Hiya all! As promised, I assembled my list of izakayas in Los Angeles. For those of you who don't know what that is, an izakaya is the Japanese equivalent of a gastro-pub. A place to get tasty and booze. The food tends to be some of the least esoteric Japanese foods - plenty of fried foods, dried foods, noodle dishes and grilled bits, though most ( Read more... )

Hiya all! I have a new round of my pragmatic New Year's resolutions to put up publicly so that I have to remember to do them. Last year this was a really helpful idea that steered me through all the choppy seas of my messed up life. This year, I've split them in to two categories, art and everything else. The art section is more goal-oriented, but ( Read more... )

I know I've been bad about updating my journal with anything substantial, but this summer has been bat-shit-crazy, and fall has thrown a massive workload at me... But in the contemplative spirit of Fall (and in honor of the slight rain that counts as fall out here in LA) I figured a good way to get back in to my journal was on a personal note to ( Read more... )

"Punk Shui" by Josh Amatore HughesThis little book looks like a peon to Urban Outfitter hipster NY-fad crap. Actually, it's an amazing little book about creativity. This isn't about prissy coffee tables that look like their about to topple over in a myriad of shades of white, nor is it said hipster ironic trash to impress your neo-flanel friends ( Read more... )

Heya all! Just wanted to apologize for the absence and promise new photos, new rants about art and a few restaurant reviews (especially for the phenomenal experience I recently had at Kiriko, a sushi joint on Sawtelle). Last year was a terrible year for me financially, and, in true Murphy's law effect, be very cautious what you ask for since this ( Read more... )

1) The Online Archive of the radio food program, "Good Food ( Read more... )

Last fall Mel & I hosted a wine tasting party at our place that was an absolutely wonderful evening - most of our friends like wine, but don't know much about it, like to play video games, and don't mind it when I say I'm going to cook up a meal to go with all the wine we collected (...thinking about it, I believe I have volunteered to do a beer ( Read more... )

Howdy all! I thought I'd diverge from my usual art nerdiness, and instead share an amazingly easy, but brilliantly tasty recipe for you all. In case you don't know me in real life, I'm a very active amateur chef, shopping at the local Santa Monica farmer's market, cooking two or three full meals a day for Mel and I, constantly experimenting and ( Read more... )