Pop Quiz: Ludacris

Pop Quiz: Ludacris

Aidin Vaziri | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges is taking a break from recording his sixth studio album, "Theater of the Mind," to open a franchise of the upscale Asian restaurant Straits with Bay Area chef Chris Yeo in his hometown of Atlanta later this month. What made the actor and Grammy-winning rapper get into the restaurant business when his calendar is already filled with rhyming and starting feuds with Oprah Winfrey, conservative pundit Bill O'Reilly and PepsiCo? We called him up at home to find out.

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Q: How do you think origami sea bass is going to go over in the Dirty South?
A: Man, I think it's going to go great. I really do. Otherwise I wouldn't be doing this.
Q: If I came in and asked you to recommend a dish off the menu, what would it be?
A: Man, there are a lot of different dishes. My favorite is the lollipop chicken. The chicken satay is good. Curry dishes. There are a lot of dishes. I just can't think of them all off the top of my head.
Q: Why not just open a fast-food chain called Chicken 'n' Beer?
A: Man, I wanted to make a place where people could come and feel like they're in a different place in the world. We're basically bringing Singapore to Atlanta.
Q: Are you going to be in the kitchen messing around with a cleaver and apron?
A: No. I'm not going to do that. I'll be tasting the food. I actually have a chef who went and trained at the original restaurant, so he'll be there. Continue reading.