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Didi Paterno

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  • Freelance Writer, Eater
Texas
As seen in: Eater, MSN, MSN Philippines, Thrillist, Rappler, Eater Dallas, Dallas Observer
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Didi Paterno’s Biography

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Filipino in America
Freelance writer and tarot card reader
Eater, homecook and baker
Corgi mum

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The Metroplex's Oldest Pakistani Restaurant Continues to Thrive After Three Decades

The Metroplex's Oldest Pakistani Restaurant Continues to Thrive After Three Decades

Wiqar Qazi, known as "Uncle" to his regulars, has his office at a small table in the far corner of the Metrop…

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9 Things You Should Know About Filipino Food

9 Things You Should Know About Filipino Food

Growing up in the Philippines and stewing in the centuries-old roots of its colonizers-Spain, the United Stat…

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Long distance love: A letter to the one I left behind

Long distance love: A letter to the one I left behind

So this is how it feels to leave someone behind. I used to think it was easy, seeing how you'd come and go, m…

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Where to Find Great Halal Food in Dallas-Fort Worth

Where to Find Great Halal Food in Dallas-Fort Worth

These restaurants serve everything from kebabs to pad Thai Dallas-Fort Worth's rapidly growing, diverse popul…

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The Best Snacks and Drinks to Buy at a Filipino Grocery Store

The Best Snacks and Drinks to Buy at a Filipino Grocery Store

‌ I have a complicated relationship with Filipino food. The cuisine itself is complex, too. By force of circu…

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15 Essential Chinese Restaurants in DFW

15 Essential Chinese Restaurants in DFW

Over the past five years, the Metroplex's Chinese restaurant scene has exploded in a colorful fireworks displ…

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For These Dallas Chef Couples, Being in the Kitchen Is Date Night

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By Didi Paterno
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The restaurant industry is busy cooking up romance on Valentine’s Day. But is romance celebrated behind kitchen doors, too? Eater Dallas interviewed four restaurant couples to find out secrets to maintaining love in the pressure-cooker space of kitchen. From a chance encounter in a bar to a getaway weekend that went wrong, here are how some of Dallas’s food power couples met, fell in love, and managed to make working together work for them.
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Texas Suhoor Fest Wants to Make Ramadan Accessible to Everyone Original

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By Didi Paterno
| Eater Dallas Verified
The holy month of Ramadan, which is observed and celebrated in the privacy of homes, mosques, and halal restaurants in the Metroplex, is a mystery for many people living outside of Muslim communities. But an annual food festival is aiming to demystify this season, which includes introspection, prayer, and fasting. DFW transplants and Houston natives Faraz Ahmed and his wife Ambreen Ahmed founded the Texas Suhoor Fest in an effort to make Ramadan accessible to all.
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Ngong Vietnamese Kitchen Gives Dallas Diners an Annual Taste of Tết

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By Didi Paterno
| Eater Dallas Verified
Carol Nguyễn, the rosy-cheeked, petite powerhouse owner of Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen, prepped for her upcoming holiday by sending off her staff and celebrating them for their service with a traditional Com Ga Ha Noi (jasmine rice infused with chicken broth). The dish brings textures of glutinous rice made golden by turmeric. It’s an auspicious meal for Tết Nguyên Đán (Tết, for short), the Vietnamese Lunar New Year.
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