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Bosnian Food Store and Bakery

November 8, 2008

How many times have you passed an interesting looking shop and kept telling yourself, “I really want to check that place out,” but then never do? Happens to me all the time. I finally stopped to explore such a little place that I’ve passed countless times but never entered, the Balkan Food Store and Bakery [...]

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Escape to Tahiti

October 22, 2008

  Have you ever wanted to run away from home? Join the circus? Run a hot dog stand (we’ve talked about this before)? Sail away to Tahiti (you know: Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti,” going native like Gauguin, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Bali Hai“)? Of course; me too. Usually, my escapades are limited to day dreaming over [...]

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SPIFFS — 2nd Annual Asian Pacific Rim Festival 2008

October 15, 2008

  This past weekend, October 11th and 12th, SPIFFS (the St. Petersburg International Folkfair Society) presented its 2nd Annual Asian Pacific Rim Festival 2008. I was fortunate to be able to attend their first one last year. It was a good beginning and this year was even better. I hope this becomes successfully established and [...]

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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 [...]

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New York Street Food

September 6, 2008
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Street Food Street food has an indelible emotional impact on our memories. I shared some photos of my recent trip to New York, in particular photos of street food vendors (some of which are included in this post) with family and friends. I got several nice notes back in which they recounted early memories of [...]

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Atlanta: International Farmers’ Market

June 30, 2008
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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, [...]

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Atlanta: Super H Mart

June 21, 2008
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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 [...]

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Nuevo Vallarta

June 7, 2008

This restaurant is in an unlikely location—housed in the restaurant portion of a Howard Johnson’s motel refurbished in 2005—but the Nuevo Vallarta (9359 US Highway 19 N., Pinellas Park, FL 33782; 727-577-3746) passes the two main first-glance tests for a promising restaurant: (1) lots of cars and (2) I’m the only customer speaking English! The [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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The Taco Trailer

April 6, 2008

Taco Trailer front door No one remembers the real name of this restaurant; everyone just calls it the “Taco Trailer,” although, properly, it’s probably a bus. We all favor the alliteration, though, so “Taco Trailer” it is! On the left, the trailer; on the right, the building; between, outdoor dining; beyond, more outdoor dining Unfortunately, [...]

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