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March 13, 2012
Watch New Mariners Commericals and Vote for Your Favorite
The Mariners will hit off the MLB 2012 season on March 28th (playing in Japan against Oakland for some reason) and the players warming fans up with new commercials. See which commercial hits it out of the park and, after you make up your mind, you'll get to vote on your favorite.
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February 22, 2012
Battle Royale
The Mariners will hit off the MLB 2012 season on March 28th (playing in Japan against Oakland for some reason) and the players warming fans up with new commercials. See which commercial hits it out of the park and, after you make up your mind, you'll get to vote on your favorite.
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February 22, 2012
Battle Royale
The Mariners will hit off the MLB 2012 season on March 28th (playing in Japan against Oakland for some reason) and the players warming fans up with new commercials. See which commercial hits it out of the park and, after you make up your mind, you'll get to vote on your favorite.
Blogs
February 3, 2012
Kiku Tempura House and Norwegian Wood Get You Out of the Cold
The Dinner: Tempura at Kiku Tempura House (5018 University Way NE) The Movie: Norwegian Wood (Noruwei no mori) at SIFF Uptown (511 Queen Anne Avenue North) The Screenplate: Tumultuous, passionate, fragile--all three describe Tokyo's youth culture circa 1969, the backdrop of director Anh Hung Tran' ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
House of Bamboo
The Dinner: Tempura at Kiku Tempura House (5018 University Way NE) The Movie: Norwegian Wood (Noruwei no mori) at SIFF Uptown (511 Queen Anne Avenue North) The Screenplate: Tumultuous, passionate, fragile--all three describe Tokyo's youth culture circa 1969, the backdrop of director Anh Hung Tran' ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2011
Local Japanese Communities Prepare to Pound Rice for Traditional New Year's Treat
Organizers of the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington's mochitsuki anticipate this year's edition of the traditional New Year's rice pounding will draw a record number of participants. "Last year we had 300 or so folks, and we're expecting it to be a little bit bigger," interim execu ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2011
Top 10 Sexy Feast Sex Lessons of 2011
What can pasta possibly teach us about sex?It's been about a year and a half since I started writing Sexy Feast. There's food porn aplenty to be found on the Internet. My column, though, takes food porn to next level by taking me to one restaurant each week, where I try to figure out what one ... More >>
News
November 30, 2011
Curtis Ebbesmeyer and the Japanese Tsunami
Why the debris expert says you should head for the beach.
Blogs
November 23, 2011
Curtis Ebbesmeyer Thinks the Japan Tsunami Debris Is On Our Beaches, Waiting to be Found
That floating debris dispatched to the Pacific in March by the Japan earthquake and tsunami has likely already arrived on the Washington coast (chart below) but nobody's discovered it yet, says Seattle oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer, the finder of lost feet and rubber duckies.
Diversions
October 26, 2011
Hooker Face
That floating debris dispatched to the Pacific in March by the Japan earthquake and tsunami has likely already arrived on the Washington coast (chart below) but nobody's discovered it yet, says Seattle oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer, the finder of lost feet and rubber duckies.
Blogs
October 17, 2011
Subtle Shochu Plays Nice in Cocktails
Shochu--the distilled spirit from Japan--appears to be popping up on cocktail menus all over Seattle. You may be used to ordering sake--the brewed rice wine--when going out for Japanese or other Asian food, but the variety of flavors offered by shochu, not to mention its low alcohol content, ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2011
Takoyaki and a Tender Touch at Wann
As I'm occasionally wont to do, I went to an izakaya to satisfy some Japanese food cravings, this time to Wann in Belltown. We ordered many of the predictable small plates, from yakitori to yam fries, kurobuta sausage to shumai, and chicken tatsutaage to atsuage tofu. Some sushi rolls, too. ... More >>
Blogs
April 21, 2011
Chiso's Bento Box Is a Veritable Treasure Chest
At Japanese restaurants, I'm usually all about the sushi. But when I went to Chiso during Seattle Restaurant Week (or partial weeks, as they actually are, with today being the final day) to capitalize on a three-course lunch for $15, I was more impressed with the bento box than the sushi samp ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2011
Hanford Nuclear Plant Releases Hydrogen "Puff"
All the locals freaking out over the supposed radiation death cloud wafting in from Japan are encouraged to remember that in Washington we have our own different sort of nuclear catastrophe called the Hanford Site. And while the hydrogen "puff" it apparently farted out unexpectedly yesterday ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2011
Coastal Kitchen to Donate This Wednesday's Proceeds to Japan
