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Often times, I find it easy to focus on the success of someone remarkable without remembering the hardships that they endured to get there. Nobu is one of those guys.
CNN Money wrote a great article about Nobu detailing his experience surviving bankruptcy and a restaurant fire.
The article highlights Nobu’s [...]

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Ramen knitting, it is a new sport. The video simply made me laugh, but I applaud the innovative method.
“Mommy, I’m hungry. Can I eat my sweater?”

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“I don’t eat beef!”
“I’m a vegetarian!”
“Let do Asian tonight!”
Like a popular Chinese food dish, my date can sometimes be {sweet} or {sour}. After snowboarding and burning infinite calories on the top of the mountain, I was ready for comfort food heaven. Only one hurdle came head on. [...]

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On a rainy day like today, I crave comfort food. With the chilling rain pouring down, hot pot comes to mind. Something special arises when a few friends join together and gather around the table. A few weeks ago, I had great hot pot with tender beef.

Tools:
1 pot
1 propane gas [...]

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Happy Holidays!
Hope you guys had a joyous Valentine’s Day.
I stumbled upon Danny Choo’s video. He’s a tech guy that loves Japanese culture, especially anime. He dressed up as the Storm Tropper and dances around Tokyo.
No, I don’t have a fetish for Sailor Moon or Hello Kitty.
But, both of us share the [...]

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Great graphics!
Kaiten sushi refers to sushi served on a conveyor belt. When the bill is requested, the waiter counts up the number of plates and calculates the bill. On a visit to a great Kaiten sushi place in Tokyo, waiter go hi-tech and use a scanner to count the number of plates.
My dream [...]

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800 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 775-5800
www.sushihanasf.com
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“Em, I can’t move!” (referring to my gut buster)
I have a love hate relationship with all-you-can-eat sushi.
Love the fact that I can unbuckle my belt, let me sake belly loose, and order until the moon sets.
My hate relationship begins with the quality of the [...]

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Shubuway
San Mateo Location
650-548-2483
145 E. Third Ave.
San Mateo, Ca 94401

Moutain View Location
(650) 961-8880
180 Castro St .
Mountain View, CA 94041

Prices:
Lunch: R $9.50, L $11.50
Dinner: R $12.50,L $15.50
In Japan , Shabu Shabu, meaning “swish swish,” referring to the sound of swirling meat, is a popular form of community eating. Filled with restaurants on Third Street in San [...]

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Otaku has been referred to people with obsessive interests.
Whether you’re into feet, Hello Kitty, Bob Marley LPs, it is all up to you.
In the realm of food, Otaku exist in the cult like following with Ramen. There is even a Ramen museum.
Unlike the 3 for $1.50 ones we ate in college dorm rooms, Ramen [...]

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Hime
2353 Lombard St. (at Pierce)
San Francisco , CA 94123
Phone: 415-931-7900
www.himerestaurant.com
Sunday thru Thursday
5:30pm-10pm
Friday and Saturday
5:30pm-11pm
Closed Monday
Vibrant food may play the lead role and ambiance could be the supporting characters. But together they make a meal worth talking about. Embedded in a bustling strip filled with motels, patrons [...]

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With Yanni-like music in the background, this video features a few creative sushi machines.

This is one machine I would love at home. Grab me a beer and 1/2 dozen sushi rolls.

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You See Sushi
94 Judah Street
(between 5th Ave & 6th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 681-4010
www.youseesushi.com
Price range ($12 and up)
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Business Hours
Lunch:
Mon – Fri 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Dinner:
Mon – Sat 5:00 pm – 9:45 pm
Closed on Sundays
On a reserved Halloween, I am dressed up as a sushi addict. With a chef [...]

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Ebisu (Sunset)
1283 9th Ave
(between Irving St & Lincoln Way)
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 566-1770
www.ebisusushi.com
Ebisu at SFO
Main Hall North Food Court, International Terminal
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650) 588-2549
Hotei Restaurant
1290 9th Avenue
(between Irving St & Lincoln Way)
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 753-6045
www.hoteisf.com

New Japanese restaurants have been springing up in the Sunset district, [...]

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“Save the tuna roll, just under the right armpit for me.”
When I’m naked, usually I am in the shower singing to the latest hip hop tunes. But for ladies that work for “body sushi” restaurants, getting naked and lying on a table is part of the job description.
Known as Nyotaimori in Japanese, this is [...]

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Most of the time, just a few dash of creativity spice can move our senses. O Bento is a Japanese site dedicated to creating art work in the lunch boxes.
While traveling in Tokyo, I saw hundreds of salary men/women wake up early in the morning and commute to work. It a nice surprise [...]

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This video makes me laugh every time. Have a great Sunday.

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Katana Ya
430 Geary St
(at Mason St)
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 771-1280
Otaku has often been used to describe obsessive collectors but in the case of the ramen world, this term applies to the cult following of this famous Japanese noodle dish. Through out the years, ramen diners have infiltrated the [...]

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