Als men niet een tafel had gereserveerd voor de wat ‘sjiekere voorzaal’ dan liet mijn Oma Keasberry de mensen doorlopen naar de wat meer informele achterzaal, waar mijn andere Oma (Oma Dee Delhaye) de bediening deed.Zo was het dat ik als tiener vaak achter in het domein van mijn Oma Dee aan tafel N1 zat;…
DetailsYounger Indo Americans eat more Indo Food than previously thought; Not only because it has more flavor and spice, but because it also helps them stay connected with their Indo heritage. According to some of the interim results of The Indo Survey 2012, over 50% of responses are coming from third and fourth generation Indo…
DetailsDe voorbereidingen voor de kookdemonstratie waren nog in volle gang achter de coulissen van de kookstudio ‘de Benkel’ van het Tong Tong Festival dit jaar, toen ik werd geroepen om even naar voren te komen. Er was een mevrouw die mij even wilde spreken. “Ik ben mevrouw Eveline Oudewaal; zei de aardige oudere dame. “Mijn…
DetailsWhile I was visiting a friend in a convalescence home the other day in LA, I noticed
[:en] In 2012, the Tong Tong Fair presented a stunning retrospective of the Dutch-Indonesian cuisine, one of the oldest fusion cuisines of the world. Even Grandma ‘Oma’ Keasberry and the family were featured at the exhibition, as an authority in the field of classical Dutch-Indonesian cuisine. OMA KEASBERRY IN THE TOP 5 OF THE MOST CONSULTED…
DetailsIndonesian fare is not so much different than Thai food when you compare the ingredients used in some dishes. From exotically exclusive to almost common cross country, Thai food has won the hearts of Americans. There are about 450,000 Thai people in America and about 400 Thai restaurants in Los Angeles alone. There are about…
DetailsIndonesia is getting on the bandwagon of ‘culinary diplomacy’ to improve the nation’s image and spark prosperity.
For the first time ever a Congress of Indonesia’s Diaspora (CID) was held in Los Angeles, from Friday July 6th – Sunday July 8th. The aim of this event was to give the Indonesian government ideas, and to come up with a strategy to ignite prosperity at home. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono encouraged Indonesian diasporas…
DetailsThe sun felt warmer to the face when it hit us by the time we came out of the train station on Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn. It was a true mid-summer Wednesday in NY.
What better way to start the day than with an egg shining you in the face?
