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July 20, 2010

Russian JUNKtion

by Anders Arhoj

Last week my mom went to Saint Petersburg and she brought me a few little goodies today. In contrast to the countries surrounding Russia, like China and India there’s really nothing good to say about the culinary qualities of the former republic. And for once I don’t think we can blame Lenin and his comrads…

July 15, 2010

L’Officiel Umamimart Whore Teacup

by Kayoko Akabori

I was checking up on the backend of Umamimart the other day, and noticed something peculiar– someone had landed on this here blog by Googling the keyword phrase, “whore teacup.” After a little Googling myself, I came to find that Lady Gaga had posted a naked photo of herself on Twitter with a teacup that […]

July 14, 2010

Happy Hour: Name That Cocktail

by Payman Bahmani

  Last week I wrote a post on the CKTL Jam event that took place at the Astor Center in NY, and I promised that this week I would share the recipe for the second of the two improv cocktails I created, as soon as I figured out what to call it.  I still haven’t figured out […]

July 11, 2010

¡Viva España!

by Kayoko Akabori

Game starts in three hours, and I’m jumping on the Paul the Octopus bandwagon to say GO SPAIN! Let’s be real- them Spanish mussels just taste better. Just sayin’. PS: Paul is by far the silliest phenomenon of the year.

July 9, 2010

The Free Lindsay Sandwich @ Hapa Ramen (SF)

by Kayoko Akabori

Made it to the Hapa Ramen pop-up yesterday for lunch at the Ferry Building. Let’s forget about the ramen for a hot second, and talk about their “random celebrity specials.” HELL YAH! How could you resist? The special of the day was… FREE LINDSAY aka The Lindsay Lohan Sandwich! RAD! Says it’s so trashy, we’ll […]

July 7, 2010

Happy Hour: CKTL Jam! (Plus It’s Hot As Fuck!)

by Payman Bahmani

As I mentioned last week, the theme here all month long is HOT HOT HEAT! And judging by the mercury-topping temperatures this week here in New York, it appears Mother Nature keeps up with this blog, because she’s definitely doing her part to keep the theme as relevant as possible. But unlike all the whiny crybabies out […]

July 6, 2010

I Am Ficus, Need Hot Lay

by Kayoko Akabori

Fig season is upon us! They are like fleshy pink dewdrop kisses that look like… don’t make me say it. Don’t! … Fine, they look like VAGINA, ok? OK?? Happy now? God, you guys are such perverts! No seriously, they do, right? They are such sexual creatures! Turns out, they really are quite the promiscuous […]

The Plumming Project: Jarring + Clean Up (FML*)

by Kayoko Akabori

PREFACE: Ingredients + Recipe Prep + Boil I’m not sugarcoating this. I need you to understand what a truly, utterly, and horrifyingly HUGE PAIN IN THE ASS this entire project is. When browsing the I N T E R N E T for recipes, no one ever tells you that this is such a life-consuming […]

July 2, 2010

The Plumming Project: Prep + Boil

by Kayoko Akabori

This is one of those projects that I always think I can handle, but it just turns into dread, and ultimately only goes to prove what a huge procrastinator I am. Since I picked up the plums from Christi a week ago, it’s just been this nagging thing that’s been clawing at my brain EVERY […]

July 1, 2010

Sneak Peek: Ippuku! (Berkeley)

by Kayoko Akabori

It’s happening. Ippuku, the East Bay’s premiere yakitori and shochu bar is opening on Monday 7/5! HOLLA! I was lucky enough to get a tour of the restaurant before it opens and talk with the owner/chef, Christian Geideman. Located in the heart of Berkeley, the restaurant space is quite breathtaking (read: epitome of cool) and […]