Veal cheeks, spicy edamame, soup… December 8, 2008

Our friends Joseph, Jim, and his wife Jana joined us for dinner Sunday night in celebration of me acquiring some fresh veal cheeks from my local butcher. Spicy fried edamame (garlic, shallots, peanut oil, sesame oil, oyster sauce, shoyu, chili oil) started us of – these are as simple to make as they are addictive! [...]

Dinner with Nick & Jen December 7, 2008

On the way home from work I get a text (I hate texting – can’t folks just call?) from nick to see if we want to go out on a Friday night. Times are tough and tattooing is slow, so we decided to just eat in. Picked up a few basics at the store and [...]

First dinner of December December 2, 2008

In thanks of having my wife and I over for a pre-Thanksgiving dinner at their house – we invited Lara’s co-worker and her hubby (Meghan and Isaiah) and another co-worker (Jen) over to our house for a Monday night feast. Five courses were plated, one being the pork-belly that I’ve previously posted on here. Conversations [...]

Finally, some tattoos! November 18, 2008

Since I have yet to blog about my job, I will post a few of the latest pieces I’ve done. It’s been very slow, and most of my large pieces are taking a break to get their money right. In the meantime, we have the following:

Latest dishes… November 18, 2008

Andrea Tomita, and her husband Darren were over to the house last night after losing touch with her for years. We used to be child labor together when I was growing up in Hawaii and somehow the mystery that Facebook is brought us all together for a night of cooking. We ate several dishes and [...]

Birthday shoes! November 18, 2008

Okay, it’s been a few weeks and I have a bunch of pics to throw up. Anyone that knows me realizes my lust for the Nike Air Force One – and because I have yet to post about this (and the shoes ARE mentioned in the title of this blog) I will make more of [...]

Misoyaki Butterfish November 1, 2008

It’s been a while since we had it, so I decided to whip this up after finding some black cod and red miso paste at International Market here in Vegas. I soak it overnight in sake, miso and sugar before grilling it outside. They also had enoki mushrooms, which I’ve always loved to grill in [...]

Muffuletta – The Ultimate Sandwich October 31, 2008

Although the BLT has a special place in my heart, it’s the muffuletta that has made the biggest impact on me as a sandwich. This feast, and by feast I mean that literally – is just a gift to man. Comprising of tapenade (kalamata olives, green olives, garlic, shallots, dijon, worcestershire, tabasco, lemon, other secret [...]

Shibuya! October 31, 2008

I’ve been patiently waiting for the opportunity to try this restaurant in the MGM for some time now. Being from Hawaii, LOVING Japanese food, having been to Japan and tried REAL Japanese food and finding horrible Japanese food in Vegas – well, its been a while… The ambiance is interesting here. There are no long [...]

Black Truffled Eggs October 29, 2008

Usually I will go with arugula, but in this case I saw mini romaine lettuce and had to try it as the base for this dish. The dressing is a very acidic lemon, white balsamic, dijon (and other secret ingredients) that allows the richness of the soft boiled egg, when cut, to dress and contrast [...]