Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related

Tu_triky wrote:

plaster of paris can do wonders..

And here I thought you had mastered dismembering.

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bmwracer wrote:
I didn't have any of Q's manju, but I'd think (hope?) it was real orange and not something processed out of a bottle... :sweat:

I've seen chocolate manju at Fugetsu-do.

Haven't seen orange manju anywhere, but have seen orange mochigashi, not to mention lemon, grape, and strawberry.

When I'm in LA I go bonkers buying mochigashi, as there are only 2 Japanese dessert shops up in Northern California and neither makes almost any.

Highly recommend Mikawaya, Fugetsu-do, and Sakura-ya.



Cheers, :drink:
PCM

Tu_triky wrote:

I have nothing against Thai food...but that's pretty lame to see at the Tofu festival that is part and parcel of Nisei Week. :headscratch:

A little confusing indeed, but the Tofu Festival's flier says that it's about all Asian cultures (not just Japanese) and is a charity fundraiser, so it's all good. :thumbsup:

Let's hear it for cultural understanding! :drink: :drink:



Cheers, :drink:
PCM

Wynter wrote:

Sugoi! Everything is so crisp and clean. What's the sculpture up front supposed to represent?

Well, Sensei, I swung by Little Tokyo today on my way to work, walked all around that sculpture, climbed up on it, looked everywhere, no plaque, no nothing. So, my answer is, , , [/list:u] I dunno :puppydog: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: Well, Sensei, I swung by Little Tokyo today on my way to work, walked all around that sculpture, climbed up on it, looked everywhere, no plaque, no nothing. So, my answer is, , , [/list:u] I dunno :puppydog: [/list:u]

Did you really?! You're AWESOME! :glomp: :muack:

Hmmmm... I guess it's just left to the viewer's interpretation then.

pcmodem wrote:

A little confusing indeed, but the Tofu Festival's flier says that it's about all Asian cultures (not just Japanese) and is a charity fundraiser, so it's all good. :thumbsup:


Cheers, :drink:
PCM

My misunderstanding...I thought it was a derivative of Nisei culture specifically.

pcmodem wrote:Highly recommend Mikawaya, Fugetsu-do, and Sakura-ya.

LOL, Q and I checked out all of those... Though we were at the Sakura-ya in Gardena several weeks earlier... :)

Wynter wrote:

Did you really?! You're AWESOME! :glomp: :muack:

I ain't that awesome. Any excuse to go to Little Tokyo works for me. Besides, you're question piqued my curiousity. I've walked past that thing a million times and you got me thinking, "What DOES this sculpture mean?" [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: I ain't that awesome. Any excuse to go to Little Tokyo works for me. Besides, you're question piqued my curiousity. I've walked past that thing a million times and you got me thinking, "What DOES this sculpture mean?" [/list:u]

I wish I had gone. :puppydog:

pcmodem wrote:
Highly recommend Mikawaya, Fugetsu-do, and Sakura-ya.
PCM

Sakura-ya is my favorite. Their selection is limited, but I don't think you can beat them for freshness and taste. Well worth the long drive I have to make to go there.

Years ago there was a really good wagashi shop located in Anaheim called Masumi. Unfortunately, it closed down when the owner passed away.

The nisei owner of a Japanese furniture store located a few doors down from Masumi once declared to me that the three best Japanese confectionary shops in California were Masumi, Sakura-ya, and a place in San Jose whose name I have unfortunately long forgotten.

A few years ago my brother asked me to go to Mikawaya to pick up mochi and manju for his wedding reception. I bought something like ten 20-piece boxes. (I remember having to go to both Mikawaya shops in J-town to fill out the order) They were the last desserts to be laid out on the tables at the reception--within ten minutes they were all gone.

Kelly and I on the train to the festival. Train was shaky and I have tons of sunblock on my face:

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Short 40 second clip going into Tofu fest. My son Gary, cousin Ben and Kelly. Hope to have parade clips up tomorrow. Notice I zeroed in on some cuties at the end.... :woot:

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v101379952txcPXA

Nice clip Ralph!

Wynter wrote:I wish I had gone. :puppydog:

So did I. :puppydog:

shin2 wrote:Sakura-ya is my favorite. Their selection is limited, but I don't think you can beat them for freshness and taste. Well worth the long drive I have to make to go there.

Years ago there was a really good wagashi shop located in Anaheim called Masumi. Unfortunately, it closed down when the owner passed away.

The nisei owner of a Japanese furniture store located a few doors down from Masumi once declared to me that the three best Japanese confectionary shops in California were Masumi, Sakura-ya, and a place in San Jose whose name I have unfortunately long forgotten.

A few years ago my brother asked me to go to Mikawaya to pick up mochi and manju for his wedding reception. I bought something like ten 20-piece boxes. (I remember having to go to both Mikawaya shops in J-town to fill out the order) They were the last desserts to be laid out on the tables at the reception--within ten minutes they were all gone.

Speaking of desserts, one of my favorite bakeries, Ishigo Bakery, in Gardena, unexpectedly closed...

They made some awesome cakes and pastries: better than anything King's Hawaiian could crank out...

Tragic. :puppydog:

Cactus ikebana.

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ralphm1999 wrote:http://www.veoh.com/videos/v101379952txcPXA

Great clip, Ralph! :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
So did I. :puppydog:

Rain-check on our date. :fingerscrossed:

Wynter wrote:Rain-check on our date. :fingerscrossed:

Do rain checks last one year? :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Do rain checks last one year? :sweat:

That depends on you, really. :fingerscrossed:

Wynter wrote:That depends on you, really. :fingerscrossed:

I'll still be here. :fingerscrossed: