Hey foodies, Today I begin a series I hold near and dear to my heart: Courting the Food Court. In CtFC, I take an in-depth analysis of those restaurants found reliably–and sometimes only!–in food courts. Part One: That One Asian Restaurant There is always an “exotic” cuisine in a mall food court. Growing up in the South (trust me, you’ll be hearing so much more about this), these such restaurants never really had a specific regional bent. Often touted as “Oriental” food, That One Asian Restaurant in the food court served lots of high-calorie rice (HOW CAN SOMETHING AS BORING AS RICE BE HIGH CALORIE? RIDDLE ME THAT), greasy egg rolls and chicken saturated in sweet sauce turned crunchy in the fryer. An interesting thing to note about That One Asian Restaurant is that … Read entire article »