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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Bites Nearby: La Fusion

La Fusion offers tastes of Thai, French and American cuisine

You could stand on a corner and look around until a restaurant sign draws you in. But we've got a better idea. Here's Upper Dublin Patch's pick for a great restaurant nearby that is worth checking out: LA FUSION - Yen Thivarath, besides being an inordinately sweet and cute young Thai woman, is also very brave and determined. In the face of the economic recession two years ago, she built a brand new restaurant from scratch, beautifully converting an old tire garage on the corner opposite Barnes & Noble and the Olive Garden in Willow Grove, into the lovely La Fusion Café. For her, it is her self-described “lifelong dream come true.” Thivareth came to the U.S. when she was 3 years old.  She learned to cook in the kitchens of her family …

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Bites Nearby: La Fontana

A Horsham-based Italian restaurant with over a decade of experience.

You could stand on a corner and look around until a restaurant sign draws you in. But we've got a better idea. Each week, Upper Dublin Patch picks a great restaurant either in town or nearby that is worth checking out. Here's this week's choice: La Fontana Set squarely in Hatboro’s thriving village center, right on Old York Road, La Fontana has been a mainstay “go-to” dining spot for over 14 years.  It has achieved this staying power in the restaurant business, a business not known for longevity.  The reasons are manifold. First of all, it offers what I consider American’s overall favorite food – Italian. (After all, our nation is even named after an Italian: Amerigo Vespucci, the explorer.) Seriously, is there a more delicious cuisine, …

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