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Three Apples, the Many Faces of Hello Kitty Part 2

nobody@vox.com(Ann) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:23:59 -0800

Various artists were invited to create their interpretation of the iconic kitten for the Three Apples show. Some of my favorite artists contributed: Camilla d'Errico, Tokidoki, Buff Monster, Plastic God, Luke Chueh, Dan Goodsell, Travis Louie, And...

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Three Apples, the Many Faces of Hello Kitty Part 1

nobody@vox.com(Ann) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:41:31 -0800

Two months ago Hello Kitty invaded Royal/T (the maid cafe and art gallery) for her 35th birthday. Looking good there. The show name Three Apples refers to her age (she says she's three apples young). There were two parts to the exhibit. Part 1 sho...

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Kylie LIVE in New York Album!

nobody@vox.com(Ann) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:22:02 -0800

The US Tour LIVE album is coming out Dec 14th. Woohoo!

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Suddenly Santouka

nobody@vox.com(Ann) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:06:00 -0800

I had to take Him to Santouka after the underwhelming experience we had at Daikokuya. Somehow I was going to redeem ramen at my favorite ramen shop. Here's what He got. And He loved it. WIN!

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Uncle Bill's Pancake House

nobody@vox.com(Ann) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:33:15 -0800

Why go to a pancake house and order waffles? Because I can't help myself...

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You Make Me Melt

nobody@vox.com(Ann) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:53:48 -0800

I think the best dinners are the interactive ones that require some audience participation. Like Korean BBQ, hot pot, shabu shabu, teppanyaki. It's a dinner and a show, especially if the person you're dining with is accident prone in the kitchen....

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Striptease at Distinction Gallery

nobody@vox.com(Ann) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:57:52 -0800

Distinction is probably one of the best art galleries I've found in San Diego (North County) other than Subtext. And it's in my hometown of Escondido, so it's a trip down nostalgia street whenever I visited. This is the last weekend to see their s...

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Possibly the Best Pizza in L.A.

nobody@vox.com(Ann) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:25:14 -0800

...is at Mozza, but I haven't eaten there yet. I will eventually. It's on our Window to Weight Gain restaurant list. For now my favorite pizza spot in L.A. is Mulberry Street Pizza. I'm partial to the Beverly Drive location. What sealed the dea...

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A Waffle-ly Good Time

nobody@vox.com(Ann) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:08:59 -0800

The Mitsuwa Japanese market holds food fairs to highlight the foods of a season or region. Last month it was the Autumn food fair. Local Japanese restaurants and food purveyors from Japan set up mini-shops to celebrate the coming of Fall. ...

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Did the Incans Really Eat Like This?

nobody@vox.com(Ann) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:52:23 -0800

He took me to one of His favorite spots El Pollo Inka for Peruvian food. Now I'm not sure which episode of Bizarre Foods it was, but I think the Peru episode was the one where Andrew Zimmern ate guinea pig. (I just checked. It was Equador) No gu...

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