Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill

Summer is coming to an end, but there’s still time to hit the grill and have a BBQ. Whether you are grilling in the Eagle Island Park or finding a way to add BBQ to your happy hour in Eagle ID , use these ideas to close out the summer in BBQ style.  Grill at the Park There are a few options in the Treasure Valley for enjoying a BBQ in the park. Downtown, try Julia Davis Park. In Eagle, go to Eagle Island State Park and use one of the public charcoal grills. Enjoy BBQing outside and jump in the water to combat the last hot days of summer. Have a picnic with friends and enjoy the outdoors before the weather changes and pumpkins replace watermelons. Throw a ball around, go swimming, or play a trivia game. Whether you are grilling hot dogs, hamburgers, or something more exotic, throwing a BBQ party can serve as the perfect capstone to another fantastic summer. Just don’t forget the sunscreen and stay in the shade! Try New BBQ Styles Looking to add a little spi...

If you are craving sushi in Eagle Idaho , you might be wondering how sushi came to be in Japan, and how it jumped the ocean to America. These fun facts will give you an insight into the history of sushi and give you the perfect trivia for happy hour.  Sushi’s Chinese Origins: Fermented Rice and Fish The story of sushi starts in China, according to PBS, with a fourth-century dictionary mentioning salted fish placed in cooked rice to go through fermentation for preservation. As Buddhism spread from China to nearby Japan, the Buddhists took this preservation method with them. Buddhists abstain from meat, and so fish was a staple food. Instead of throwing out the rice after the fish fermented, they ate it all together, calling it narezushi, “aged sushi.” Waste not, want not. HanayaYohei Offers the First Modern Sushi as “Fast Food” Sushi as we know it didn’t come about until the 1800s. As PBS notes, in 1824, HanayaYohei opened a sushi stall in the Ryogoku district...