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May 10, 2012
Jason Loose of Thousand Oaks Worshipped in China for Sharing French Fries With Bum (PHOTOS)
A recent Arizona State University graduate who grew up in Thousand Oaks -- and is now working abroad in the Jiangsu province of China -- has been dubbed "Brother Fries" by the locals. Jason Loose, in his early 20s, was photographed on a Nanjing street corner while sharing his McDonald's French frie ... More >>
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May 7, 2012
Off the Menu: Mustard Cabbage at Beijing Restaurant
Trying to find a particular Chinese regional or local specialty can be quite an adventure, even among the hundreds of restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley. The search for these items, be it Datong-style braised rabbit heads or Tianjin-style earhole cakes, can produce tales worthy of an explorer. ... More >>
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April 24, 2012
Gottsui: A Review A Brief History of Okonomiyaki
That new metro stop whose opening you've been awaiting: not complete. Those suspension-shredding chuckholes on your street: not filled. But there is still good news. It's not as hard to find good Japanese okonomiyaki in Los Angeles these days as it once was. Even a hardened cynic must admit that's s ... More >>
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April 16, 2012
Eat This Now: Lamb Sandwich ("Fried with Meat") at Beijing Restaurant
While it isn't as prevalent as pork, lamb turns up quite often on Chinese restaurant menus in the San Gabriel Valley, where lamb dishes range from the seemingly omnipresent cumin lamb skewers to soups, stews and meat pies. There also are restaurants like China Islamic and Omar's, the Uighur place, ... More >>
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April 6, 2012
Food News Roundup: Food Fraud, Defining "Gluten-Free" Starbucks as Third Largest U.S. Chain
Huffington Post: Olive oil, milk, honey, saffron, orange juice, coffee and apple juice are among the most-adulterated food products. With this kind of food fraud, even careful label-reading won't help. The Washington Post: What is truly "gluten-free?" The FDA has been trying to decide for seven yea ... More >>
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April 2, 2012
L.A.'s Idea of Taiwanese Food vs What Taiwanese People Really Eat
Okay guys, let's start by saying that Taiwanese food is definitely not orange chicken or broccoli and beef. The Taiwanese grandmothers -- or "ah-mahs" -- of the San Gabriel Valley would shudder at that thought. And it's not the same thing as Chinese food -- no matter where you stand on the politic ... More >>
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March 14, 2012
Fried Chicken Flowchart: Where to Go for Fried Chicken, American and Otherwise
In our last handy food flowchart, we tried to point you in the right direction for those times when you just need a bowl of phở to comfort your soul. Today, our flowchart helps you navigate the city when you're in search of another type of comforting soul food: fried chicken. And because sometim ... More >>
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March 14, 2012
12 Best Highlights From FoodEx, Asia's Largest Food and Beverage Exhibition
Reporting from Tokyo, where just last week FoodEx, the largest food and beverage exhibition in Asia, welcomed more than 73,000 attendees over four days. Samples were flying off the tables, gobbled and chugged ravenously, as suppliers and distributors from around the world wooed potential clients. We ... More >>
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March 12, 2012
Locals Unite for 1-Year Anniversary of Tsunami In Japan
It's been one year since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In recent weeks, restaurants around town offered sake specials, discounts, raised funds and much more. On March 10, public appreciation event Japan Endless Discovery at the Grove, organized by the Consulate-General of Japan in ... More >>
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March 9, 2012
Sake Fuels Japan's Recovery A Few Local Events
This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the March 11 catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that so terribly damaged Japan. Food-safety issues and scares -- particularly around the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor -- remain in the news. Although Japan's traditional sake brewers were h ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Japan Airlines Teams Up With Yoshinoya: Beef Bowls at 40,000 Feet
Eikichi Matsuda opened Yoshinoya in 1899, in a fish market outside Edo Castle in Chuoku, Tokyo. Over the following century or so, the company expanded well beyond fish markets in Japan and, starting this month, its presence will extend to the skies. From now until May 31, Yoshinoya will offer its ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Tsunami Debris at L.A. Beaches? Don't Expect to Surf Into a House
Surfers call getting covered by a wave and riding inside its tube "getting shacked." That could have a whole new meaning is some of the debris from last year's disastrous tsunami in Japan -- houses, cars, boats and all -- hits our shores. Near the eve of the one-year anniversary of the disaster, t ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Spend Valentine's Day With Hello Kitty, at Hooters Japan
