when marco came, that was usually the wave of when the filipinos were coming to canada. i would say first wave of sri lankans late 70s, chinese, vietnamese filipinos, 80s. sri lankans again. and now it s more syrians and afghans. and i hate the word refugee. we call them newcomers here. say again. we call them newcomers. i love this word. how old were when you you came here? i was 14. you were 14. i was 12. what s the experience like? just the identity crisis. when you come here at 12 years old, you don t know who you are as an individual. you re learning things about yourself. you re very lost. do you feel that having that experience makes you a little tougher? yes. definitely. definitely. it was tough. it was cold. it was cold. that s all i remember. okay. nice and cold. cheers. okay. i m going to let you in on a
le spot. it s owned by marco lu and is famous locally for its amazing fried rice and crispy wings with guyanese hot sauce. do you want hot sauce? how many do you want? hello one sec. hey guys. hey. how good of a pool player do you need to be to own a pool hall? it depends, want to see the $5 or the $20 game? how long have you owned this place? 23 years. i was like one of the kids hanging out here 15, 16, hoping i could own it one day, and here you go. so you grew up in scarborough. yes. where are you from? philippines. cool. is this like a hub for the community, like this pool hall? yeah. so for my mom we d come here and we d hang out here and she would be fine with it. because she knew where we were. we were in marco s place, we were safe here, we were learning how to play pool with other kids, learning about food from other kids. it s called le spot for a reason.
Whether you’re looking to spoil mom on Mother’s Day, celebrate a recent college graduate or just catch up with friends over drinks, a new Easton wine bar is open for all of life’s better-with-vino moments.
Chilly days are still upon us, and there s no better way to warm up than a hot bowl of ramen with its rich bone and vegetable broths, springy noodles and fresh toppings.
Bucks County and the surrounding area has a range of places to dip in from quick-service slurp shops to ramen specialty restaurants.
Here are six places to get your slurp on.
Momoyama Ramen & Hawaiian BBQ, Willow Grove
At the Willow Grove restaurant in the Moreland Plaza, there are four broths served: miso, shoyu, shio and curry. There is also a clear, veggie broth made for vegan guests.
The broths are slowly simmered till flavors and, in most cases, bone marrow melt together for a hearty taste.