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kimpossible

12-04-2002, 05:37 PM

Hapa Restaurant (http://www.restauranthapa.com/owners.html)

The beauty of this establishment is that two compelling visions coexist under the same roof, each amplifying the other. On one side, in a long, calm dining room anchored by an open kitchen, chef James McDevitt draws on his Japanese-American heritage to create Asian-fusion food, weaving greens, vegetables, and such local produce as pistachios and dates through his dishes

thaite

12-04-2002, 08:19 PM

Yeah, he has Hapa, which is really just Hawaiian-Pacific Rim-fusion fare, and then he's got the more 'hip' Mika (http://www.azcentral.com/home/food/1204mika04.html) that just opened.

YuheiCarreau

12-04-2002, 11:16 PM

I have visions of a Hard Rock / Planet Hollywood-style restaurant with Hapa t-shirts, Hapa memorabilia on the walls, and dishes named after Hapas - "I'll have the Tiger Tortellini and a Keanu on the rocks. Hey, how come Catherine Zeta-Jones isn't on this thing? Doesn't she look Asian to you?"

Sorry, loserbutt :lol:

thaite

12-04-2002, 11:45 PM

:lol: HAH! No, man, it ain't nuthin' like that.

SunWuKong

12-11-2002, 11:43 AM

yah, fusion food. lots of that in HK. actually it's starting to be passé now.

Hiroshi2

12-11-2002, 07:12 PM

Some japanese food is "fusion food" when it's cooked by japanese (as opposed to hapas), for example, japanese pasta. I believe it's also called reverse import food. For a little bit more on the subject, click here (http://www.alllooksame.com/archive.asp?lastrecord=10) and scroll down about mid-page to the article with the title, "Reverse Import Cafes" (it is accompained by a photo).

thaite

12-11-2002, 08:55 PM

I hate fusion food. Thai pita wrap -- what the hell is that?

I like my Asian food Asian and my White food White.

But, like Malcolm X, I like my coffee integrated. :lol:

YuheiCarreau

12-11-2002, 10:44 PM

What does it mean when you go to a Chinese restaurant that has a sushi bar but the whole place is staffed by Hispanics and Koreans?

Craig

12-11-2002, 11:03 PM

What does it mean when you go to a Chinese restaurant that has a sushi bar but the whole place is staffed by Hispanics and Koreans?
That it's probably wise to look for another restaurant to eat at :D

BeTheReds

12-11-2002, 11:10 PM

Ive been to plenty of fob staffed chinese restaurants that serve super sweet nasty tasting food with excess broccoli.

Sushi is there to attract white people who like sushi but dont want to go searching far and wide for that obscure high profile real japanese restaurant. If it doesnt matter to you and you cant tell the differene, who cares who makes it?

My favorite sushi place inthe USA is called Taipei Tokyo and it's pretty cheap and staffed by all chinese people.

SunWuKong

12-12-2002, 08:28 AM

I hate fusion food. Thai pita wrap -- what the hell is that?

I like my Asian food Asian and my White food White.

hehehh to me, it's all good. as long as it tastes good i love it!

BeTheReds

12-12-2002, 11:26 PM

So do you consider Taco Bell Fusion food?
Sour Cream on Tacos is definately not a mexican thing.

Some people went so far as to claim that taco bell is responible for perpetuating stereotypes of Mexicans. What do you think?

thaite

12-13-2002, 12:03 PM

Taco Bell is just fast food styled after a small selection of Mexican food. It's not fusion, Taco Bell is to Mexican as Panda Express is to Chinese. Mexico's a big place and there's many regional differences in the food -- Sonoran-style, Baja-style, Jalisco-style, Tex-Mex, etc.

I love amongst enough Mexicans to know to look past the stereotypes.

YuheiCarreau

12-13-2002, 03:10 PM

I love amongst enough Mexicans to know to look past the stereotypes.

