Erin, Jared and I ate at a Benihana restaurant recently, and then learned just a couple of days later that Rocky Aoki, the founder of the Benihana chain, had died.
I wrote about my experience growing up eating at Benihana for special family occasions, and how in recent years, the restaurant only has one connection [...]
The legacy of Rocky Aoki and his Benihana restaurants
July 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: asian american · baby boomers · food · japan
Dining at Denver’s Korea House BBQ restaurant
July 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Erin, our friend Joe Nguyen and I dined the other night at Korea House, a popular restaurant in Denver (actually, Aurora, the eastern suburb, where the Korean community is concentrated). The dinner was part of an arrangement by Korea House to advertise in Asian Avenue Magazine, and we were there to write a preview of [...]
Tags: asian american · food
Noodling Around
February 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Hot stuff: Orochon Ramen lets you choose your level of heat. I opted for #3 and it was pretty damned warm.
When Erin and I were in LA last month, we ate dinner with her cousin Lisa Sasaki and her brother Eric and his wife Leah, at a very popular ramen shop, Daikokuya. The restaurant is [...]
Tags: asian american · food · places