Headed to Japan this week? Hooters Tokyo location is offering a Valentine's Day special through next Tuesday: Two promotional ice cream desserts called the Volcano of Love and the Rock of Love, and the first 1,000 customers to order either will get a collector's edition pin of Hello Kitty as a Hoote ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
China Debuts $44 Bottle of Pabst Blue Ribbon
Maybe we've watched Blue Velvet too many times, but to us there's something uniquely American about Pabst Blue Ribbon. Sure, it's been widely acknowledged from Williamsburg to Echo Park as the beer du jour of the hipster masses, but really, who doesn't appreciate a blue-collar beer once in a while, ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
L.A.'s Idea of Japanese Food vs. What Japanese Really Eat
Our Venn Food Diagram series has studied the people of Thailand, Armenia, Vietnam and most recently California, comparing what they actually eat with what Angelenos believe they eat. In this edition, we turn our attention to Japan, looking past ramen and sushi to see what foods Angelenos have left t ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Saturday Event: Walk and Eat in Little Tokyo
Visit Little Tokyo, and -- even if you're a rabid manga fan or karaoke maniac -- your trip will likely involve food. Perhaps yakisoba, fried noodles topped with bright red ginger. Or okonomiyaki, a pancake cooked with a variety of savory ingredients. (The name literally means "what you want.") A ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
True Religion, Gucci, Nike -- $4 Million of it -- Fake And Now Safe From Holiday Shoppers, Thanks to ICE Crackdown
CelebfashionLATrue Religion shorts? Lord have mercy.We'll give you a peek into our last-minute Christmas shopping list: Fake True Religion jeans. Lots of them. (Note to self: Check Craigslist). Dang it: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced it has seized $4 million worth ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
A Little Tokyo Christmas Goes to Vegas
CelebfashionLATrue Religion shorts? Lord have mercy.We'll give you a peek into our last-minute Christmas shopping list: Fake True Religion jeans. Lots of them. (Note to self: Check Craigslist). Dang it: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced it has seized $4 million worth ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
Bullet Train Fantasy or Fiscal Nightmare? Californians Turn Against $100 Billion High-Speed Rail Plan
A bullet train cruises past Mount Fuji in Japan.We had our doubts about this multi-billion, high-speed-rail utopia that would plow through homes, farmland and towns. Now you do too. Don't get us wrong. Prove we need it and we're there. But with the cost of a ticket doubling to an estimated t ... More >>
Eat+Drink
December 1, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Tsujita L.A.
Ramen and Tsukemen at the city's new noodle lover's paradise
Blogs
November 16, 2011
Late Night in Little Tokyo
Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant criticDear Mr. Gold: I was wondering if you had any ideas for a place to eat after 10 p.m. in Little Tokyo or downtown. We're meeting a group of people for dinner after a movie, and we wanted to try something outside of the normal sushi/ramen/izakaya stuf ... More >>
Eat+Drink
November 10, 2011
Tsujita L.A.: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011
Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant criticDear Mr. Gold: I was wondering if you had any ideas for a place to eat after 10 p.m. in Little Tokyo or downtown. We're meeting a group of people for dinner after a movie, and we wanted to try something outside of the normal sushi/ramen/izakaya stuf ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Q & A With Far Bar's Jimmy Smith: Little Tokyo's Craft Beer Scene, How Beer Brings People Together Little Tokyo's Beer Week Coming Out Party
Far BarJapanese craft beers available at Little Tokyo's Far Bar For decades, Little Tokyo has been a destination for its history, food and art venues alike. But in the last year, Little Tokyo has put itself on the radar for another, more unlikely offering--craft beer. And as the second half o ... More >>
Eat+Drink
October 13, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Beijing Pie House
Far BarJapanese craft beers available at Little Tokyo's Far Bar For decades, Little Tokyo has been a destination for its history, food and art venues alike. But in the last year, Little Tokyo has put itself on the radar for another, more unlikely offering--craft beer. And as the second half o ... More >>
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September 30, 2011
We Heart Performing for Japan Reunites Cowboy Bebop Cast and More
Dianne GarciaStephanie Sheh, who organizes We Heart Japan events, at Meltdown Comics in MarchDays after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, Los Angeles-based voice actor Stephanie Sheh, known for her roles on popular series like Bleach, FLCL, Naruto and The Melancholy of Haruhi Su ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
China's Restaurant Smiley System: Eating Based on Emoticons
nhburdick As most of us know, Los Angeles uses a grading system when it comes to rating restaurants after a safety inspection. A, B, C, etc. But according to China Daily, China is considering doing something a little more cutting edge: posting cartoon happy faces, straight faces and sad faces ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Taste of Taiwan: Free Food Festival This Weekend
