Clarissa Wei
Clarissa Wei is a freelance journalist who writes about food systems and minority cultures. She has researched extensively on the topics of Chinese food and sustainable agriculture and is a certified permaculture designer.
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Durian is a polarizing fruit. You either hate it or love it and there's rarely any middle ground. While others have compared it to gym socks, feces, or rotten meat -- my two cents is that the smell is reminiscent of overly-ripened mangoes.
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The Los Angeles City Council is discussing a motion give Angelenos free Wi-Fi service.
Asian pastries are spongier than the Western counterparts, less sweet, the frosting is lighter, and the flavors are arguably more eclectic.
A wildfire raging on in Riverside County has burned through 10,000 acres.
Sichuan cuisine is one of four great Chinese cooking traditions and is known for being tongue-numbingly spicy. This restaurant offers one of the better Sichuan menus in the SGV.
Although Dai Ho Restaurant is only open 3.5 hours each day, six days a week, it has had enough patrons to sustain itself for nearly three decades.
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Following a Cinema Series screening of "RED 2," the director Dean Parisot answered questions from the audience.
KCET will be airing all the season one episodes of 'Borgen' from July 21-25, nightly at 10 p.m.