by Paul Ogata | Apr 28, 2017 | Blog
Just back from a bunch of amazing shows in Malaysia. I always love doing shows there, and especially in Kota Kinabalu as it reminds me of where I grew up in Hawaii. But in KK (as the locals call Kota Kinabalu) they have a dish I never ever encountered my whole life...
by Paul Ogata | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog
Back in April, when I was last in mainland China doing shows, I told you about the crazy English translations on Chinese menus. Well, I’m back in Beijing this week and caught more of these wonders of culinary miscommunication. They have to be joking, right?...
by Paul Ogata | Apr 22, 2014 | Blog
With all the money that China seems to have at its disposal, it is curious that the menus there are screwed up. Badly. Consider this post an official offer to provide my services for menu translation. Fortunately, until China hires me to rectify the situation, their...
by Paul Ogata | Jun 11, 2012 | Blog
I may be in the desert, but the military is taking great care of me. Needless to say, I’m having some really good food days out here. But the best food day ever? Well, that happened three months ago. Funny comic/friend/culinary-adventure-guide Spencer Dobson had...
by Paul Ogata | Dec 11, 2011 | Blog, Video
As you may already know, I am a master chef. After the Saturday shows at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club in Las Vegas, I concocted a new dessert for the other guys on the show: Rice Cream! I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but “Toot! Toot!” This was...