Flickr user roboppy The Taiwan Tourist Bureau will hold the inaugural Taste of Taiwan, a free food and cultural event, at Hollywood's Kodak Theater this Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18. The Mighty Boba Truck and The Dim Sum Truck will prepare a menu of popular Taiwanese snack foods to ma ... More >>
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August 19, 2011
Gyoza: Daikokuya vs. Tokyo Cafe More on the World Gyoza Eating Championship
T. NguyenDaikokuya's gyoza The annual World Gyoza Eating Championship descends upon Little Tokyo this Saturday, August 20th, an event in which tiny 100-pound Sonya Thomas, a.k.a. the Black Widow, and others will attempt to eat as many gyoza as inhumanely possible in 10 minutes. As the eaters ... More >>
Eat+Drink
August 4, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews the Flying Pig Cafe
T. NguyenDaikokuya's gyoza The annual World Gyoza Eating Championship descends upon Little Tokyo this Saturday, August 20th, an event in which tiny 100-pound Sonya Thomas, a.k.a. the Black Widow, and others will attempt to eat as many gyoza as inhumanely possible in 10 minutes. As the eaters ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2011
Iota: K-Town Teen Heaven
F. FriesemaJonagold apples Are you a teenage girl? Do you know a teenage girl? Because if so, Iota may be your favorite place in the universe, a barn-size K-town coffeehouse where K-pop booms from giant screens, the air is permeated with caffeine, the walls pop with color, the menu groans wit ... More >>
Music
July 14, 2011
Brick's Picks: Great Sax
F. FriesemaJonagold apples Are you a teenage girl? Do you know a teenage girl? Because if so, Iota may be your favorite place in the universe, a barn-size K-town coffeehouse where K-pop booms from giant screens, the air is permeated with caffeine, the walls pop with color, the menu groans wit ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2011
Japan Tsunami Debris Could be Headed to California by Late 2013
Look out.Debris from Japan's March tsunami could reach our shores by 2013, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury-News. The problem is that scientists aren't sure exactly when or where it will hit: The stuff could strike anywhere from California to Washington late next year. Macabre ... More >>
Music
June 23, 2011
Yellow Magic Orchestra Play First L.A. Show Since '79
Look out.Debris from Japan's March tsunami could reach our shores by 2013, according to a report in the San Jose Mercury-News. The problem is that scientists aren't sure exactly when or where it will hit: The stuff could strike anywhere from California to Washington late next year. Macabre ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Japan 6.7: Earthquake Strikes Country Again, Prompting a Tsunami Alert That Doesn't Cover California (So Far)
The last time.As if Japan needs any more shaking or waves, a 6.7 earthquake hit the east coast of Honshu, Japan today, prompting a tsunami warning for that area, but not for us. According to Associated Press: The U.S. Pacific Tsunami warning center said that it did not expect a destructive ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
X Japan Releases first U.S. Single 'Jade' on June 28
X Japan's U.S. fans are a patient bunch. You've waited almost two decades since the band initially formed for this moment. You may have heard about the influential Japanese rock group's L.A. video shoots back in January of 2010, caught the acoustic benefit show in July of that year, the Lolla ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
California Girls on The Wane Because of Japan Radiation? Study Says Nuclear Release Could Mean Fewer Females Born in Golden State
Katy Perry, a limited resource.Yes, we still wish they all could be California girls. But thanks to radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, there could be less of them. And more boys. A fascinating study out of Germany correlates release of radioactive material and ... More >>
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May 27, 2011
Yoshiki News: X Japan Drummer Composes Theme for New Buddha Film, Launches SiriusXM Show
Kevin Scanlon On May 28 Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku Yo! Utsukushiku, the long-anticipated big screen adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's manga Buddha, will be released in Japan. This is a big deal for a lot of reasons, primarily that Buddha is an acclaimed work (it even won Eisner Awards in ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
Japan's Sake Brewers Want You To Drink Up
True Sake/Sven WiederholtA selection of premium sake from Tohoku at True SakeNeed a reason to feel good about drinking? Japanese sake makers could use your help. Hit hard by the twin natural disasters of earthquake and tsunami, what's really impacting these often small, family-run enterprise ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Street Artist Free Humanity Plants Apple Grenades Along Light Rail; Bomb Squad Halts Service, Removes 'Forbidden Fruit' With Robot
Free HumanityIf only every art installation would set off a chain of events this awesome [Curbed LA]. Last week, street-art blog Melrose & Fairfax reported that Free Humanity, otherwise known for his dark, political Star Wars stencils -- read the Weekly's exclusive interview here -- left a r ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Porn in America is a Human Rights Abuse in China's View: Agree?
