This news roundup will showcase new or future Asian shop openings, especially restaurants and supermarkets openings, within the big cities around the United States
Austin, a city that is not predominantly Asian, gets its first H-Mart. The opening of H-mart has been a great sensation for the Austin community. Many of the residents are not accustomed to eating and cooking Asian dishes, but with H-mart’s opening, these residents are getting more exposure and familiar with Asian cuisine. A foodie, Peter Tsai, claims this opening to be a “grocery shopping game changer” (My Statesman).
The owners of Zaap Kitchen, a new Thai-Laotian restaurant, want to promote spicy and authentic Laotian food. After opening their first store, Sabaidee, the owners decide to open a second branch, under a different name, in Dallas. The new location will be a more comfortable and spacious setting for the customers to experience the deliciousness and spiciness of Laotian cuisines (Culture Map Dallas).
A hotel in Las Vegas, MGM, collaborates with Lai Sun Group, to open a Chinese restaurant. The purpose of the restaurant is to “revive the glory of the Tang Dynasty,” a period that is known as the “Golden Age” for the Chinese (Cision PR Newswire). With this mission, the restaurant serves a variety of native Chinese cuisines, ranging from Canton to Beijing dishes, to showcase the appeals of different Chinese cooking and culture.
A food vendor decides to sell food inside the Asian Art Museum, located in San Francisco, with a food cart. The cart will be the only stand that sells food from a cart. Deuki Hong, the owner of the cart, wants to replicate the popular Chinese street cart eating culture with a twist. Instead of selling popular Asian food or snacks with his cart, he plans to modify certain Asian dishes and give it a nostalgic feel (New York Times).
In late Spring 2018, a Filipino restaurant is opening in New York City. The name of the restaurant is Tiny Victory, to represent the small success of the restaurant owner, Ian Merryman, and his girlfriend, Devon Halbert. The couple hopes to promote the kind and generous hospitality within the Filipino culture through their restaurant (Richmond Times Dispatch).
