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The Line hotel will be the first of it’s kind. A hipster hotel in K-Town with a Korean American theme by the group who brought you Ace NY and NoMad will be behind the location at 3515 Wilshire Blvd. Hipsters in K-Town? Sure, that’s where people are moving thanks to the lower rent rates, lively living and plenty of food. Yes, Roy Choi will be involved in the food. (Hotelchatter.com – The Line)
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Kogi’s Roy Choi is quitting? Yes, he might have single handedly created a new food truck craze which then led to another restaurant craze which then led to millions of overnight food critics on Yelp. The foodista movement began and in it’s wake destroyed as much as it began. Healthy food, no, much of the food trucks out there is rich, oily, buttery and is shit you wouldn’t make or eat at home. Maybe that’s what most people want, but not if you knew how it was made, and maybe not if you ate better versions of it that’s been around much longer. Yes, I’ve interviewed Roy early on for Giant Robot. He is great at what he does. Yet him wanting to not cook, not eat beef, and this is big news? C’mon. It’s a dietary and lifestyle change. His shits will be different, his tastes will be different, and it’s just his own evolution. His commentary on the riot look back? As much as he’s a great guy and does make a point of what’s important today as well – the current youth, it’s a look back at a tragedy. As much as 9.11 was covered again, so is the LA Riots by LA papers. Why not let LA papers re look at the riots? It’s the web, it’s writing and it’s important. If you think he makes sense, then let’s transpose The LA Dodgers? The kids are more important than them as well. (Huffington Post – Roy Choi)
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A restaurant consulting company says that kimchee and Korean food will be hot in 2012. It’s a fair guess. Here’s why we think it can happen. 1) Chefs like Kogi’s Roy Choi wins Food and Wine Mag Best Chef of the Year. 2) Trucks serving Korean have brought Korean food to the most non-Korean folks around and they lap it up. 3) Kimchee is working on burgers, hot dogs, and more. 4) There are a lot of Korean folks and many say that Korean food in the USA is better than Korean food in Korea. 5) Koreans do business and are taking chances in the restaurant industry. It’s not just Koreans making sushi anymore. The next generation are fusing everything. (NY Daily News – Kimchee)
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