Local Eats: Asuka Japanese Restaurant - Morrisville, NC

I'm constantly on the lookout for new noodle soups everywhere. I make it a point to order noodle soups in as many different places as possible from as many different regions as possible. Champong from Korea, boat noodles from Thai Land, ramen noodles from China, and of course, shown above, udon noodles from Japan. The most important components of udon are the broth and consistency of the noodles. The trimmings such as shiitake mushrooms, tempura shrimp, spinach, fish cakes, etc. are secondary. The udon from Asuka had a nice clear broth and a taut noodle. The trimmings were equally amazing. This is a great winter dish so I hope you'll try to find some in your area. If you're in my area though, go check out Asuka.

Joe Kwon

Local Eats: Only Burger

Only burger used to be Only a food cart but since their great success as a food cart they opened this retail location. I just had the pleasure of eating one of their delish burger delights and thought I should spread the word.

Only burger is located near the intersection of Martin Luther King Parkway and Shannon Rd in Durham, NC. The burgers can be topped with all sorts of goodies and their fries are hand cut. But, the big standout side are their onion rings! Crispy and thick cut onions that are dusted in panko and fried to perfection. And you can't forget about the herb ranch dressing that they are served with. Just awesome.

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Local Eats: Neal's Deli - Carrboro, NC

I've always loved the breakfast sandwiches at Neil's and I just haven't had the opportunity to take a picture of them for the blog. Here are a couple samples of the many options they have there at Neil's Deli.

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Local Eats: Achalee Thai - Greenville, NC

Chicken WIngs Achalee serves up some great dishes with always fresh veggies. One of the best parts about getting food here is that their veggies are never overcooked. (at least the three times I've been) I thought I'd just post up a quick little post about some of the dishes that Em and I really have come to like.

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Local Eats: Collaboration Time

Some of you may have heard that I'm going to be doing a collaboration with Harvest Moon Grille chef Cassie Parsons on Monday June 13th 2011. This will be my first such event so I hope that you all will be able to make it out.

You can reserve a seat here and read the full story as well.