In the Philippines, lechón is often served with vinegar, lechon sauce (made out of chicken livers or liver pate combined with vinegar, garlic, and pepper),[5] plum sauce, or other sauces, or with other seasonings or accompaniments. When serving lechon, it is usually well decorated with vegetables in a big plate and an apple is placed on the pig's mouth.

Asian Feastival is a one-day culinary festival and tasting event celebrating local, authentic Asian cuisines in Queens. Feastival goers will have the chance to see, taste and appreciate the diverse culinary landscape of Queens all in one place.

This restaurant caught the attention of ABC news in New York.  It is a Chinese restaurant with cuisine reflecting the region of Quingdao, China.  The food is very different from the typical offering of Chinese food that many have come to know.

The Humboldt Current causes a dizzying array of seafood and shellfish to amass off the coast. Popular dishes that take advantage of this bounty include caldillo de congrio, a stew made of conger eel and vegetables, as well as ostiones a la parmesana, scallops on the shell in melted butter and grilled Parmesan. Ceviches from the fresh catch of the day and seafood empanadas are often the tasty starters in many Chilean restaurants. Abalone, sea urchin, squid, swordfish and tuna regularly are on the menu, served in a wide range of presentations from raw to grilled.

Proceeds from Snoop's cup will benefit the Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL), a Los Angeles-based football club founded by the entertainer himself 6 years ago to help inner-city kids spend their free time in a healthy, safe environment.

The Film: The Takers probably will have most women at Hello with its gorgeous multi cultural cast including Idris Elba, Hayden Christensen, T.I., Paul Walker, Michael Ealy and Chris Brown.  I wouldn't have wasted one dollar just getting a gander at this cast but all gawking aside, Matt Dillion, Zoe Saldana, the Oscar nominated Marianne Jean Baptiste and Jay Hernandez round out a talented cast.  This movie goes all the way to the bank with entertainment.  With gritty cinematography, fast moving action and great chemistry between the actors.  The Takers 20 million heist took over 20 million at the box office to capture the number one spot on its opening weekend. 

Facebook fan Lori Phifer shared with us that Buss Up Shots is a must have Caribbean recipe so we did a little digging and found this one.  Enjoy!

From September 2 to 5th, get a taste of Beverly Hills. There will be wine tasting, celebrity, chefs, seminars and various sorts of events from the art of drink mixing to  a celebration event with International pop star Natasha Bedingfield.

In 1983, the world heard the words, "Here she is, Ms America." It was quite the feat as the she layered the expression "Black is beautiful" with her light skin, golden hair and blue eyes.  Many Americans had not acknowledged the vast shades of African American beauty until Williams won.

Located in the Greenbriar area of Chesapeake is Passion Restaurant providing fine dining by Chef Garrett Barner.  Do not be deceived by the location in the strip-mall.  Fine Dining is happening here.  Many restaurants are guarded about table clothes, putting glass covers over them.  At Passion the table linens are completely exposed just fine dining would dictate.  

As for cuisine, it is a delight.  For starters, the she-crab soup is fabulous with its large lumps of truffle oil infused crab meat.  The presentation almost humorously clever yet elegant with its crab claws placed as a star attraction in the soup.