:lol:

thaite

12-13-2002, 05:14 PM

Eh? That isn't a "oh some of my best friends are black people" comment. I grew up in a neighborhood with Mexicans, speak Spanish, went to school them, played soccer with them, dated them, eat with them in their homes, work with them, and a couple of times a year visit the country too.

lethal

12-13-2002, 05:47 PM

I think he noticed that typo. "love" instead of "live."

thaite

12-13-2002, 09:28 PM

kasia

12-14-2002, 11:35 AM

kimpossible

12-18-2002, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by lethalweapon@Dec 13 2002, 05:47 PM
I think he noticed that typo. "love" instead of "live."
I prefer to look at it as a Freudian slip considering his love for the latin hotties.

kimpossible

12-18-2002, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by kasia@Dec 14 2002, 11:35 AM
in s.f. j-town, there's a restaurant, "on the bridge" that serves boston-style japanese food. there are also a lot of restaurants serving hong-kong style japanses food. japanese-french fusion is a big one. what about peking-duck pizza at cpk? :)
What the heck is Boston style japanese food? I lived in Boston. Went to a couple Japanese restaurants there. Didn't notice anything special.

That duck pizza sounds yummy though.

kasia

12-31-2002, 02:17 AM

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Dec 18 2002, 10:42 AM
What the heck is Boston style japanese food? I lived in Boston. Went to a couple Japanese restaurants there. Didn't notice anything special.

That duck pizza sounds yummy though.
the boston-style japanese restaurant had a lot of curry dishes and seafood cooked with cheese over rice. it was very good. i heard that japanese people usually do not cook with cheese, and that the cheese and seafood mix was actually the result of japanese/french fusion.

i actually thought the peking duck pizza at cpk would be good, but it wasn't. the hoisin sauce and green onions just didn't mix with the cheese. yech.

oh! another good "fusion" dish is ha-to-bap. it's a korean-japanese dish. sashimi salad over rice with korean hot sauce.

SunWuKong

12-31-2002, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by kasia@Dec 31 2002, 05:17 AM
i actually thought the peking duck pizza at cpk would be good, but it wasn't. the hoisin sauce and green onions just didn't mix with the cheese. yech.
:gross:

blkazngirl

01-03-2003, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by YuheiCarreau@Dec 12 2002, 06:44 AM
What does it mean when you go to a Chinese restaurant that has a sushi bar but the whole place is staffed by Hispanics and Koreans?
Hahaha, I've only seen that in LA! Mexican's cooking Chinese food.

Hito

01-03-2003, 10:46 AM

For some reason the title of this thread makes me think of some hidden high class place where rich white people are able hunt frightned happas released into the wild, and then bring them in to have Asian dishes prepared with there meat...

Does that make me wierd?
:unsure:

thaite

01-03-2003, 04:59 PM

Yes. Yes it does.

SunWuKong

01-03-2003, 09:46 PM

definitely. weird. *inches away* hahahhah :lol:

rakovlam

01-04-2003, 02:37 PM

At my we got French Thai, Japanese Thai, and Thai... all on the same street. In Toronto all the Japanese restaurants are staffed by Chinese.

We also went to a "fusion" restaurant in Philly... as in the meals are priced in yuans... but we pay in US dollars. Foods good though.

Fireblade

10-18-2003, 03:28 AM

in s.f. j-town, there's a restaurant, "on the bridge" that serves boston-style japanese food. there are also a lot of restaurants serving hong-kong style japanses food. japanese-french fusion is a big one. what about peking-duck pizza at cpk? :)

"on the bridge"? Is that the restaurant that's in the corridor that connects the two intersecting malls in j-town? sounds good.

3am food cravings is NOT good. :cry:

nonamerasian

10-18-2003, 05:17 AM

Hahaha, I've only seen that in LA! Mexican's cooking Chinese food.

In my neighborhood, Chinese are running the Mexican restaurants.

A lot of people get a kick out of that.