Yep, it appears that way. If you’re bored with traditional Thanksgiving dinners, and you coincidentally live near Los Angeles, then you might want to try Takami’s holiday special Turkey Sushi. It does sound a bit off, but if you think about it, it’s not that weird. The dish comes with all the fixin’s just like a regular Thanksgiving dinner, but your turkey is just rolled into a sushi roll. It actually looks really cool, right?

If I were a meat eater, I’d try this, just because it seems fun to eat. And to avoid any confusion, the turkey is cooked. LOL.

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Tags: japan, sushi, Thanksgiving, turkey leftovers

So yesterday I was trolling around teh innanetz when I came across a blog titled “BE Unique Magazine” and saw the most amazing heels EVER! Now I’m not sure if these are hand made or what,  but these puppies are bad-ass! They look like black suede with door stoppers for heels! How cool is that?! I want, I want, I want!!!

It took me a while to realize that the heels were made of door stops and at first I figured they were a pair of the heeless Antonio Berardi heels that Victoria Beckham was rocking a while back, but then I realized that one; they aren’t that hideous, and two; they actually had a heel!  So now, I’m on a mission to find out whether Miss Girl made those (or had them made) or if they’re in retail stores, because seriously…I WANT!

They’re such a unique item, and I love the zippered jeans with them. What’s really cool is that, they look so normal from the front <333

ACK! I need those shoes in my life. If only I knew where to find them…
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Tags: Fashion, japan, style, unique, want

Let’s see, in my first “fab faves” post I briefly talked about up and coming Japanese R&B singer Emi Maria. She’s one of my newer favorites and recently she’s been making some moves, and it seems like she’s definitely next in line for her time to shine! (lol that rhymed!) So far she’s got one EP, one mini album and a plethora of collaborations under her belt. Not to mention her latest collection: iTunes presents: Live from Tokyo, a sampler of her upcoming full length album titled A Ballad of My Own, which is set for a November 5 release. Of course I’m really excited for this, especially after peeping the live sampler. It took some time for me to get around to actually listening to the whole thing, but now that I have, I think a review is in order.

First I have to say I’m going to be slightly biased as I’m a sucker for lives. And I don’t mean those live pre-recorded-real-time-lip-synced lives. I’m talking sour notes, perfect pitch, unscripted side story, that’s-not-the-right-lyric lives.  I think that’s what makes lives so great. So while I will base my opinions on the good notes and slip ups, deep down I love it! lol So with that being said, here goes:
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Tags: emi maria, itunes, japan, live, music, r&b, review

I hope you guys remember the group Gifted One I blogged about last month. Well I’m so excited because I just found out the boys have released their first PV today and I gotta say…I LURV it! HAHA  Gifted One’s single is definitely on my to get list. If you head over to iTunes you too can cop the single. CHEA! I totally recommend them if you like R&B. Definitely!

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Tags: fly, gifted one, itunes, japan, Japanese, music, new release, r&b

I.LOVE.TAKOYAKI.

It’s a torrid love affair. At first I hadn’t the slightest idea what takoyaki was.  A friend of mine introduced me to it one summer and at first, i didn’t really like it. Then I decided to give it a couple more gos and now… I love love love it! (thanks to my little cousin craving it, I’d have to take her to get some)

Last night I had some takoyaki at Kenka down on St. Mark’s with a friend of mine. It was delish…but I’m such a piggy I didn’t wait for it to cool and burned the mess out of my tongue. I’m good tho, because it was worth it =9 If you’ve never had it, I totally recommend getting some asap….mmmmm.

I so want to try to make takoyaki at home so, I was really stoked to see that some other takoyaki lover has uploaded a tutorial on Youtube….now the only thing left I guess is to get cooking, no?
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Tags: cusine, fried, japan, octopus, takoyaki