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— by Hahna Yoon: Suki Son remembers Melona bars served after meals at his mom’s favorite Korean barbecue restaurant growing up in New Zealand. Yondje Choi recalls them as the only iced treat her father would have two of during hot French summers. Yohan Yun, who was born in South Korea and later moved to the Philippines, reminisces of sneaking a few Melonas into his bag on a…

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— by Kat Thompson: In the tropical islands of the Philippines, where ripe bananas hang heavy like the humidity, there exists a dish that is a quaint doppelganger of traditional spaghetti and meatballs. The noodles are the same, but instead of standard spherical meatballs as the main protein, this dish calls for diagonally-cut slices of hot dog in a medley of ground beef and…

The Rich, Complex History Hiding Within Chinese Plate Designs — Thrillist.com

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— Soleil Ho: Two years ago, I pulled a melamine bowl out of my mom’s cabinet, handed it to her tattoo artist friend, and said, “I’d like this, please.” He looked perplexed. A bowl, he asked? I pointed to the red band on the outside, lined with geometric swirls and pretty, abstract shapes, and nodded. After 6 hours in the hot seat, I had it — the tattoo I’d been dreaming…

The scene included with Thrillist’s ranking of College Hill, including the Art Club on Thomas across from the “creepy yet gorgeous” First Baptist Church.

GoLocalProv.com posted a story this morning ranking College Hill as the “fourth most beautiful neighborhood in America.” The website Thrillist.compublished the list, and ranked Boston’s Beacon Hill as No. 1. It’s hard to argue with that. But…