Culture Calendar
Asian food festivals and New England diaspora community events.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Chinatown Main Street Summer Festival runs July 6, 2026 at the Chinatown Gate on Beach Street with lion dance, martial arts, and vendor booths.
Image: Boston Chinatown Main Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Nathika Events hosts the Asian Food Festival at Rowes Wharf Plaza on the Rose Kennedy Greenway June 20–21, 2026, with street food vendors, live performances, games, and a DJ from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Netflix will stream Wild Sing worldwide on July 31, taking Gang Dong-won, Um Tae-goo, Park Ji-hyun, and Oh Jung-se's early-2000s co-ed idol comedy from Korean theaters to a 32-language subtitle rollout.
Today's Radar
Velveting is the Chinese prep step that keeps stir-fry chicken and shrimp tender instead of rubbery: a cornstarch-and-oil coat, a rest, then a quick par-cook before the wok. Here is how it works and why diaspora cooks are finally seeing the name match the method.
Brand Watch
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