Chabuya Ramen

Tried the new ramen place on sawtelle, Chabuya. I think it is a chain from Japan. The soup is a pork/shoyu mix. I had the cha shu ramen and gyoza. The gyoza were not really gyoza but shu mai folded and cooked like gyoza, not very good. The ramen started off great, the cha shu was tender and delicious. The noodle is hosomen (thin) and very good. The soup.... I really wanted to like it but it was too strong for me. I drank 2 glasses of water but it really hit me hours after leaving, my throat was dying for more water. Good place but not for me.

Lunch at Torafuku

Had lunch at Torafuku. I had the Kurobuta Pork Cutlet. This place has Kamado rice, rice that is cooked in large metal pots. The kitchen is open and the pots are featured in the front. This is a great place for washoku (traditional Japanese food) on the westside. Limited menu for lunch but it's all you can eat rice!!

Playing with food

SX-70 Time-Zero Film

I was always told not to play with my food...

Ruins

Pick up this book at Hennessey + Ingalls, the best bookstore in Los Angeles for art,architecture,photography and design. Ruins by Shinichiro Kobayashi is a collection of modern ruins in Japan. Photos of abandoned factories, schools and small towns.

Polaroid One 600 Panna

Polaroid Japan will be selling 3000 limited edition white Polaroid One. The cool feature is that it will include a separate marco lens attachment to get as close as 30-60mm.



They also plan to sell a custom ND filter in Japan for the SX-70 adaption to 600 film. The price for the Polaroid One is about $90.00 US, no price on the ND filter.

Beard Papa

The Japanese cream puff chain in Hollywood! We went to Beard Papa's and had some delicious cream puffs, too bad it's at the terrible Hollywood and Highland shopping complex.