Wine
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Thy Tran’s Asian Cooking Classes Highlight Techniques to Empower Students
Thy Tran’s classes in Asian cooking at OACC and 18 Reasons focus on techniques to empower her students. Besides imparting the secrets to making tasty dishes from a range of Asian cuisines, the knowledgeable chef and author includes history, culture and science. Interview with Thy Tran. Continue reading
Immerse Yourself in a World of Asian Flavors at Richmond’s Pacific East Mall
Take your palate on a trip of exotic Asian flavors at nearby Pacific East Mall in Richmond. Dine in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese or Thai restaurants. And sample sweets from around the globe. Adventurous cooks and homesick transplants will find almost any Asian ingredient at 99 Ranch. Continue reading
Tasting Singapore’s Sweets — in Oakland too
A recent trip to Singapore opened up a wonderland of sweet treats, including refreshingly cold Ice Kachang and Chendol and warming sweet bean soups and coconut milk with yam and coconut jelly. Several of these special desserts can also be found in Oakland’s Chinatown, if you know where to look. Continue reading
Hot on the Taro Trail
Taro-obsessed, East Bay writer goes hunting for ethnic restaurants that cook up this tropical plant in various incarnations and details her Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese and Hawaiian discoveries, both savory and sweet. Continue reading
A Year of Cross-Cultural Culinary Encounters — and a Giveaway!
East Bay Ethnic Eats happily celebrates its first birthday. In the past year, this blog has provided me a ticket to explore my passion: the intersection of food and culture. With this forum to share my discoveries, I let my … Continue reading
Voyage to 99 Ranch Market-Land
Go on an instant trip to exotic lands by visiting Richmond’s 99 Ranch Market, a shopping emporium of Chinese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Filipino, Japanese and Indonesian foodstuffs. More than an ocean of fresh fish and hard to find fruits and vegetables. Snacks in un-dreamed of flavor combinations. Continue reading
Posted in Chinese food, Filipino food, Indonesian food, Japan, Korean food, Taiwanese food, Thai food, Vietnamese food
Tagged 99 Ranch Market, Ranch 99 Market
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You Don’t Have to be Chinese…to Eat Lucky Food for Lunar New Year
Chinese New Year celebrations include many symbolic foods, whose names are homonyms for luck, wealth and many other terms of good fortune. Continue reading
Posted in Chinese food, lucky food
Tagged Chinese New Year lucky food, Gung Hay Fat Choy, lucky food, Pomelo
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