Dine for a cause! On Wednesday, March 30, from 5 p.m. to close, Coastal Kitchen--see right--on Capitol Hill will donate 25 percent of all their proceeds to Mercy Corps and Peace Winds. The funds will benefit the children and families affected by Japan's recent earthquake and tsunami. Follow ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2011
UW Scientists Find Japanese Radiation in Campus Ventilation System
Image sourceA team of researchers from the University of Washington's Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics didn't have to go very far afield to test for airborne radiation from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant -- they just examined air filters from the ventil ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2011
Top 6 Songs About Mother Nature's Worst Hits
These days it seems the whole world is crumbling beneath our feet. Earthquakes in Haiti and New Zealand and the recent earthquake and devastation in Japan have rattled nerves around the planet. From songs of great floods to dust-bowl ballads, songwriters have long been giving voice to the d ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Artists for Japan
These days it seems the whole world is crumbling beneath our feet. Earthquakes in Haiti and New Zealand and the recent earthquake and devastation in Japan have rattled nerves around the planet. From songs of great floods to dust-bowl ballads, songwriters have long been giving voice to the d ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
Boom Noodle's Chef Jonathan Hunt Reflects on Tasty Trips to Japan
Photo by Leslie KellyChef Jonathan is constantly looking for ways to improve dishes at Boom Noodle.To call Boom Noodle's Jonathan Hunt a seasoned chef would be an understatement. He's been in the business for 28 years, starting way back when at the gone-but-still-missed Surrogate Hostess. For ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends You Order Lady Gaga's Japan Prayer Bracelet
Lady Gaga fans in JapanShortly after disaster struck Japan, Lady Gaga announced on Twitter that she had designed a "Japanese prayer bracelet" to be sold on her website and intended to donate all proceeds to help the country's earthquake and tsunami victims. The $5 (with the option of donati ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2011
Rabbi Daniel Lapin, Rejecting "Message of God" Theory, Says Japan Was Spared the Worst Because It's a "Western" Country
Daniel Lapin, Mercer Island's jet-setting rabbi to the religious right, doesn't want to criticize Glenn Beck. "He's a friend," Lapin says of the conservative talk-show host, and the rabbi didn't hear Beck's pronouncement on Monday that the devastation in Japan was a "message from God." Still ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
"Fabricate Yourself" With a Kinect and a 3-D Printer (VIDEO)
Have you ever been watching Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and said: "Man, I wonder what I'd look like if Darth Vader froze me in Carbonite"? No? Me neither. But if so, or if you just think it'd be cool to have a action-figure-size plastic representation of yourself, there's a way to do i ... More >>
Music
January 26, 2011
The Let Go: Outsourcing Success
Struggling locally to the point of collapse, one Seattle hip-hop crew took their music to people who thought it mattered.
Blogs
September 8, 2010
Tonight: The Walkmen at the Showbox, Shonen Knife at the Tractor, Man Man at Neumos
The Walkmen, with The Helio Sequence. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. $20. All ages. For their sixth studio album, this month's Lisbon, the characteristically cacophonous Walkmen made a conscious effort to scale things back a bit. "We tried for a very bare instrumenta ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2010
Fresh Fish and The Opposite of True Love at Chiso
Behind the sushi bar, the cooks are rolling--snapping plastic wrap off their stock of hamachi and octopus arms, their inserts full of spicy tuna and ikura and amberjack. They're shuffling plates like card sharps working a deck, flexing their fingers and clearing orders with the machine precis ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2010
Grillaxin' with Fresh Flours' Etsuko Minematsu
credit: freshfloursseattle.comA green tea muffin, front and center. Minematsu asked not to be photographed, though you'll often see her behind the counter.One of the most beloved bakeries in Seattle, Fresh Flours is known for its traditional French croissants as well as more unusual Japanese ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2010
Blue C Sushi Is As Cute as a Bug's Ear
Blue C Sushi doesn't even come CLOSE to being as cute as this little dog.There's only one thing in the world that's cuter than Blue C Sushi. No, it isn't a Yorkshire Terrier wearing a tiara. Nor is it a sleepy two-week-old bunny. It's not a squirrel in a vest, or a kitten wearing a monocle, ... More >>
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October 21, 2009
Jake Adelstein
Blue C Sushi doesn't even come CLOSE to being as cute as this little dog.There's only one thing in the world that's cuter than Blue C Sushi. No, it isn't a Yorkshire Terrier wearing a tiara. Nor is it a sleepy two-week-old bunny. It's not a squirrel in a vest, or a kitten wearing a monocle, ... More >>
Arts
October 14, 2009
Book Review: Wide-Eyed Gaijin
A martial artist turned investigative reporter digs dirt on the yakuza.
