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WELCOME Sept 1, and what better way to usher in..umm.. SEPTEMBER than with New Wave Weds (is anyone bored of this idea yet?!?! LOL) too bad..

YAY!

Well, not much time to post because we literally have our BUSIEST day ahead of us with caterings, private parties and… LUNCH ahead of us ALL today. So gotta go head out and act like I’m working, but while you’re waiting enjoy this pleasant cover by Six Pence None the Richer (she has such a soothing voice!) of another 80’s classic (and an AWESOME karaoke song if I might add!)

Oh yeah, if you don’t remember…

THREE MORE DAYS FOR BRAISED COCONUT PORK

“Oh how I love you SOOOOO much my… PRECIOUS!”

I will mourn it’s loss… well, once it’s gone! Til then, I’m STUFFING my face with it every day (it is my favorite-st dish ya know, ESPECIALLY w/ Coco Rice!! ;D)

Toodles,

TEAM SK

Hello.. HELLO!

Time’s awastin’, so no time like the present to just jump into the rotating (i.e. I gots actual restaurant stuff to DO’S and have no time for my seemingly witty banter today ^_^).

Let’s start with what’s going away because it’s gonna a sad one and a near mass-exodus too!!!

BYE-BYE:

• BRAISED COCONUT PORK
• Coconut Rice
• SK Chopped Side Salad

Of these these, I’m definitely going to miss the first AND second (because together they are a flavor SUPER-POWER!) the most.  Damn, and I waited 6 months for that dish to come back, and now you know… even I am subject to the emotional rollercoaster that is SK too! LOL

HI-HI:

• BRAISED COCONUT JACKFRUIT

The vegan cousin of my favorite dish, and a unique one because… it don’t taste ANYTHING like fruit too. AMAZING!

Until then, watch this video (that ain’t for kiddies ya’ll… unless your kiddies talk like sailor’s all.. day.. LONG) that one of our friends thought was appropriate for us (i.e. ME) because of ummm… my love for the use of the F*Bomb (but I only use it to convey passion, m’kay!)  Enjoy this, it’s pretty funny.. if you like expletives that is LOL:

Xoxo,

TEAM SK

If you’re gonna “hide your kids, hide your wives… and hide your husbands TOO cuz they’re raping err body out there”… come to SK, we’re a safe haven for CRAZIES out there! LOL

(And if that seems mildly inappropriate, listen/watch the video above… You KNOW you’ve seen the original interview… well listen to the AUTO-TUNE version now… HIIIIIILARIOUS)

And if you liked that, listen to this awesome-ly hilarious punk-rock version as well (damn, I loves the internets):

(until I can get to the REAL post I want to make, enjoy the comedy relief that is the internet… gotta love it).

Laters,

TEAM SK

PS- don’t forget today is the last lunchie munchie day for KIMCHI + ORGANIC OYSTER MUSHROOMS (yup, yup) and TONIGHT is the last night for the SK KARA-GE too!!!

I LOVE FOOD… and I LOVE YOU…

(pause to think about anything else to say)

Nope, I think that’s it for today.

Bye,

TEAM SK

PS-oh yeah, we serve food too ;)

Hi, allow me to intro you to Brian K.. Otherwise know as…

BK

And also allow me to introduce you to a new/old trend that he likes to call..

BK STYLE

What is that “style” you ask (and/or possibly didn’t)? ^^

He no likey the cilantro (among other things) and THAT’S his style (as demonstrated here in the handsome picture taken by moi ^^).

Now that you’ve read this far, please carry on with your work (ie playing Mafia or Farmville on Facebook LOL)

Xoxo,

TEAM SK

Ooops, didn’t do a post earlier today… well it was busy, can you blame me?!?!

But if you’re perusing our lil website, check out this article about… the KITCHEN NINJA does her FIRST uninterrupted (by moi) interview. YAY!

(the KN during the “old SK days” and her humble beginnings.. ain’t she so cute ;D) 

Xoxo,

TEAM SK

If you didn’t know, NO more Summer Saturday Din-Dins! Sorry folks, but it was fun (and we’ll be back on Saturday’s most DEFINITELY next year).

We DO still serve Din-Dins (aka DINNER) on Thurs+Fri/6-9.30p though. So come check us out then (if we haven’t pissed you off enough ^_^).

Otherwise, the focus of this weekend… SK R&D (research & development). What does this all mean? It means I’m going to have a tasty 12+ course dinner at SKHQ (aka SK NoHo) tomorrow night… SCORE! (don’t worry, I’ll share some pics, but only on Facebook or Twitter).

Hope everyone has a great weekend… gotta go eat some late lunchie-munchies (that isn’t SK) now… HOORAY! ^_^

Xoxo,

TEAM SK

Will the New Wave hits ever die?!?! (since the era DID end, I guess they will eventually, right?)

Well, when you have a chance, check out this LITERAL version of HEAD OVER HEELS. Not NEARLY as Ninja-tastic as the TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART (Literal Version), but still good stuff.. and as always, New Wave just makes Pan-Asian comfort food taste… a lil better! ^_^

But anyway, thank GOODNESS the “culturally-confused” (as someone put it the other day) NEBRASKA ANGUS JAPANESE MEATBALL CURRY is back in all it’s saucy glory!

As I mention to people in the restaurant, it’s the FIRST dish to THREE-PEAT on the menu. Maybe not quite as monumental of a feat as scaling Mt. Everest, but it could ALMOST be considering on who you ask (ooooh ooooh… ask me, ask me!)

In other news (because you read this far and I might as well fill this space), we checked out the newest of the newest last night: TEST KITCHEN LA helmed by many of our friends but specifically our Man of Mo-Chica Mad-delicioness- Ricardo Zarate. It’s a permanent kitchen to house a rotating pop-up of chefs and Chef Zarate’s night was light night. Pretty cool, and it was pretty delicious. Reservations are already freakin’ being scooped up by people not even KNOWING who’s going to come in now. Guess this is the new hottest ticket in town (if you ask me I’d like to think the JAPANESE MEATBALL CURRY is a close 2nd hottest ticket in that-there-town LOL).

I think that’s about it for now.. enjoy the video, enjoy the unsexy mouth-watering food pic and try your luck at scoring a Test Kitchen resy (Walter Manzke’s in the the next couple of nights).

Xoxo,

TEAM SK

“Holy RICE COOKERS Batman, I gots to get to work”

(all joking aside… there’s a rice cooker crisis at work [which I already know the solution for] that I needs to take care of… NOW)

…

But before I do, it’s a THREE-PEAT suckas!

HI-HI:

• NEBRASKA ANGUS JAPANESE MEATBALL CURRY

You may not like the name, but hopefully you’ll like this… in your MOUTH!

BYE-BYE:

• STIR-FRIED KIMCHI + ORGANIC OYSTER MUSHROOMS

This one’s definitely picked up more “heat” this time around and found a lot of loyal followers (thanks chockos!).

I’m going to add another too…

• Summer Saturday Night Din-Dins

It was fun, it was hectic and now that’s gone… but we STILL serve Thurs+Fri/6-9.30p so don’t fret (if you were on this fine Monday morning) because those Din Dins are still on! ^_^

Alright, got a Rice Cooker crisis to fix… MACGYVER and/or MACGRUBER-style!

Adios amigos y amigas ;D,

TEAM SK