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Dear Friends of Asian Restaurant Cuisine, What are the latest trends in Asian Ingredients and how can you use them for your own success? This month, Asian Restaurant News is honored to present a tribute to Asian Ingredients by sharing the thoughts, commentary and advice of many of our contributing culinary experts, as well as selected Asian cuisine professionals who have made the subject of Asian Cuisine one of the most talked-about themes of the day. The people whose thoughts we are so fortunate to have within our pages have written books, operated restaurants, developed projects and have done extensive research which have helped the nation to experience the joy, taste and treasures of Asian Cuisine. The main article, “Asian Ingredients are in Favor” represents such thoughtful remarks as well as a demonstration of tremendous enthusiasm for the subject on the part of the contributors, that our own staff has been greatly inspired to produce what we think is our best issue of the year. Asian Restaurant News owes a great debt of thanks and gratitude to our list of culinary experts for their support of the enjoyment of Asian Cuisine in America. We are indebted to such notables as Susanna Foo, Suvir Saran, Hiroko Shimbo, Hi Soo Hepinstall, the management at Mama Fu’s Asian House, Robert Danhi, Jacqueline Newman, Ph.D., Nadsa de Monteiro, Wendy Hutton, and Dari and Eric Carre for taking time and thought to offer their fresh views and commentary on this subject (many of whom are either traveling or enjoying time with their families this summer season). These and other esteemed Asian Ingredient experts will be participating in person or through written commentary at our special All Asia Food Expo NY extended session entitled, “Asian Ingredients: Menu for Success” scheduled for September 12th at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in the heart of New York City. We hope our August issue is a great resource to you and your own restaurant operation. And, we hope to see you in New York in September at the All Asia Food Expo (www.allasiafood.com). For more information about the Expo, as well as to exhibit at the show or attend the special “Asian Ingredients: Menu for Success” extended session presented by Asian Restaurant News, call us at 1-888-727-8881. Enjoy the latest “food for thought” from Asian Restaurant News. Joan Polcari Editor-in-Chief Asian Restaurant News