Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related

Tu_triky wrote:Following up on gaijinmark's food posts I just read about a newly opened pizzeria in Little Tokyo. It's located in Honda Plaza, where Sushi Gen is located. The different types of pizza on the menu sound fantastic.

http://xlixe.com/

There's also something called Mr. Pizza that's going to open in the Japanese Village...and East Restaurant is gone and it's going to be replaced by something called Fat Spoon or something like that.

Only two days to go!! :woot: :http://rafu.com/news/2011/08/behind-the-scenes/

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2011 Nisei Week Queen, Erika Mariko Olsen

And for those of you that think she's not "Japanese enough" there's this:

My mother's family all live in Sapporo! Sapporo Ichiban! So there!! :P

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2011 Nisei Week Queen, Erika Mariko Olsen

The third Olsen sister? I don't remember her from Full House? :headscratch:

Tu_triky wrote:The third Olsen sister? I don't remember her from Full House? :headscratch:

They gave her up for adoption at birth... Half-breeds and all that. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
They gave her up for adoption at birth... Half-breeds and all that. :beaten:

:hehe: Ah yes, the black sheep of the family. Well the lady is doing well for herself considering she's won the title and wears the tempura tiara for all to see.

Tu_triky wrote::hehe: Ah yes, the black sheep of the family. Well the lady is doing well for herself considering she's won the title and wears the tempura tiara for all to see.

Don't forget the yakitori sceptre.

bmwracer wrote:
Don't forget the yakitori sceptre.

:hehe: Oh yes, how careless of me. The Skewer Sceptre.

I'm sure Ms. Olsen is having a wonderful Nisei Festival in light of her victory.

Tu_triky wrote:I'm sure Ms. Olsen is having a wonderful Nisei Festival in light of her victory.

Yup... She's probably showering her minions with negi and furikake.

Ack, I didn't know they were showing the parade live on 18.2 right now.... :doh: :doh: :doh:

bmwracer wrote:Ack, I didn't know they were showing the parade live on 18.2 right now.... :doh: :doh: :doh:

I thought you were the marshal this year? :P

Tu_triky wrote:I thought you were the marshal this year? :P

Only in my own mind. :nut:

The host/emcee was Helen Ota: She was part of the Nisei Week Queen court way back in 1989:

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I picked her to win, but alas, she didn't.

bmwracer wrote:
Only in my own mind. :nut:

The host/emcee was Helen Ota: She was part of the Nisei Week Queen court way back in 1989:

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I picked her to win, but alas, she didn't.

She's pretty. Man, '89...I was still in high school.

Tu_triky wrote:She's pretty.

The best of the bunch, IMO. :)

Man, '89...I was still in high school.

So was I... In an alternate reality.

bmwracer wrote:
So was I... In an alternate reality.

:hehe: Funny.

We all grow old, son.

Tu_triky wrote:We all grow old, son.

I should be calling you "son." :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
I should be calling you "son." :beaten:

Haha. :hehe:

According to the schedule I guess the major festivities are over already. I guess the next big day is August 20th when the Gyoza Grubbin' Contest will take place along side the sake tasting festival.

Tu_triky wrote:According to the schedule I guess the major festivities are over already. I guess the next big day is August 20th when the Gyoza Grubbin' Contest will take place along side the sake tasting festival.

I'll be competing in both... Simultaneously. :mrgreen:

I think there's the Obon dance on Sunday.....?

EDIT: Not Obon... Ondo. :doh:

bmwracer wrote:
I'll be competing in both... Simultaneously. :mrgreen:

I think there's the Obon dance on Sunday.....?

EDIT: Not Obon... Ondo. :doh:

Well it makes sense that the major events are on the weekends right. I'm sure the food, alcohol, and good weather will set the stage for a good turn out next week. A little Japanese culture doesn't hurt either. :)

Tu_triky wrote:Well it makes sense that the major events are on the weekends right. I'm sure the food, alcohol, and good weather will set the stage for a good turn out next week. A little Japanese culture doesn't hurt either. :)

It seems to be pretty mild weather-wise this year... I've been out there when the weather was blazing: 95F+... Warm even by reptillian standards. :mrgreen: