Gil Asakawa
Journalist at Freelance
Copywriter, journalist, blogger, online content, social media, author & speaker on AAPI topics. Cultural communications consultant, subject matter expert.
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2 days ago |
westword.com | Gil Asakawa
It was a raucous grand-opening celebration. The members of Guiding Mountain Dragon and Lion Dance Association were assembled in colorful costumes, with members at their drums and gongs, their banners flapping in the sunny noontime breeze at the Far East Center on May 10. They were going to announce — and loudly, at that — for the assembled crowd that Teahee, a new addition to the strip mall that is the heart of the Little Saigon district on South Federal Boulevard, was now open for business.
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5 days ago |
westword.com | Gil Asakawa
The food world changed during the COVID pandemic. The rules of shopping and dining all switched, at least for a time. You couldn't eat out, so you ate much more at home. With shopping at the supermarket curtailed, the best alternative was often home delivery, from both restaurants and stores. But now, that time may have ended.
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1 week ago |
westword.com | Gil Asakawa
Mendocino Farms, a fast-casual chain named after the northern California town where a co-founder's family was from, has now arrived in booming Cherry Creek North, its first stop on an expansion into the state. There will be more locations popping up in the near future, including in downtown, Highland, Centennial and Boulder. The original location in El Segundo, California, was opened in 2005 by husband-and-wife duo Mario Del Pero and Ellen Chen.
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1 week ago |
westword.com | Gil Asakawa
Taw Win Thai and Burmese Restaurant, one of only two eateries in Denver that serves Burmese cuisine, had been open less than a year when it suffered a crushing blow in July 2022: Owner Ma Kaing, a 47-year-old refugee and community advocate, was killed by a stray bullet as she was unloading food from her car in front of her apartment near East Colfax Avenue.
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1 week ago |
westword.com | Gil Asakawa
Modern Vietnamese restaurant Sắp Sửa keeps bringing home awards and adding to Denver's place on the national culinary map. Its latest recognition again comes from the James Beard Foundation, which just announced its TasteTwenty list of up-and-coming chefs. The roster includes Anna and Ni Nguyen, the founders of Sắp Sửa, which was named a semifinalist for a James Beard Award in January, but didn't make the next cut.
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Not just the usual noodles: Food writer Jonathan Shikes of the Denver Post has a roundup of restaurants in the area that serve "weird" ramen, and the list includes some of my favorite legit ramen shops, including Osaka Ramen, Tokio and Ramen Star. https://t.co/qses3naDd4
The Japanese American story, told in an engaging graphic novel: "But, Where Are You REALLY From?" is an exquisitely produced and thoughtfully written graphic novel designed to appeal to students of all ages. https://t.co/BDNK163lkj https://t.co/8FnPFL2gSj
Would you do it? John Daub of Only In Japan tried out a new service tourists can use to reduce the amount of clothes, and therefore, luggage, they take to visit. Any Wear, Anywhere, lets you RENT clothes for your trips and they'll be at your destinations https://t.co/Pbabtkbs0v