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March 1, 2012
Moshi Moshi Serves Up Many Many Sex and Relationship Lessons
Recently, I went to Moshi Moshi in Ballard--the type of place where I typically don't like to eat sushi, for reasons I'll be explaining in the next issue of Seattle Dining. (Food lovers should sign up for a free subscription.) Basically, it's about Asian cocktail bars serving food that's bland, bast ... More >>
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 >>
Blogs
January 23, 2012
Boom Noodle Takes You to Tokyo with Its Ramen
Dish: Tokyo Ramen Place: Boom Noodle, Bellevue (also in Capitol Hill and University Village) Price: $10.95 In the bowl: Chashu (braised pork butt), tamago (egg), menma (bamboo shoots), green onion, and a piece of nori (seaweed) in soy seasoned chicken-pork broth Supporting cast/What to do: You c ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2012
J. Tillman Announces Departure from Fleet Foxes
On a Tumblr post dated yesterday, Fleet Foxes' drummer J. Tillman announced he's leaving the band: Farewell Fleet Fans and Friends. Back into the gaping maw of obscurity I go. Tokyo is my last show with the Foxes. Sorry if I was distant and obtuse if we ever met. Have fun.
Calendar
January 4, 2012
House of Bamboo
On a Tumblr post dated yesterday, Fleet Foxes' drummer J. Tillman announced he's leaving the band: Farewell Fleet Fans and Friends. Back into the gaping maw of obscurity I go. Tokyo is my last show with the Foxes. Sorry if I was distant and obtuse if we ever met. Have fun.
Blogs
December 29, 2011
Eight Months of Eating, 10 Outstanding Dishes
Culture shock? Here's the last meal I reviewed in Dallas.Year-end lists are always agonizing. It's not easy pitting a burger against octopus crudo when bestowing "best of" status, or whittling down the candidate list to five, 10 or some other arbitrary number. But the task is especially hard ... More >>
Food
November 30, 2011
Katsu Burger: Come Fry With Me
Mashiko's sushi guru outdoes himself by battering patties.
Music
November 2, 2011
Indie Anna Jones: If You Can't Find a Job, Make Your Own
A conversation with Dumb Eyes' managing director, Michael Ellsworth.
Blogs
August 11, 2011
The 5 Funniest Porn Titles Involved In BitTorrent Piracy Lawsuits
One of the central figures in this week's feature story--"Porn, Piracy, and BitTorrent"--is John Doe #2,057, an anonymous Seattle man accused of illegally downloading the film Tokyo Cougar Creampies. Doe is adamant that he is innocent--he left his Wi-Fi network open, plus he's legally blind, ... More >>
Blogs
July 26, 2011
What's Wrong With Ramen in Seattle?
G-Men's ramen.When I attended the Culinary Institute of America's annual Worlds of Flavor conference last year, one speaker mentioned that there are more than 80,000 ramen restaurants in Japan. Those are dedicated ramen shops, selling little more than gyoza on the side. Seattle has two such ... More >>
Blogs
April 21, 2011
Making Like a Pig Over Boom's Porktastic Ramen
Photo by Leslie KellyBest ramen in Seattle? Go to Boom Noodle, slurp for yourself and decide.Yes, I know ramen is a hot-button topic for noodle enthusiasts. It's like talking about who does good barbecue or the best burger or the finest pizza. Them's fighting words when you don't agree, and, ... 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 >>
Arts
October 20, 2010
The Fussy Eye: A Sign of Failure
Cross? Don't cross? WTF?
Blogs
September 14, 2010
Seashells and ipods: LIFE Magazine's Molecular Gastronomy Slideshow
So it's 4pm and it occurs to me that I haven't eaten all day. Some restaurant critic, right? But hey, it's been a busy day. Deadlines to meet, phone calls to return, a review to finish off. I've been chewing over words for the past seven hours, but just haven't managed to put any actual fo ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2010
Morning Food News: Capitol Hill Scores Thai Cuisine and Tokyo Sweets
Craving swimming rama and sushi? A new Thai - Japanese restaurant called Pinto Thai Bistro and Sushi is now open at 408 Broadway Avenue East, according to Capitol Hill Seattle. The neighborhood blog also reports that Boom Noodle is adding a Tokyo Sweets inside its restaurant at 1121 East Pi ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2010
Robot Serves Ice Cream, Forces Small Japanese Children to Sing Opera
Who fears the ice cream robot? There are a lot of reasons why I want to live in Japan. Tokyo, in particular. There's the food, for starters. The food, the food, and the food. Then the food, of course. And also the food. But there are a few reasons why I wouldn't want to live in Japan, too. ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2010
One For the Rugrats: Boom Noodle Up, Running and Killing It in University Village
A month, give or take a few days. That's how long the newest Boom Noodle has been open in University Village. We wrote about it's scheduled opening back in May when owners Steve Rosen and James Allard thought they were going to make a July 1 date, and you know what? They were pretty damn clos ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
Free Slurpees in Celebration of 7-11's Birthday (Also Some Trivia)
Thank you! Come again...I am not generally one for suggesting that anyone go to a convenience store looking for grub. But when it's as hot as balls out there, when there's a frosty treat waiting for you, and when said frosty treat is free? Well, then I have a tendency to relax my standards ju ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2010
Boom Noodle Opens Tokyo Sweets in U-Village
University Village is about to boom with something else other than babies. Boom Noodle is expected to open in the old Atlas spot July 5. As Jason Sheehan reported last month, that's only four days later than their original goal. Boom's co-founder, Steve Rosen, says assuming all is well and ... More >>
Calendar
May 26, 2010
Seattle Japanese Garden 50th Anniversary Celebration
University Village is about to boom with something else other than babies. Boom Noodle is expected to open in the old Atlas spot July 5. As Jason Sheehan reported last month, that's only four days later than their original goal. Boom's co-founder, Steve Rosen, says assuming all is well and ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2010
Top 5 Places for Sushi (that Won't Empty Your Wallet)
While the creation of a sushi roll or a cut of sashimi isn't outlandishly complicated or difficult, the perfection of it certainly is -- and in this city, it's hard to go more than a few blocks without seeing a spot that offers the Japanese staple. There are the city's clear victors: Fremont' ... More >>
Calendar
January 27, 2010
Sex with Strangers
While the creation of a sushi roll or a cut of sashimi isn't outlandishly complicated or difficult, the perfection of it certainly is -- and in this city, it's hard to go more than a few blocks without seeing a spot that offers the Japanese staple. There are the city's clear victors: Fremont' ... More >>
Calendar
October 21, 2009
Jake Adelstein
While the creation of a sushi roll or a cut of sashimi isn't outlandishly complicated or difficult, the perfection of it certainly is -- and in this city, it's hard to go more than a few blocks without seeing a spot that offers the Japanese staple. There are the city's clear victors: Fremont' ... More >>
Arts
October 14, 2009
Book Review: Wide-Eyed Gaijin
A martial artist turned investigative reporter digs dirt on the yakuza.
