2B - Thursday, February 18, 2010 FOOD WARS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com rn f CHINA GATE Anyone can deep fry the shit out of bad chicken and make it relatively palat- able. So the quality of most General Tso's Chicken depends on the sauce. China Gate's General Tso's sauce is heavy with- out being overbearing, has an appealing balance of sweet and spicy and mixes well with the rice. The portion-to-price ratio is also agreeable. A tangy experience. T-K WU Nicknamed "the Wu" by Daily Arts, this Liberty Street mainstay's General unfortunately misfires. The chicken is too squishy and sports a disturbingly bright red glisten, while the sauce's spice level is just shy of tolerable. Probably not helped by the copious peppers. The Wu's still delicious, but indulge your feminine side and stick with the Princess Chicken. GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN LUCKY KITCHEN Theysay "Luckyin chicken, unluckyin love." Well the people at Lucky Kitchen must have sad romances, because their chicken is pretty damn good. Tender and juicy chicken mixes with a thick, delicous sauce. What's missing here is the kick. General Tso's is at its best when it has a little spice, but Lucky Kitchen offers a purely savory experience. SAN FU San Fu provides a cheap, swift and marginally satisfying General Tso's Chicken dish. The chicken itself is of McNugget quality, which is to be expect- ed. But while the sauce is runny and underwhelmingly spicy, it's not a com- plete disgrace. San Fu's rendition is not the best in town, but it's not so bad as to shame the good General. AND THE WINNER IS: CHINA GATE CAMPUS CLASH LAST WEEK'S RESULTS: Charlie White and Meryl Davis skate out onto the Olympic ice. As they begin their routine, each is lulled by the other into a false sense of security. That is, until Charlie White uses a flourish of the arm to whip out his tarantula.and toss in onto Meryl's shoulder. But Meryl is prepared for Charlie's sudden but inevitable betrayal, and she starts up a game of "Bop It Extreme" then tosses it to Charlie as a misdirection. And while Charlie does become quite distracted, it is too late. The tarantula has already struck. WINNER: CHARLIE WHITE THIS WEEK'S FIGHT: ABISHEK BARACK MAHANTI , OBAMA ARMED WITH: ARMED WITH: The audacity to lead The audacity to hope. And MSA. And a curling rock. a sharpened ski pole. The Daily Arts weekly show "Accost'd" continues with more belligerent entertainment action. To find out which president your University companions find the sexiest, watch the powerful, attention-commanding video at michigandaily.com/section/arts. Weekend Freebies Because boredom doesn't end when your cash flow does Friday, February 19 Museum Studies Brown Bag Lecture Series PhD Christine Efta talks about creatingan audio tour an East Asian history, to tref UMMA multipurpase roam, 12 p.m. Reduce por stress with a Relaxation' Warkshsp, fotfree at the CAPS ihry Michigan Union room 3100,12:1S.m. UMix Latenight Comics, "Precious" and make-your-own Wanted posters, fo free! Michigan Union, 10p.m. Saturday, Februaty 20 SMTD at UMMA . The Dance on Camera Festival comes ' A2 from NYC fo free. Helmut Stern Auditorium, 7 p.m. Specialist Degree Recital Edward Hanlon, bass, sings selections from Mozart, Mussorgsky and more, fo free! Walgreen Drama Center, 8 p.m. WHAT'SNEW ON THE DAILY ARTS BLOG . Globetrotting with googly eyes: The online diver- sions this meek mill keep your mouth saying "Aww" and your brain saying "Wherethe hell is Nordland?" . Lost' fans not kept in the dark: This week's episode of "Lost" wasan epic win. Read our post to see if you agree, but if you spend your time watching and rewatching this episode instead, we'll understand. . Satirizing Sarah: There's a feud going on between Sarah Palin and "Family Guy," and the true definition of "satire" hangs in the balance. Andrew Lapin walks you through the controversy with a handy cheat sheet. I' *I There's a difference between communicating ideas and experiencing them. It's the difference between memorizing a foreign language and thinking in one. Between studying ruins and excavating them. Between analyzing dreams and living them. The difference is huge. And it's the very essence of the University of Chicago Summer Session. Where students are engaged at every level-intellectually, socially, personally, and professionally. Where you can benefit from the value of taking university courses in an accelerated, intensive format. Join us this summer for an extraordinary learning experience at the academic home to 85 Nobel laureates. FOR STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND BEYOND. JUNE 2I-AUGUST 27, 200 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 9-WEEK SESSIONS For more information, visit summer.uchicago.edu/um or call773/702-6033 w THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO