So, my week ‘off’ has been a success.\u00a0 I’ve thoroughly enjoyed not writing or editing, but I think it’s time to get back to a manuscript.\u00a0 Honestly, it feels like something is missing in my day. I have a relatively clear schedule next week to get started, and a novel that’s in need of moving to a final draft.<\/p>\n

In other news, Dubai is back!\u00a0 I received the most amount of invitations since March, and I’m booked through the end of the month.\u00a0This week saw me visiting Claw BBQ with the Bookers (come for the margaritas, stay for the people watching and\u00a0overheard loo conversations), a trip to Tresind to see Chef Himanshu and Helen in conjunction with Dubai Summer Surprises (thanks to the team for sending me home with some treats for Hubs), and back to BOCA to try some upcoming dishes for the menu (the mushroom risotto is insanely good).\u00a0 I also stopped into Penrose Lounge for a quick meeting\u00a0and had both Pinsanity and a delicious olive oil cake from London Dairy Cafe\u00a0delivered.\u00a0 Finally, I was approached by African + Eastern to partner with Carlsberg and their Hops for Hops program (look for more of this next week).<\/p>\n

A side note for brands and those who manage social media.\u00a0 If an account tags you with the most minor of incorrect information, it’s probably best not to respond negatively towards them.\u00a0 For a restaurant to say something when they should have said nothing, well, what used to be a neutral view of them is now a decidedly negative one! #vaguepostisvague<\/p>\n

Links, please?<\/p>\n

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• Pushing for\u00a0food justice<\/a>.\u00a0Self<\/em><\/li>\n
• The history of\u00a0astronaut ice cream<\/a>.\u00a0Serious Eats<\/em><\/li>\n
• Have a question about food history?\u00a0This is your site<\/a>.\u00a0The Sifter<\/em><\/li>\n
• I wrote a foreword.\u00a0Buy the cookbook here<\/a>\u00a0(and help the Filipino Food Movement).WG Magazines<\/em><\/li>\n
• Smores Pop-Tarts<\/a>\u00a0ARE the best Pop-Tarts (fight me).\u00a0Jezebel<\/em><\/li>\n
• Me, this week<\/a>.\u00a0NPR<\/em><\/li>\n
• How to vote<\/a>\u00a0(State by State).\u00a0Axios<\/em><\/li>\n
• The\u00a0best sandwich ever<\/a>?\u00a0Twitter<\/em><\/li>\n
• Sure,\u00a0Eggos cereal<\/a>.\u00a0Serious Eats<\/em><\/li>\n
• Sure,\u00a0Mermaid waffles<\/a>.\u00a0Twitter<\/em><\/li>\n
• Sure,\u00a0banana chicken casserole<\/a>.\u00a0Gastro Obscura<\/em><\/li>\n
• Listen from about 29 minutes,\u00a0for my most recent outing to Dubai Eye<\/a>. We were on location at long time fave, Tresind.\u00a0Dubai Eye<\/em><\/li>\n
• There’s garlic, and then\u00a0there’s this<\/a>.\u00a0Twitter<\/em><\/li>\n
• What\u00a0convenience foods<\/a>\u00a0do you always buy? For me, it’s ramen and cornbread.\u00a0LifeHacker<\/em><\/li>\n
• 10\/10 would eat a\u00a0Mocha Chocolate KitKat<\/a>.\u00a0The Takeout<\/em><\/li>\n
• 2020 sucks,\u00a0put burrata on everything<\/a>.\u00a0The Kitchn<\/em><\/li>\n
• For my Dubai peeps,\u00a0an interesting look at alcohol sales<\/a>\u00a0in 2020.\u00a0The Independent<\/em><\/li>\n
• Writing recipes<\/a>\u00a0people can understand.\u00a0Heated<\/em><\/li>\n
• No James Beard winners<\/a>\u00a0this year.\u00a0Grub Street<\/em><\/li>\n
• Want to hear me talk about\u00a0my author life<\/a>?\u00a0IGTV<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  This weekend we’re over to our younger besties for a chill.\u00a0 I’m having Palazzo Versace deliver high tea on Saturday (!), and I might also sneak over to the VIP sale at Hotelity.\u00a0 It’s been a minute since I’ve been to the Pointe, and I have plans to visit KYO next week.\u00a0 Otherwise, it’s time to get back to my books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  So, my week ‘off’ has been a success.\u00a0 I’ve thoroughly enjoyed not writing or editing, but I think it’s time to get back to a manuscript.\u00a0 Honestly, it feels like something is missing in my day. I have a relatively clear schedule next week to get started, and a novel that’s in need of moving to a final draft. In other news, Dubai is back!\u00a0 I received the most amount of invitations since March, and I’m booked through the end of the month.\u00a0This week saw me visiting Claw BBQ with the Bookers (come for the margaritas, stay for the people watching and\u00a0overheard loo conversations), a trip to Tresind to see Chef Himanshu and Helen in conjunction with Dubai Summer Surprises (thanks to the team for sending me home with some treats for Hubs), and back to BOCA to try some upcoming dishes for the menu (the mushroom risotto is insanely…<\/p>\n

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