Blogs
August 12, 2009
Summer DVD Roundup
August is the cruelest month. It's reached that point in the summer where a movie based on boys' action figures, G.I. Joe, has recently eclipsed another movie based on boys' action figures, Transformers 2. Things will reach a nadir come Labor Day weekend, when studios traditionally dump the w ... More >>
Film
July 1, 2009
Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone: C’mon, Dad, Give Me the Giant Battle-Bot!
August is the cruelest month. It's reached that point in the summer where a movie based on boys' action figures, G.I. Joe, has recently eclipsed another movie based on boys' action figures, Transformers 2. Things will reach a nadir come Labor Day weekend, when studios traditionally dump the w ... More >>
Film
April 1, 2009
Tokyo!: Three Directors Divide the City
August is the cruelest month. It's reached that point in the summer where a movie based on boys' action figures, G.I. Joe, has recently eclipsed another movie based on boys' action figures, Transformers 2. Things will reach a nadir come Labor Day weekend, when studios traditionally dump the w ... More >>
Calendar
February 11, 2009
Tokyo Macro Micro
August is the cruelest month. It's reached that point in the summer where a movie based on boys' action figures, G.I. Joe, has recently eclipsed another movie based on boys' action figures, Transformers 2. Things will reach a nadir come Labor Day weekend, when studios traditionally dump the w ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2008
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August is the cruelest month. It's reached that point in the summer where a movie based on boys' action figures, G.I. Joe, has recently eclipsed another movie based on boys' action figures, Transformers 2. Things will reach a nadir come Labor Day weekend, when studios traditionally dump the w ... More >>
Calendar
August 13, 2008
Japanese Monster Movies
August is the cruelest month. It's reached that point in the summer where a movie based on boys' action figures, G.I. Joe, has recently eclipsed another movie based on boys' action figures, Transformers 2. Things will reach a nadir come Labor Day weekend, when studios traditionally dump the w ... More >>
Food
April 23, 2008
Live/Work Space
Loft-dwelling cooks, Amazonian ambitions
Film
April 2, 2008
Bomb It: Waging a Jihad With Spray-Paint
Loft-dwelling cooks, Amazonian ambitions
Food
March 12, 2008
Ramen Is Ready for Its Slurp-Up
Seattle’s new noodles come with a backstory, not a bouillon packet.
Blogs
September 27, 2007
More Seattle as Japan: Atsui Tokyo
Seattle’s new noodles come with a backstory, not a bouillon packet.
Food
September 26, 2007
Blue C Sushi: Edible Locomotive Entertainment
Are drink specials worth banishment from the conveyor belt?
Calendar
August 15, 2007
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Music
Blogs
July 25, 2007
A Fishie Beach Read
Music
Music
April 12, 2006
Andrew Hill
Also: Dramarama, Television Personalities, Loka, Gil Mantera's Party Dream, and Guitar.
Diversions
February 1, 2006
Horoscopes
Feb. 1-7, 2006
Diversions
November 2, 2005
Nov. 2-8, 2005
Feb. 1-7, 2006
Arts
August 17, 2005
Killer Cute
The Japanese TV show Paranoia Agent perfectly captures our media-mad age.
Diversions
December 8, 2004
Tokyo Calling
The year's best anime on DVD.
Film
September 22, 2004
Good News From Up North
The Toronto Film Festival had choice pickings this month. Now if only SIFF can cherry-pick its prize titles next spring.
Film
January 21, 2004
This Week's Attractions
The Toronto Film Festival had choice pickings this month. Now if only SIFF can cherry-pick its prize titles next spring.
Music
January 29, 2003
Turning Japanese
Juno take on Tokyo, live to tell the tale.
Film
July 31, 2002
Tokyo Olympiad
Juno take on Tokyo, live to tell the tale.
Film
July 11, 2001
Transnational Meditation
German yuppies contemplate misguided lives.
Music
October 25, 2000
Whadchagit?
German yuppies contemplate misguided lives.
Music
February 16, 2000
Turning Japanese
German yuppies contemplate misguided lives.
Film
June 2, 1999
SIFF Notes
Late breaking news, and notes from the field on all events SIFF.
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