Generally, restaurants that specialize are best. It’s difficult to do more than a few things very well, and often, places that serve too many things — too many types of things — end up not doing any particularly well. We’ve had a number of local restaurants try to serve various Asian cuisines, but Asia is […]
Flavors of Asia
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Eel, eggplant, and octopus, oh my!
It’s fascinating how an ethnic cuisine becomes part of the American fabric. It usually starts with a small place run by a native (think Ly Lou’s Pearl of the Orient for Philippine food). If it catches on, others open, and an Americanized version of the food develops. With Chinese food, for example, it’s now difficult […]






