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I had a lovely sushi dinner tonight at Kabuto in San Francisco with my friends Lisa and Jordan. One of my favorite things to order there is the 1849 Oyster. It consists of:
an oyster
uni
ikura
caviar
quail egg
scallion
gold flakes
dashi
You shoot it in your mouth and just enjoy the burst of flavors. Delicious!
One of my favorite short films is called Love Hotels, or Anti-Sex, written and directed by Ryotaro Muramatsu. I blogged about it back in 2008. I can't find the film online, but I did find this entertaining trailer for another Muramatsu film from 2008 called Hey Japanese! Do you Believe in Peace, Love, and Understanding? Has anyone seen it?
My brother sent me this photo of a limited edition Coke + Fanta Orange drink that's on sale now in Japan. I used to actually do this mix pretty often when I got fountain sodas at fast food joints. Also, do you guys remember a drink that we called the suicide? I think it was Dr. Pepper + Coke + Fanta Orange + Iced Tea.
I love these super slow motion camera shots of random events, like a slap in the face and a swimsuit model in a champagne fight!
via Pink Tentacle
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