Fridgin Out

Reaching into the far netherworld of people’s refrigerators. The mold the merrier!

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April 25, 2008

Fridgin’ Out: Professor of Muxtapes and Flare

by Hua Hsu

Here is a soundtrack while you snoop through my refrigerator: Hua’s Fridge muxtape (I am hooked on Muxtape. Here are more.) Fifteen pieces of flare are required to work in this kitchen. The photograph in the top left corner is of Araki Yasusada, who I met on a train many years ago. I do not […]

April 18, 2008

Fridgin’ Out: My Tiny Tokyo Fridge

by Yoko Kumano

Here are the contents of my dirty, empty fridge. This report gave me the excuse to throw out several items including some really stinky fish and really old blue cheese. Notice, first and foremost, how SMALL Japanese fridges are (especially for people living in Tokyo, there is literally no space in our tiny apartments) compared […]

April 4, 2008

Fridgin’ Out: Gay People

by Moto Yamamoto

Editor’s Note: This post was conceived and written by Yamahomo in response to Fridgin’ Out: Married People. It’s an exclusive sneak peak into the fridge of Gay People. Enjoy! Yamahomo lives in West Chelsea, on Super Starchitect row (19th St). Cameron Diaz might buy one of the penthouses in my building. Lucky me. Although there […]

March 28, 2008

Fridgin’ Out: The Work Fridge

by Kayoko Akabori

This post is dedicated to MelRoach. We miss you! The Work Fridge tends to be a little scary, no matter where you work. You may have the most respectable colleagues, toiling away in spotless, clutter-free work spaces, but when you look inside the Work Fridge, all hell breaks loose. If you work in an office, […]

March 21, 2008

Fridgin’ Out: Married People

by Kayoko Akabori

Newlyweds Beth and Darren just bought a really dope, spacious 2 bedroom in the Upper West Side, right off of Central Park West. That’s Park with a capital P. Married people like to live near Central Park so they can say things like, “We just went running in the Park” or “We just got back […]

March 14, 2008

Fridgin’ Out: Marta in Madrid

by Kayoko Akabori

Marta and I were lesbian lovers in a former life. We were probably the secret mistresses of Constantine during the glory years of Roma (he summoned for us from over the state line!), and hooked up after we had enough of him (we outed him. SCANDAL!). In this life, however, we have been downgraded to […]

March 7, 2008

Fridgin’ Out: Yoskay, Tessar and Nate

by Kayoko Akabori

Alright folks, this post is to debunk your romantic notions of the starving artist. My brother’s bff Yoskay is an awesome painter, living in a fat loft space in Japantown, LA, with fellow awesome artists Tessar and Nate. They all hustle hard so they can focus on their art as much as possible- good for […]

February 8, 2008

Fridgin’ Out

by Kayoko Akabori

I know, this “what’s in your fridge” shit is so tired! But I’ve been wanting to blog about these specific food finds, so I’m just gonna bite it and start the “Fridgin’ Out” column. What a DORK. Here’s this funky herb concentrate stuff that I got at a little Argentinian bakery in Jackson Heights called […]