Restaurant Review: It’s Tofu – Utah

Meeting a business associate for lunch, so I checked UrbanSpoon for vegan/vegetarian options near her office.  I love using UrbanSpoon for vegan/vegetarian restaurant ideas. I found a new place called It’s Tofu – offering Korean dishes with veggie and meat options. Hooray!

it's tofuI enjoyed the Hot Stone Pot with tofu. I opted to add brown rice for $1 extra – well worth it. The veggies included carrots, bean sprouts, zucchini, and mushrooms. The pot is actually hot, so I had to mix the ingredients right away – otherwise it’ll burn on the bottom. With a chile sauce that I added periodically through the meal, it was yummy! I will absolutely get this dish again.

The Korean traditional sides of kimchi, potatoes, radish and spicy cucumber slices. The waiter will bring more of the sides as desired. I had some extra radishes… love the tart vinegar flavor.

Great lunch. Great spot for a business meeting. Fresh ingredients. Perfect portion size. Great wait staff. Reasonable prices.

Thoughts on food eating contests

joey-chestnutFood eating contests are gross. Just plain gross. Especially when it includes hot dogs, or anything that is really bad for the body.

Joey Chestnut won this years hot dog eating the contest. The 28-year-old from California snarfed down 68 hot dogs. GAG!

While I wouldn’t dare eat that many hot dogs, I bet it would be a spectacle to watch! Coney Island has been doing this contest for 97 years.

I have a suggestion for an alternate hot dog eating contest: Instead of eating that many yourself, figure out how to deliver as many hot dogs to hungry people as possible.

What do you think of that idea?