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Spicy double soup with Tonkotsu broth (a 36-hour pork bone broth), Dashi broth (made with skipjack tuna and seaweed), house made Thai bird chili paste, Chasu pork, whole Shoyu egg, scallions and a ginger tare. 16 March 2017(Photo: David R. Lutman/Special to The CJ)Buy Photo

Spice up your weekend with Asian street food or Caribbean cuisine. Or, stay at home with a few new recipes from the Courier-Journal.

Either way, there's plenty to eat around Louisville this weekend.

If you're still looking for options, check out last week's dining suggestions.

Mirin is serving up delicious dishes on Frankfort Avenue. Rachel Aretakis/Wochit

Hope you're in the mood for Asian street foodbecause, this week, we've got lots of recommendations at Mirin at 2011 Frankfort Avenue. Try some spicy ramen or a bahn mi sandwich and you won't be disappointed. Read the review here.

Curried chicken at Naila's Caribbean Cuisine is spiced with curry, Marsala wine, onions, garlic, cilantro, salt and pepper, "and a good hand," says Chef Naila Seow. A similarly spiced dipping sauce is seen at right.(Photo: David R. Lutman/Special to The CJ)

Turn up the heat this weekend with a few family favorites fromNailas Caribbean Cuisine at 1370 Veterans Parkway in Clarksville. The family restaurant is serving up spicy Carribean food and we've got three recipes you can try at home: macaroni pie, fry bake and curry chicken. Get them here.

La Chasse has launched a new spring cocktail menu.(Photo: Dan Dry, provided by La Chasse)

Spring is in the air at La Chasse, which recently rolled out a new cocktail menu with flavors such as berries, florals and springlikeherbs. Grab a refreshing cocktail at 1359 Bardstown Road. Read more here.

Our bracket-style beer competition, Malt Madness, is down to eight beers and you can have a hand in which is named best in the region. Vote here.

Red Hog's garlic herb sausage atop cheesy parsnip mash garnished with Italian parsley(Photo: David R. Lutman/Special to The CJ)

This week, reporter Jere Downs dives into the world of parsnips. And we've got two recipes from Red Hog that incorporate the sweet and tasty veggie: cheesy parsnip mash with garlic herb sausage and smoked bass and parsnip chowder. Get the recipes and read more about the veggie here.

Pho Ba Luu's Jessica Machwill host a Saigon street fooddemonstration class at Cooking atthe Cottage 93739 Lexington Road, from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 25. Cost: $50.

610 Magnoliawill host James Beard nominee Ian Boden of The Shack in Staunton, Virginia, for a five-course dinnerwith Edward Lee on Tuesday, March 28. Cost is $70 plus optional wine pairings and tax and tip. Read more here.

Rachel Aretakis can be reached at 502-582-7132 or raretakis@courier-journal.com.

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