"I'M SORRY ABOUT THE SMELL; I'M COOKING."
--SEUNG HWAN LEE
These were the first
words I ever heard from Seung (Swan) Lee, so I
instantly knew I liked the guy.
He was cooking up his supper in the back
of his store, the
"New Seoul Oriental
Market" (1415 Timberlane Road #117,
Market Square, Tallahassee, Florida. Phone
850-906-9211). From
Korea--the land of kim chee--Seung Lee is right at home
making all kinds
of stinky, fermenting veggies. And dispensing every kind of
exotic
edibles from octopus to sea urchin eggs, ginseng and other unimaginable
stuff to eat. All your sushi needs and more. But the great thing about
shopping at "Swan's" is that he takes time to help you find what you want
and he
relishes in "talking food". So a trip to his grocery store becomes
an
adventure. Seoul food, yeah!
THE GUMBO GETS A NEW INGREDIENT After signing an endorsement deal with Southern Comfort, the Sauce Boss
and The
Ingredients are about to hit the road for a summer tour.
Included is a major
media promotion and a June 22 performance at New
York's South Street Seaport on
a specially constructed set of a classic
Southern front porch, for a big ol'
Southern style gumbo party. Southern
Comfort will be featuring the gumbo all
summer as the porch travels around
the country. We're also heading for a
steamboat festival in Peoria, IL.
Keep an eye on our updated schedule at
for more details .
GIFT BOX FROM THE SAUCE BOSSWe spent a long time working on the custom design
for our own little boxed
set which contains two bottles of Liquid Summer Hot
Sauce (one Habanero
and one Datil Pepper) and our "Recipes" CD / Multimedia
Cookbook. It
would be a great Father's Day present. Right now you can order one. We walked into Peppers
of Key West on Front Street last week in the middle of a Sauce Boss gift
box
buying frenzy. They're also the first Internet vendor to offer our
"Best of the
Sauce Boss" CD. If you are ever in Key West, stop by and
chat. I guarantee
you'll spend at least 20 minutes there, talking and
sampling their hot stuff.
Tell them, we said hi!
