News- Nov 12, 2012

Chef Robert Butler of Café lle Saint Louise at Paris Las Vegas won the World Food Championships. The “Las Vegas Review- Journal” reports that Butler and partner Lowell McCain made a pulled pork sandwich that beat out a jumbo burger by one vote to win the $50,000 prize last week.  

Ostrowski owns the restaurant SilkAsian Tavern serving up Pan-Asian Cuisine with his brother-in-law, Bo Wungwattana in Vernon Hills, Ill. According to Libertyville Patch.com the restaurant has a large bar area that includes a window where customers can get a view of the chefs working in the kitchen.

When eating Chinese food, beer is better than wine. The “Draft Magazine” reports that 99 percent of the time, people are happy choosing beer rather than wine with the food. Also, beer works the best with chicken wings, because beer can sear the heat of the chilies into people’s sinuses.



Reported by Hao Hsuan Niu in Lawrence Kansas.  

Price of Asian food in Lawrence

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There are many Asian restaurants in Lawrence. Those restaurants provide different types of food with different prices. The graph shows a comparison of their average prices of entrees in each restaurnats.     

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     Reported by Hao Hsuan Niu in Lawrence Kansas.  

News- Nov 5, 2012

On Nov. 3 and 4, the Arizona AsianFestival is featuring entertainment until 10 p.m. at the Mesa Arts Center Mesa, Ariz. According to azcentral.com the show includes Binasuan glass dancers, a Chinese face-changing artist, Bollywood and classical Indian dancers, a Japanese sword dancer and a Chinese choral group. 5,000 to 10,000 people attend the festival every year. 

A group of chefs wants to change the image of cuisine in Baja California. “The Seattle Times” reports that Chinese food and pizza are two kinds of well know food in California. Chefs want to change that and now are working to create a unique cuisine based on fresh seafood caught in the Baja seas. 

Osaka Japanese Sushi and Steakhouse is the only restaurant in West Michigan to offer hot pot. It just opened about two weeks ago at Grand Rapids, Mich. According to milive.com the restaurant remodeled to include an area for hot pot that requires its own special table setup. The hot pot costs about $13 per person.


Reported by Hao Hsuan Niu in Lawrence Kansas.