It’s a classic business conundrum: go for high quality and high margin or, instead, go for high volume at lower margins. Manna BBQ (4428 Convoy St., Suite #210) is challenging that notion. Korean barbecue (K-BBQ) tends to come in two forms. There are places like Dae Jang Keum, … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE — Gyu-Kaku: a Korean import by way of Japan
The relationship between Korea and Japan is, as they say, complicated. Annexations, wars, “comfort women” and other disputes get the headlines, but cultural exchange, national security and economic independence are still the rules. Still, a spare line in a textbook or hints of a … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Dae Jaeng Keum keeps it real
"Fire,” Richard Pryor quipped, “is inspirational.” The resonance of the joke was not limited to the fact Pryor had very nearly burnt himself to a crisp while freebasing. It captured a far deeper truth than that: Our relationship with fire is very nearly instinctual and … [Read more...]