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Home » Charles Wong

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Posted inMonday Night Foodball

Umamicue brings Texas barbecue—via Asia—to the next Monday Night Foodball

by Mike Sula June 22, 2022June 27, 2022

Her name is Odesza. Charles Wong’s bright red, 22-foot, 500-gallon mobile road pit comes from Texas, and so does the barbecue she smokes—at least in terms of method and material. But the flavors and textures of his brisket banh mi and smoked crab rangoon come from other lands. “I’ve always wanted to marry the Asian […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Kedai Tapao returns to kick off a summer of Monday Night Foodballs

by Mike Sula June 1, 2022June 27, 2022

Annnnd we’re back . . . Last January when the couple behind Malaysian pop-up Kedai Tapao took an extended winter break to visit the folks back in Kuala Lumpur, Jennifer Pou-Alesi spent her first week quarantined in the comfort of her old bedroom, eating home cooking and tapao (“takeout”) of her street hawker favorites (roti […]

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