Lee Jun-fan, professionally known as Bruce Lee was a Chinese-American actor, film director and martial artist born on November 27, 1940 in Chinatown, San Francisco. He is considered as one of the most influential martial artists of all time because of his unparalleled skills and passion in teaching martial arts. He was also a pop culture icon of the 20th century for helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and relive the 5 movies of Bruce Lee.

The Big Boss (1971)

This Hong Kong martial arts action film was  Lee’s first major film and the film that made him famous across Asia. In this film, he played the role of Cheng Chao-an, a Chinese man who moves to Thailand to live with his cousins and work in an ice factory with them. When the members of his family began to disappear after meeting the management of the factory, he broke his promise of not getting involve to any fight so as to discover the mystery of the big boss.

Fist of Fury (1972)

This is Bruce Lee’s second major film after The Big Boss. This film grossed HK$4,431,423 surpassing the box office record set by The Big Boss. It was mistakenly released in the US as “The Chinese Connection.” Lee played the role of Chen Zhen, a martial arts student. When he returned to Shanghai, he discovered that the death of his master was due to poisoning, so he sets off on a mission of revenge.

Way of the Dragon (1972)

This is a Hong Kong martial arts action-comedy film written, produced and directed by Bruce Lee, who also played the lead role. It was released in Hong Kong on December 30, 1972 and was released in the United States as Return of the Dragon. The film grossed HK$5,307,350.50 in the Hong Kong box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 1972 in Hong Kong. The film is about Tang Lung (Dragon) who arrives in Rome to help his cousins in their business. When they are pressured to sell their property to a syndicate, he does everything to finish their enemies off.

Enter the Dragon (1973)

This is a Hong Kong – American martial arts film starring Bruce Lee as Lee, a man who was recruited to investigate a tournament where an alleged Opium trade happens. The film is considered as one of the greatest martial arts film of all time. Enter the Dragon grossed an estimated $21.5 million in North America, making it one of the most successful films in 1973. It was first released in Hong Kong on July 26, 1973, 6 days after Lee’s death.

The Game of Death ( 1979)

This is an incomplete 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film directed, written, produced by and starring Bruce Lee. It was his final attempt because he died during the making of the film. In this movie, Bruce Lee played as a popular martial-arts master who stars in many films. Everyone thinks he is dead after an unsuccessful attempt to kill him, but he’s just hiding preparing for revenge. The movie was released in the US on June 8, 1979, 6 years after Lee’s death.

The term buffet originated from the French sideboard furniture where the food was served. It eventually became applied to a system of service. In the second half of the 20th century after the Swedes had popularized the “smorgasbord” in New York, “buffet” became popular in the English-speaking world. Nowadays, the word is fully accepted into the English language.

In a buffet, meals are served by placing the food in a public area where the diners serve themselves. Buffets are offered at various places including hotels, restaurants and many social events. Buffet restaurants normally offer all-you-can-eat food for a set price.

To give you a wider idea about buffet, we’ve gathered some of the best all-you-can-eat buffets in the world.

Imperium in Dubai, UAE

Imperium is a grand all-day dining buffet restaurant in hotel Jumeirah Zabeel Saray in Dubai, UAE. It serves a wide range of an international cuisines for breakfast, dinner and weekend brunches in an elegant and opulent settings. The regular buffet breakfast and dinner  starts at AED 160 ($44). They also have themed nights offering a taste of different cuisines from around the world on Saturdays through Thursdays, starting at AED 250 ($68). The famous Elegant Friday Brunch offering French Braserrie starts at AED 330 ($90) with its Classic Brunch up to as high as AED 2500 ($681) with its Royale Brunch.

Sterling Brunch in Las Vegas Nevada, USA

Sterling Brunch is an extravagant buffet restaurant located in Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. It has been serving Vegas visitors for 30 years. It is a weekend brunch buffet which is opened only on Sundays from 9:30am till 2:30pm. It is famous for serving endless pours of Perrier-Jouët Champagne and unlimited American Sturgeon Caviar. Price is $85 per head plus tax.

Hechi World Kitchen in Belgium

The Hechi World Kitchen Restaurant is one of the best buffet restaurants in Europe when it comes to food, service, value and atmosphere. It is a unique all-in cuisine with live cooking located in the city of Antwerp in Belgium. It serves sushi and European and Asian dishes starting at €19.5 ($22) to as much as €30.5 ($34) for two hours of dining. Dining can be extended for a rate of €4 ($4.5) per person per hour.

Rodizio Rico in London, UK

Rodizio Rico is a Brazilian restaurant with branches in The O2, Birmingham and Islington in London, UK. It offers true churrascaria-style, offering eat-as-much-as-you-can for £26.50 ($34) a head, or £19.50 ($25) for vegetarians. Diners are given a card which is red on one side and green on the other side. Once ready for the meat service, just turn the card green side up and the Passadores will start carving you with succulent meats from their large skewers straight onto your plates. When you are already satisfied of need a break just flip the card to the red side.

Feast in Sydney, Australia

Feast is an award-winning signature buffet restaurant at Sheraton on the Park Sydney, Australia and by far, the best in the continent. It offers a contemporary dining concept with the renowned International Seafood Buffet. Price ranges from $79 up to $99 per head. Inside their kitchen are 20 different nationalities that make the diversity of flavors immense.

The Indianapolis 500 is held annually at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, USA. This automobile race event often shortened to “Indy 500” is held over Memorial Day weekend. The event, billed as The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, can gather roughly around up to 300,000 patrons each year.

The inaugural race took place in 1911 and was won by Ray Harroun, an American racecar driver from Pennsylvania. In 2011, Indy 500 celebrated its 100th anniversary. Last May 29, 2016; the 100th running was held wherein Takuma Sato, a Japanese professional racing driver from Tokyo, Japan became the champion.

History

 It was in 1909 when The Indianapolis Motor Speedway complex was built. It served as a gravel-and-tar track and hosted few small events, including ones for motorcycles. The first long distance event, was the 100-lap Prest-O-Lite Trophy in 1909.

The race name was originally known as the “International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race” from 1911 to 1916. In 1919, the race was referred to as the “Liberty Sweepstakes” and from 1920 to 1980, the race officially reverted to the “International Sweepstakes” moniker.

In the 1981 race, the name “65th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race” was officially used, dropping “International Sweepstakes” moniker. In 2016 the race became known as the “Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil.”

The most successful drivers who have won four times:

Anthony Joseph “A. J.” Foyt, Jr. Was born on January 16, 1935 in Houston, Texas USA. His first Indy car race was in 1958 where he finished 16^th. In 1960, he won his first Indy car race and in 1961, he won the Indianapolis 500. He won his third and fourth Indy cars championships in 1963 and in 1964.

Alfred “Al” Unser, an American automobile racing driver from New Mexico was born on May 29, 1939. His racing career started in 1957 until his last Indy race in 1993. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987.

 Rick Ravon Mears, is an American race car driver. He was born on December 3, 1951 in Kansas, USA but was raised in California. He has been active for over 14 years with 179 races run. He won the Indianapolis 500 race in 1979, 1984, 1988 and 1991.