Is porn a right, or a human rights abuse?China has a problem with porn. Our porn. Being that we're in the adult video capital of America, we have to sit up straight whenever a world superpower calls us out for an industry that is a staple of Los Angeles. Here's what the annual Chinese Human ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Mash-Up: The Transformers vs. Michael Jackson
Screengrab of Transformers "Thriller" video We spotted this video on Facebook this morning via Japanese pop culture authority Danny Choo (we recommend following both his Culture Japan website and Twitter updates, both are quite insightful). It's the Transformers dancing to "Thriller." The vid ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
Porn Flick in 3D, 'Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy,' Causes Stir in China (NSFW Video)
YouTubeSex and Zen: Extreme EcstasyUpdate: You know it was only a matter of time before our friends at Next Media Animation would come up with their own Taiwanese-animation take on this story. Video after the jump. You think porn is controversial in L.A. lately what with all the debate over ... More >>
Film+TV
March 31, 2011
Chinese Democracy
Film series highlights indie film as resistance
Blogs
March 29, 2011
Marijuana Fundraiser Called 'Joints For Japan' Aims to Send Weed Proceeds To Quake, Tsunami Victims
Compassionate Pain Management.Maui, apparently.In that last few weeks we've seen people run for Japan, sell clothes for Japan, and dance for Japan. But this is a first (and L.A. area dispensaries, why the hell were you beaten to this punch?): A Colorado pot shop that advertises "WOWIE, WE'V ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
After Japan, Americans' Taste For Nuclear Power Sours
San Onofre.In the span of less than a month, after watching disaster unfold in Japan, Americans have started to turn their backs on nuclear power. The latest Rasmussen Reports national survey finds a near three-year low among Americans who want to build more nuclear power plants: 38 percent. ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
No Nukes Vigil to Honor of Japan, Mark Three Mile Island Anniversary, Tonight in Westwood
FoxNo longer?It feels almost like the '70s are back. Following Japan's nuclear crisis, demonstrators will hold a vigil outside the Westwood Federal Building to urge "a Non-Nuclear Future" for the United States and Japan. The action marking the thirty-second anniversary of the Three Mile Isl ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Meiji, Japan Rediscovered
FoxNo longer?It feels almost like the '70s are back. Following Japan's nuclear crisis, demonstrators will hold a vigil outside the Westwood Federal Building to urge "a Non-Nuclear Future" for the United States and Japan. The action marking the thirty-second anniversary of the Three Mile Isl ... More >>
Eat+Drink
March 24, 2011
Jonathan Gold Reviews Beijing Duck House in San Gabriel
FoxNo longer?It feels almost like the '70s are back. Following Japan's nuclear crisis, demonstrators will hold a vigil outside the Westwood Federal Building to urge "a Non-Nuclear Future" for the United States and Japan. The action marking the thirty-second anniversary of the Three Mile Isl ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
Could California's Medical Marijuana Crop Be Tainted by Japanese Radiation?
This indoor weed has a healthy glow.This passes for a serious concern in California. Our precious multi-billion-dollar marijuana crop could possibly maybe be threatened by radiation from Japan. And who wants their green glowing, well, green? It's a question posed with a sober voice in the ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
Nuclear Power in the Wake of Japan: 2,452 Spent Fuel Assemblies Stored at San Onofre
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.Southern California's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has plenty of spent fuel on-hand, Fukushima-style. There are 2,452 spent fuel assemblies from three reactors (one is being used only as storage) there, we're told, versus 4,685 at the ailing, ra ... More >>
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