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Purple Yam at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar, Dec 15-17, 2011

December 15, 2011

Come join us at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar from Thursday – Saturday, December 15 – 17, 5 – 12 pm, at this humongous warehouse at 149 Kent Ave in Williamsburg.
The organizers, led by Joann Kim Nunez and Aaron Broudo, have brought together an immensely complex project into fruition.  Both Romy and I checked out the [...]

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Lechon Pork Belly for Christmas Eve (Noche Buena) at Purple Yam

December 9, 2011

There is nothing more delicious than lechon pork belly.  When we first tried it for Thanksgiving, we could not pass it up and will offer it again for Christmas Eve or Noche Buena as we call it in the Philippines.
The menu will be a la carte. Pls call (718) 940-8188 or email acbesa@prodigy.net for reservations. [...]

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Heritage Pork and Partridge for Thanksgiving at Purple Yam

November 21, 2011

We have much to be thankful for!  Happy Thanksgiving to all!
We are very thankful for all the support that our friends and family have given us for the past two years since we opened Purple Yam.  It’s been a tough two years and we are sure that many other people are struggling as well.  So [...]

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Purple Yam open Sat, closed Sun for Hurricane Irene

August 27, 2011

Saturday, August 27, we have Chef Romy and our Korean Chef Haegeen Kim at the Purple Yam stoves all day until about 9 or 10 pm.  It depends how many people still want dinner.
So get your adobo and kimchi fried rice fix NOW from the two best chefs we know!
Sunday, August 28, WE WILL BE [...]

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Father’s Day specials at Purple Yam

June 18, 2011

We will be serving our regular brunch and dinner menus on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, 2011.  Brunch is from 11 – 3:30 pm and dinner is from 5:30 pm – 10 pm.
For reservations, call (718) 940-8188.
However, there are a few specials that we will be offering:
Both dishes will feature heritage breed Duroc pork.  The [...]

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Southeast Asian Ice Cream/Sorbet/Halo halo Class at Purple Yam

May 16, 2011

Homemade ice cream and sorbet flavors at Purple Yam, photo by Neal Oshima

Expand your ice cream and sorbet palate and make your own halo halo (the classic Philippine iced dessert)  in this class at Purple Yam
Saturday, June 4, 2011,  12 noon – 4 pm,  $45.  To register, go to Brown Paper Tickets.
I remember when [...]

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Toddy Shop Cooking of Kerala at Purple Yam

May 13, 2011

Toddy Shop Cooking of Kerala with Guest Chef Maya Kaimal   Thursday, June 9, 2011, $ 45 prix fixe, two seatings: 7 & 9:30 pm.  For reservations, call (718) 940-8188.
Prix fixe includes all the food in the menu.  Drinks, sales tax and gratuity are extra.
We are happy to be reunited with Maya Kaimal, an old friend [...]

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Celebrating Mother’s Day at Purple Yam

May 4, 2011

This was taken at Luneta Park in Malate, Manila.  Once upon a time it was such a pleasant walk from our house on Nakpil to Luneta which was only several blocks away.  The breeze from Manila Bay was soothing then.  Mom was still a young woman then taking care of little kids while building her [...]

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Lobster, Oyster, Clam, Shrimp Cooking Class at Purple Yam

April 27, 2011

Seafood Cooking Class with Chef Romy Dorotan at Purple Yam, Saturday, May 14, 2011, 12 noon – 4 pm, $ 75.
To register go to Brown Paper Tickets
How Not to Mangle that Lobster or that Fish
It takes a certain sensibility to appreciate the gifts of the sea to us — sharing flavors of salt, ocean, waves [...]

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Easter Brunch & Dinner at Purple Yam

April 20, 2011

Easter here in the United States really feels a whole world different than that spent in the Philippines.  For one thing the weather could not be more different.  Holy Week in the Philippines is summertime at its peak which is why most of the people in Manila pack up and trek up to Baguio, the [...]

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