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Celebrate the Year of the Water Dragon at Purple Yam

January 22, 2012

A quick check on what knowledge the web gives us on the dragon:

The Dragon personality The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend. A symbol of good fortune and sign of intense power, the Oriental Dragon is regarded as a divine beast – the reverse of the malicious monster that Westerners felt necessary to [...]

Q Train running normal today to Purple Yam

January 21, 2012

For snowday Saturday, January 21, 2012, MTA is running normal service which means that you can go to Purple Yam on the Q line without having to go through the shuttle at Atlantic Avenue.
“We expect to run normal Saturday service on all MTA services, but please monitor www.mta.info as well as media reports for the [...]

Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Purple Yam

December 26, 2011

We have an incredible menu for you on New Year’s Eve.  This will also be an a la carte menu just like our Noche Buena which was a huge success at Purple Yam (although some of our regulars missed the prix fixe menus of previous years).
We have VERY fresh oysters that will be delivered to [...]

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Spend a Leisurely New Year’s Day 2012 at Purple Yam

December 26, 2011

YES!  We are open on New Year’s Day so come and spend the first day of 2012  with us.
This time, we feel that 2012 is going to be that breakthrough year that we had been anticipating for the last 3 years.  Times are tough and so many friends are struggling.  This year we look forward [...]

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Indonesian Specials at Purple Yam, Mon, Dec 26

December 23, 2011

Regional Indonesian Dishes from Lombok and Jogjakarta by our special Guest Chef, Ratih Norojono
Come join us at Purple Yam for a very rare treat.  Our very dear friend, Ratih Norojono, claims she is just a housewife.  But when we met her in Manila where she and her husband where stationed by the ADB for many [...]

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Red Wattle Ham for Christmas Day at Purple Yam

December 16, 2011

Christmas Ham is a traditional centerpiece of a Philippine Christmas Day feast
Many people ask what does heritage meat mean?  The heritage meat movement in the US is an attempt to bring back long forgotten breeds of animals: pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, cows before animals were crossbred to produce hybrids of species to satisfy the [...]

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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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