Mitsubishi Commercial

My close friend recently made his debut on Japanese television, in a commercial for Mitsubishi. He is the one with the yellow car. Nice work!

New Common

J Smalls strikes again

One of my best friends has been making quite the name for himself as one of San Francisco's elite bartenders. Jamal now has appearances on a weekly TV show to add to his resume, with three short episodes filmed already and six more in the works. Each episode is about five minutes long and includes Jamal teaching the audience how to make a specialty cocktail. Here are links to the first three episodes:

http://www.dreamhomebayarea.com/flash/flv_player.html?contentpath=episode-4-season-6-segment-5.flv

http://www.dreamhomebayarea.com/flash/flv_player.html?contentpath=episode-5-season-6-segment-5.flv

http://www.dreamhomebayarea.com/flash/flv_player.html?contentpath=episode-6-season-6-segment-4.flv

more J comedy

More Japanese humor.... on this game show the contestants get beaten with wooden sticks if they laugh.

August 26th, 2008

Pass me that eel soda

Last month a new soft drink was released in Japan containing freshwater eel extract, as well as other vitamins found in the fish. The drink is called Unagi Nobori, which basically translates to "Surging Eel". It is said to have a similar taste to broiled eels. I love eating eel at Japanese restaurants but this does not sound very delicious at all. It's gotta be better than python blood though, right John?

Bali Video

More August Pics

Spirytus Vodka: 192 proof, illegal in the states!

John Legend - Green Light (Feat. Andre 3000)

My friend Patrick absolutely loves this video, it's starting to rub off on me... Andre 3000 is fantastic!

Monkey Stuns Japanese Commuters

A mystery monkey caused uproar at a busy train station in Tokyo. Nuts!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7572113.stm

No Reservations: Japan

For the latest episode of Anthony Bourdain's cooking/travel show No Reservations, the celebrity chef visited what he describes as one of his favorite culinary destinations in the world: Japan. Included are meals of hand made cold soba noodles, semi-raw chicken yakitori, monkfish prepared by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, and a visit to three star Michelin rated Sukibayashi Jiro, for arguably the best sushi available on the planet. This episode epitomizes so many of the things that I love about Japanese food and culture. Watch it below in five parts, or if you prefer you can download the torrent here.

Part 1


Part 2



Part 3


Part 4


Part 5

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