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I’ve been stockpiling some food photos, so I’m going to let a few loose. This is home made “nabe”. It’s been hot in Socal, so I’m not sure if this is the right call… but it tastes great. It’s fairly easy and goes a long way. The key is to get the right ingredients. The chicken meat ball (tsukune) is the key. If you don’t have something like that, you’re doomed. This is the standard type, there’s no curry, kimchee, or anything like that. Below you can see that I use magazines as the cushion and splash guard. Flame on! Tokyo 7-7 in Culver City. Simple breakfast that’s so good. This was a weird call. Kay and Dave’s in Brentwood. These are lamb tacos.
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Jim Nakano is the Donutman. I drove up at 8:30am on a saturday, and he sees me and I get a heroes welcome. "Come on in back," he says waving his arm, leading me to the right side of the building where I enter. Jim in back and all smiles like an uncle who you haven't seen in a year. He's busy since they're actually closing early since it's a day before Easter. A few people are lined up to buy his...
Jim Nakano is the Donutman. I drove up at 8:30am on a saturday, and he sees me and I get a heroes welcome. “Come on in back,” he says waving his arm, leading me to the right side of the building where I enter. Jim in back and all smiles like an uncle who you haven’t seen in a year. He’s busy since they’re actually closing early since it’s a day before Easter. A few people are lined up to buy his special brand of donuts, perhaps as a special holiday treat. I telephone ordered a fat 20 strawberry donuts, and they’re just about complete when I get there. It gives us a chance to talk a bit, and he’s a food guy, and drives all over to eat a meal. An older couple say hello from the outside front window, while I stand and talk. He waves them in, around the side and through the door, which signals that it’s my turn to leave. It’s a short visit, but I’m happy to say, I achieved the “pass” to be part of the inner circle (no donut pun intended). Donutman That’s artist Ana Serrano. As you can see, strawberry donuts made it to the Scion space early in the day. The artists and friends from all over enjoyed the sweet treat.
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Ozumo in San Francisco. It's a restaurant in the Embarcadero area. Running around with the GRSF manager, Luke, this is a spot that he knows about. This was fish with a thin bacon covering. I forgot what kind of fish, but perhaps a halibut. The flavoring was strong from the bacon. The mushrooms buttery. Ozumo.com
This was a medley. There's crab on the left, but on top nearly covered is a tiny squid...
Ozumo in San Francisco. It’s a restaurant in the Embarcadero area. Running around with the GRSF manager, Luke, this is a spot that he knows about. This was fish with a thin bacon covering. I forgot what kind of fish, but perhaps a halibut. The flavoring was strong from the bacon. The mushrooms buttery. Ozumo.comThis was a medley. There’s crab on the left, but on top nearly covered is a tiny squid that’s quite rare. They removed the eyeballs, but other than that, it tasted quite nice. I could have eaten a lot more of them. They suchi is crap and scallop. The “thing” with the red dot” in the middle. I had it before, but I forgot what it’s called. I almost think it’s a fish egg cluster, but I’m not sure now. Two kinds of snappers. Red on the bottom, the top is black snapper. Both are more tart and refreshing. These after came after the below pieces. Guess what the top piece is? It’s Kobe beef in sushi form. It was quite great. Super rich. It goes well with the toro, which is also quite rich. I started with the toro of course, before hitting the Kobe beef. Definitely the right way to go. I didn’t hear the description of this one, but it’s pretty for sure. It was something like a California Roll with some Unagi on top. The mint actually serves a perfect purpose of adding a little bit of something to the sauce which had some spice to it. It was their most hybrid sushi dish that we had. Ribs. From the kitchen, this is over the top. The slaw was good too. Glad they didn’t put peanuts in it. It seems like something that would have too many peanuts ruining it. This is Luke, yes, we down ramen too earlier in the day. You must think all I do is eat, but that’s not the case. I remarked that Luke looks like Mario. Imagine the overalls with a different color hat. Yes, Mario.
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