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REVIEW: Marination Station
26 Apr
One of the most hotly anticipated restaurant to open in Seattle actually stems from a food truck. The Marination Mobile truck (“Big Blue” to fans) was voted America’s Best Food Truck by Good Morning America. The truck combines both Hawaiian and Korean flavors in the form of tacos, quesadillas and sliders, among others. It notifies customers by Twitter where it will park on a given day. Since its founding in 2009, business has taken off with lines of hungry lunch customers often stretching around the block.
Business was so good, in fact, that the truck was no longer enough. Owners Kamala and Roz opted to take their mobile business to a brick and mortar establishment. The result is Marination Station, which opened last week above QFC on Broadway in Capitol Hill.
The resulting space is cozy, with little seating. I ventured in before the lunch hour rush, but can only imagine what the space feels like when dozens of hungry people stream inside. Menus are on paper, allowing for easy passing between hungry customers while waiting in line. Perhaps the coolest part of the whole place are the two refrigerators in the space where people wait, which feature compliments of Marination Mobile from fans on Twitter and Facebook. Talk about 21st century communication!
For lunch, I opted for a kimchi quesadilla. Lots of kimchi, kalua pork, cilantro and other goodness. Served warm and absolutely delicious. My vote is you should all go to Marination Station as soon as possible. I didn’t even mention the fact that 50 Cent was the featured music while I waited for my food.
Marissa Mike Makes Hilarious News Blooper Reel
25 AprLocal news affiliate KPSP covers news in the Coachella Valley and the Southern California. Well, recently they sent out veteran reporter Marissa Mike to cover the news of strong winds that knocked down a traffic light in Desert Hot Springs (or maybe Palm Springs since she changes throughout the outtakes). Whatever knocked down that traffic light stuck around. You have to admire Mike’s devotion to wearing a baseball cap, since she appears to do so throughout her reporting (in spite of the problems she keeps running into). I want to see what the finished version of the story looked like.
Nice dedication!
Unbelievable Videos of Recent Tornadoes
25 Apr
Locations throughout the United States have seen an incredible number of destructive tornadoes over the last couple of weeks. First, we have the world’s calmest man. He sits in his car and waits as the tornado comes barreling toward him. I’m not really sure why he doesn’t drive away really fast, but he just sits talking calmly. At one point he yells, “hang on, I love you.” Thankfully, he seems to be OK at the end of the day. Some would call him a bad ass, but I prefer “really lucky stupid guy.”
Then, last week a tornado came down suddenly at the St. Louis airport. Somewhat inexplicably and miraculously since the airport was full of people, there were no serious injuries or deaths. Security cameras captured the scene inside one of the terminals.
It was a historic tornado for the city, and left more than 750 homes either destroyed or severely damaged. Incredibly, the airport was up and running at around 70 percent just days after the tornado. More than 50 percent of windows were blown out in Concourse C and airport officials believe it will takes “months” before the airport returns to normal. St. Louis has the nation’s 30th busiest airport with over 12 million people passing through it annually. What makes the airport’s recovery more impressive is the damage visible in this video, shot during and immediately following the tornado.
Valeriy Tolmachev Attempts Hijacking On Paris-Rome Flight; Demands To Go To Libya
24 Apr
A man attempted to hijack an Alitalia flight from Paris-Rome Sunday night, but was overpowered by other flight attendants. The 48-year-old man, from Kazakhstan originally and later identified as Valeriy Tolmachev from UNESCO, was in a “disturbed” state when he arose and assaulted a flight attendent with what appeared to be a pair of toenail clippers, according to the Corriere Della Sera (article is in Italian). He held the small knife to her throat for several minutes before he was overpowered.
He demanded that the plane be directed towards the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Thankfully, the other flight attendants and several passengers responded quickly and immobilized the man. A doctor on board the plane administered a sedative. The plane landed around 8:00 p.m. local time at the Rome’s airport.
The flight attendant was treated for minor injuries, but there were no other injuries. Tolmachev was arrested by police on the ground and taken away for questioning.
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