This is my friend, Julian. To his knowledge, he is uniquely the one and only half Filipino and half Korean in the valley. Visit his home and find a luscious field of Filipino/Korean legumes and herbs grown by his parents. They are always smiley generous to share with their neighbors and friends.
In the back kitchen of a local restaurant, Julian worked his way up from dishwasher to bus-man to prep cook. During a break chat, I bluntly asked him why he is so...stinky from work. Apparently the kitchen averages 100 degrees due to a perpetually malfunctioning air conditioner - but in less than a year, he lost 30 pounds from the cookhouse conditions.
Because of this unexpected metamorphosis, Julian has curiously applied to the U.S. Army and hopes to enlist as a cook.