Blogs
August 31, 2009
Monday Announcements: Assaggio & Booze, Japanese Are Unique #451, Vita Makes You a Coffee Maker
Assaggio Ristorante (2010 4th Ave.) is opening a bar, il Baretto to be exact. The small bar will have draft beer and focus on Italian style cocktails. Better to serve the hoards waiting for a table on Friday nights. (via the Downtown Seattle blog, new on the scene from KOMO news, which will feature ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2009
Books & Sake at Sake Nomi
This Saturday, June 13th, author Joyce Lebra will read from her novel The Scent of Sake (Avon) at Sake Nomi in Pioneer Square. The book features a female protagonist fighting to take control of her family's sake business, with tradition and duty set against her. Set in Japan in the 1800s, the story ... More >>
Blogs
May 22, 2009
Boeing Gives Pink Slips, Global Economy Gives Mixed Signals
Boeing is handing out another 300 pink slips today, 100 of them in the Puget Sound region, which likely means another 300 or so to add to this 6.7 million. Meanwhile, though, the Conference Board tells us that indicators are up. (Let the recovery begin!) But it's a global economy, and Mexico, German ... More >>
Film
April 1, 2009
Tokyo!: Three Directors Divide the City
Boeing is handing out another 300 pink slips today, 100 of them in the Puget Sound region, which likely means another 300 or so to add to this 6.7 million. Meanwhile, though, the Conference Board tells us that indicators are up. (Let the recovery begin!) But it's a global economy, and Mexico, German ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2009
How 'Bout Those Mariners?
Spring training is about 2/3 finished, and the World Baseball Classic just ended, so now seems a good time to check in on our favorite cellar diamond-dwellers. First, Ichiro came through with a vintage, clutch performance (if you believe in such things), going 4-6 and leading Japan to its second co ... More >>
Film
February 4, 2009
PICK 2009 Academy Award-Nominated Shorts: 10 Films, Half of Them Good
Spring training is about 2/3 finished, and the World Baseball Classic just ended, so now seems a good time to check in on our favorite cellar diamond-dwellers. First, Ichiro came through with a vintage, clutch performance (if you believe in such things), going 4-6 and leading Japan to its second co ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2009
Delicious Japanese Candy, Sad Japanese Movie
While in line at Daiso this afternoon (the Japanese dollar store in Westlake Center), my heart both jumped and sank as I spied rows of the little tin at right. Sakuma's Fruit Drops are a popular Japanese hard candy I first spied in the opening scenes of a Japanese film named Grave Of The Fireflies t ... More >>
Blogs
January 6, 2009
Root Table Brings Asian Fusion and Eco-Friendliness Together
This here bit of news is from the Weekly's Big Bites e-newsletter, which comes out every Tuesday:When the storefront next door to his Enlighten home-décor shop became available, Kalan Intawong knew he had to jump on it. "It's always been a dream of mine to open a restaurant," he says. Come mid-Janu ... More >>
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October 8, 2008
Black Sun
This here bit of news is from the Weekly's Big Bites e-newsletter, which comes out every Tuesday:When the storefront next door to his Enlighten home-décor shop became available, Kalan Intawong knew he had to jump on it. "It's always been a dream of mine to open a restaurant," he says. Come mid-Janu ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2008
More on the Chop Suey sale
This here bit of news is from the Weekly's Big Bites e-newsletter, which comes out every Tuesday:When the storefront next door to his Enlighten home-décor shop became available, Kalan Intawong knew he had to jump on it. "It's always been a dream of mine to open a restaurant," he says. Come mid-Janu ... More >>
Calendar
March 26, 2008
Sakura-Con
It’s not just big eyes and little mouths at this fantasy fest
Calendar
December 19, 2007
"Minidoka on My Mind"
Home and family from a Japanese-American perspective
Blogs
December 14, 2007
The Weekend Preview
Home and family from a Japanese-American perspective
Calendar
December 5, 2007
Repeal Day Party with U.S.E., Siberian, Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground
"It Is [Back] On"
Food
August 15, 2007
How Teriyaki Became Seattle's Own Fast-Food Phenomenon
And what the immigrant-fueled dish tells us about our culture.
News
October 5, 2005
A Fair Question
Is sustainability sustainable? The recent Expo in Japan makes you wonder.
Arts
June 8, 2005
High Art, Lowbrow
A historic visit from Japan's leading Kabuki troupe may not be as stuffy as you think.
Food
July 3, 2002
Destiny: En
You will go here for simple, delicate, powerfully good food.
News
April 5, 2000
The home team
You will go here for simple, delicate, powerfully good food.
Food
March 22, 2000
Wasabi
Green, and grate.
News
October 7, 1998
An uncontrollable attraction
In Tokyo, schoolgirls can't escape the Lolita stereotype.
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