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Korea House - Huntsville Alabama

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I have been going to this little house's Korean lunch buffet for years...When my friend Will (half Korean) moved to Huntsville it became more of a weekly tradition when I was living there.

Awesome Korean food, if you have someone like Will with you he knows how to ask for 'specialty' things other people would never know to ask for! And you can order off the menu, I think...Because I have never really ordered off the menu but I have seen others eating shabu shabu (hot pot) style and also Be Bim Bop and other well known favorites.

The Restaurant is indeed a repainted old house and it is not fancy or modern, the buffet is a tight little 'L' format not far from the front door...but the food is excellent and prices are low. This restaurant used to be on my route when I first started working for Budweiser, the kitchen was always clean and always run by Korean women, no men.

Another good tip-off that this was at least good at minimum was every time I have been there the customers were 50-70% Korean.

If you are looking for a new, modern, fancy high cost restaurant to impress your friends or your self, THIS IS NOT IT.  If you are looking for great Korean food and a weekly to bi-weekly lunch tradition...this is the place to meet and eat! 

* TIP - they say that Tuesday is 'spicy and juicy ribs' on the buffet...can't verify that one because I last ate there on a Friday right after Thanksgiving (last month).  But I have ate the ribs(riblets), and they are delicious, so they have been on the lunch buffet before.

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Free Album - Christian Rap...it CAN be good!

(Tyrone posting) Believe it or not, I grew up with rap...but now that I don't care for the nasty, bling, selfish role of most of the music today I tend to look towards the Christian music scene for better music, but sometimes it falls so short in the Rap category, or the sound feels like it's still stuck in the past, BUT THIS ONE? I liked almost every song AND it's free!

The debut album by Conviction, entitled "Soul Food", is now out! --> DOWNLOAD HERE The goal is for people to download the project, burn multiple copies, and pass them out to as many people as they come across who don't know Jesus. This will be a great resource for believers who have a heart for the street but have little cash to purchase CDs from their favorite HHH artists in bulk to pass out. The project has 15 songs on it, and the topics covered are as diverse as Conviction's flows! The album features collaborations with Jacob Izrael, Excelsius, His Heir, and others. Make sure you stop by and download this free project by Conviction TODAY! For more information on Conviction, visit http://www.myspace.com/convictionmusic or e-mail him at stillchadic03@yahoo.com

Feasting on Asphalt - Thanksgiving Edition (wrap-up)

Although our road trip did not end till further down the line, I want to wrap it up in Little Rock Arkansas. I don't want to bore you by drawing this out to long...

Continuing on down Interstate 30 looking to meet up with 40 (in Little Rock) we took the President Bill Clinton exit to downtown where there are shops, markets, and restaurants galore...and for some reason everything is 'flying'. Like the flying hot dog, the flying buffalo wing, things of that nature...whats with the flying?

Well anyway...we ate at the (yes you guessed it) Flying Fish Restaurant!

Stephanie and I had a fabulous grilled grouper po'boy sandwich with fried calamari and pickled green tomatoes. NO, the pickled green tomatoes were not good, they start out being OK for a new taste, but it leans more towards being a watery sugared green tomato, than a pickle tasting pickled green tomato. The calamari was excellent, but some of you would be surprised that it was breaded with seasoned cornmeal not flour. The dipping sauce for the calamari was good & different, but if you don't like heinz 57 sauce then I would not suggest using it, thats what the 'base' flavor tasted like to me.

Very good food, no frills, order food, wait, pick it up, seat yourself...you get the picture. But the restaurant is fun and entertaining. Lots of things to read and see hanging up on the walls.

I took a few pictures but since my posts are more about experiences and letting YOU know about them I would suggest the following website for more pictures and detail: http://www.galenfrysinger.com/little_rock_flying_fish.htm

Although you may look at my album which has more pictures of the different places we were at during this time. Oh, almost forgot...make sure you check out the Billy Bass Adoption Center at the above link, fascinating...

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Emeril Lagasse gets kicked down a notch...

Food Network to Cease Production of Emeril Lagasse's 'Emeril Live'

NEW YORK — Food Network is kicking Emeril Lagasse down a notch.

The celebrity chef's "Emeril Live," which has been on the air for 10 years, will cease production Dec. 11, Food Network publicist Carrie Welch told The Associated Press.

"However, Emeril is under contract with Food Network," Welch said Tuesday. "We love him, we support him and look forward to a long partnership with him."

Welch wouldn't comment on Lagasse's contract.

Asked why the show was canceled, she told the AP: "The only reason would be that it hit a ton of television milestones and, you know, all good things come to an end."

The Food Network will continue producing Lagasse's "The Essence of Emeril," and he will take part in "specials and other development opportunities in the future," Welch said.

The network will also air reruns of "Emeril Live."

Feasting on Asphalt - Thanksgiving Edition pt.3

Coffee here we come! After experiences at 2 other places in the Texarkana area we still needed to find some coffee to go with our previous purchases (see prior Feasting on Asphalt - Thanksgiving Editions)...although after having had the bread pudding heat up we greedily ate that right away! Only saving the Kentucky Butter Cake to enjoy with a much-needed coffee fix.

We found out from a local that the coffee shop we were looking for had closed down, and tried to point us to a well known national one, to which we expressed our dismay. She then pointed us to a local place that was pretty popular.

tip*~take a few minutes to research areas you are going thru, you would be surprised the local establishments that know a good web presence can 'grab' a few more customers even if they will never be a chain or franchise but don't miss asking the locals because this is not always the case, if in doubt ASK THE LOCALS~

tip**~one more things since the previous tip reminded me, ask people who work at pizza or food delivery jobs for directions and/or local popular places (once I pulled into a pizza delivery place, hopped out of the car, and asked one of guys taking a smoke break about local hot spots and motel directions, he was SPOT ON/CORRECT and simple for every turn or landmark whether he knew the road names or not~

The Doughnut Cafe & Coffee House is serving up beignets, coffee, and espresso drinks. It was inspired by New Orleans cafes. With a combination of South Louisiana doughnuts and a large variety of the finest roasted and brewed coffee available (ok so I stole a little from their description on the website)...they also take orders online then you can pick them up in the drive-thru. Ironically their French Market Coffee w/Chicory is the actual coffee that is sold by Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans (pronounced Nor'lens or Naw'lins) Louisiana. The (now) typical beignets are a square yeast doughnut highly dusted with powdered sugar (I would ask for a light dusting, or eat outside standing up with the wind blowing away from you coming from behind)... But I would suggest their Blueberry Cake Doughnut made fresh...or whatever they call it, maybe just blueberry doughnut, but it is of the cake texture/variety. Very good!

OH! Almost forgot, free wireless access as well as 2 computers for free customer use...see slide show below.

This is off of the Richmond exit in Texarkana, Insterstate 30. From their website, you can print directions and see the map.