February 22nd, 2011admin
Oliver Beckert
After a lifetime of cooking at restaurants around the world, Oliver Beckert can sum up his appreciation of the Pacific Northwest in just two words: bi[...] Read the rest »
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February 22nd, 2011admin
February 22nd, 2011admin
Turkey Day
Everyone’s favorite waterfront brewery-slash-restaurant will be serving a Thanksgiving dinner course (¥4,000) with bacon-sprinkled salmon and corn [...] Read the rest »
February 22nd, 2011admin
Seoul Kitchen
Harim Samgyetang If you’ve ever experienced a freezing Korean winter, you’ll appreciate the warming effect of a steaming bowl of samgyetang—thou[...] Read the rest »
February 22nd, 2011admin
Cafe Noise
On our first visit to Cafe Noise in Ikebukuro, we were prepared for a loud, bustling scene. We didn’t get one: maybe because it was a Sunday night, [...] Read the rest »
February 22nd, 2011admin
DJing’s Darkest Hour
The Technics SL-1200 turntable is to dance music what the Fender Stratocaster is to rock: the key to a musical and cultural explosion. There’s even [...] Read the rest »
February 22nd, 2011admin
Hiroshi Watanabe A.K.A. Kaito
Don’t try and figure out what Osaka beatmaker Oorutaichi is singing about—he doesn’t know himself, but he likes the sound of it. “One of my fi[...] Read the rest »
February 22nd, 2011admin
Inner Science
Tokyo electronica producer Inner Science, a.k.a. Masumi Nishimura, has thrown a curveball with his fifth album. In an era of MP3s, Elegant Confections[...] Read the rest »
February 22nd, 2011admin
Who Needs Hallmark?
You could say it with flowers, but sometimes a cut-out paper figure does the job best. Architect and designer Naoki Terada’s limited edition cards p[...] Read the rest »
February 22nd, 2011admin
Ceramika Central
Painted in blues and greens with a distinctive peacock-eye pattern, Boleslawiec ceramics are all the rage in the US, but they’ve taken a little long[...] Read the rest »
February 22nd, 2011admin
Boombox Pussy
Of all the cutesy audio gear coming out these days—mini Doraemon speakers that hang from your keitai strap, anyone?—this may take the cake in term[...] Read the rest »