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Pho 97

September 20, 2008

SADLY, PHO 97 IS NO MORE–IT WAS A CASUALTY OF THE DIFFICULT ECONOMY. IT WILL BE MISSED Blogger Quests Every so often, a blogger—especially a food blogger—takes a photo of which they are enormously proud. An example is the first photo. It’s a snapshot I took of a banh mi sandwich from Pho 97 restaurant, [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Florida, FOOD, restaurants, St. Petersburg, Vietnamese food

Announcement: Asian Pacific Rim Festival 2008

September 18, 2008

Last year, I went to the first of these events. It was terrific. You can bet I’ll be at the second one which in just a few weeks. I wanted to call it to your attention now so you’ll have advance warning and perhaps go. I know you’ll enjoy it. The food and entertainment are [...]

Tagged as: ACTIVITIES, Asian food, Florida, FOOD, international, St. Petersburg

The King and I

September 13, 2008

My single most favorite restaurant in downtown St. Pete is The King & I Thai Restaurant (445 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33701-3808; 866-571-2731). Every aspect of eating there is a delight. The staff are terrific: greeting you, helpful throughout ordering and your meal, wishing you goodbye. Every dish I’ve ever had has been very [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Florida, FOOD, restaurants, St. Petersburg, Thai food

China Yuan

August 9, 2008

Serve the People If you like Chinese food and you don’t buy any other book this year, please buy Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China by Jen Lin-Lui. I unreservedly recommend it. (You can purchase it directly through the link above.) It’s a book I wish I’d written. It is the autobiographical story [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, bakeries, Chinese food, dim sum, Florida, FOOD, Tampa

A Touch of Heart

July 26, 2008

Two very good articles detailing the history and basics of dim sum are the About.com article, “Delicious Dim Sum – Chinese Brunch” and the Wikipedia “Dim Sum” entry. In a nutshell, dim sum are little snacks served with tea in the late morning through late lunchtime. Eating dim sum is very much a social occasion, [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Chinese food, Florida, FOOD, restaurants, St. Petersburg, Vietnamese food

The Land of Missed Sandwiches

July 9, 2008

How many times have we discovered, too late, that we had been in the presence of something which at the time it was available we ignored, dismissed, or just didn’t see but, now, we would love to experience, but cannot because circumstances have changed and that thing is no longer at hand? (This goes for [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Florida, FOOD, Hawaii, markets, recipes, St. Petersburg, Vietnamese food

Atlanta: International Farmers’ Market

June 30, 2008

Tagged as: Asian food, Atlanta, favorite articles, FOOD, international, markets

Atlanta: Seoul Gardens Korean & Japanese Restaurant

June 25, 2008

This post, the one before it, and the next one, all concern three Asian culinary treats I recently explored in Atlanta with my son who lives there. The last post mentioned kimchi and banchan. Those, of course, were a part of our meal at Atlanta’s Seoul Gardens Korean & Japanese Restaurant (5938 Buford Hwy NE, [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Atlanta, FOOD, international, Korean food, restaurants

Atlanta: Super H Mart

June 21, 2008

Please take just a second and click on this link: Super H Mart. Thanks! Neat, huh? That’s the main page for a Korean grocery store chain that I truly, truly wish had a branch in Tampabay. Now, if you haven’t already done so, return to that link and in the upper right hand corner, click [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Atlanta, favorite articles, FOOD, international, Korean food, markets

Vesak

June 3, 2008

Buddhism in America In Hawaii, although government offices are not closed, Buddha’s Birthday is a state holiday celebrated on April 8th. I wish this were true for the remaining states in the union; it would ultimately bring a greater recognition of the plural nature of our country and, perhaps, even encourage some to look at [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Buddhist, Florida, international, St. Petersburg

Hmong hip-hop poet

May 25, 2008

In April, as part of my SPIFFS International Folk Fair post, I briefly mentioned the Hmong people, who have a presence in the Tampa Bay Area. In this morning’s New York Times there was a very interesting and, I think, touching video on a young Hmong hip-hop poet in St. Paul, Minnesota. Now, hip-hop is [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, international

Mekong Vietnamese Restaurant

May 24, 2008

I take Mandarin classes at the Clearwater Chinese School. On my way home, I often stop at the nearby Mekong Vietnamese Restaurant for lunch (5944 34th St N # 20, St Petersburg, FL 33714, 727-521-3378). I’m very fond of Vietnamese food. Fortunately, Vietnamese restaurants abound in almost every major city in the US, including St. [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Florida, FOOD, restaurants, St. Petersburg, Vietnamese food

Ichiban Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar

May 10, 2008

There’s already a very good Chris Sherman St. Pete Times review of Ichiban Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar (2050 16th St N, St Petersburg, FL 33704; 727-896-1101), and this is one of my mini-posts, so mainly I just heartily second Chris Sherman’s recommendation. However, I do have a few extra, quite positive, comments to add. [...]

Tagged as: Asian food, Florida, FOOD, international, restaurants, St. Petersburg

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