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New Wave Weds QUICKIE (‘cause @Dine_LA ‘s been BUUUUUSY and we gots to prep for it this AM). Above a slightly lesser known (here in the US at least) New Wave request… BRONSKI BEAT! (see Joseph, I DO take requests and NO it’s not too gay for us… pfffft! it’s New Wave, a lot of it is gay! ^_^ haha)

Otherwise, here’s your Daily DINE LA reminder (click the link on the left for the menu OR just scroll to one of the previous posts for descriptions and PICTURES!!):

And here’s a slightly prettier pic of the BRAISED VN BEEF (just in case you were like “HUH??” with the last pic like I was! LOL):

And there you have it.. enjoy.

Much love,

TEAM SK

PS- PANDAN CHICKEN ROOOOOOOCKS! (I’m just sayin’, thas all ^_^)

No matter how big or small the print… @LosAngelesMag (-azine ..just in case you ain’t the twitter readin’ kind) listed us in the Best New Restaurants issue this month , and I would assume listed us as (Best New) “Downtown Lunch” from this picture above… but just the text, not the pic. That’s FORAGE which we still haven’t gone to (but I’ve heard nothing but AWESOME things), which is still.. SWEEEEET that someone even thought of us for that!!!

I can’t believe anyone still remembers us after almost a year of legitimate operation! LOL

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But enough of that self-promotional BS… onto OTHER self-promotional BS…

We’re doing DineLA RESTAURANT WEEK (Jan 23rd - Feb 4th)… AGAIN! woo HOO

Our menu isn’t quite up on their website yet… but here’s the short version just in case you’re curious (and basically it’s Pre-Fixe and you pick one from each category, m’kay? m’kay!):

(pic courtesy of Mr. @KlubChen)

Appetizer:

• Pandan Chicken (Pictured ABOVE-one of our 9 courses from TEST KITCHEN, and probably the most universally loved)
• Crispy Kimchi Rice Cakes
• The normally Din-Dins ONLY: SK Mac + Cheese (+Bacon)

Entrees:

• Spicy Korean Black Pork Belly (btw, this is Restaurant Week ONLY - this will NOT be in the rotation that week.. I mean, I’m just sayin’ just in case you want some of dis!)
• Braised VN Beef (from “Bo Kho”/Beef Stew)
• Lemongrass Tofu (I think Restaurant Week ONLY too… I THINK!)

Desserts:

• Pandan Flan
• Young Banana & Tapioca in warm Caramel Coconut Milk
• Durian Flan Cheesecake

And there you have it.. you heard it hear first… all three or MAYBE even four of you reading the blog that is! LOL

So hopefully you come out for it (because that Pandan Chicken is almost worth it by itself… it’s pretty damn good), and we’ll see you soon.. maybe even today, if you are inclined and/or hungry, just for normal lunchie-munchies!

Xoxo,

TEAM SK

“Buh-BYE” Bo Kho (aka in English the Braised Vietnamese Beef) AND SPAM.. FRIED..RICE!

(sorry the pic of the Spam rice is not sexy nor sexified.. I still don’t have a replacement camera… ARRRRRRGH)

I’m not sure if I have any more to say than that (okay, I REALLY do but I’m running outta time again). Oh well..

COME TO DIN DINS tonite or tomorrah/Sat (6-9.30p) and get some TAIWANESE FRIED PORK CHOP fixin’s befo’ it’s too late ya’ll (I’m originally from TX so I can type and talk like that, at least that’s what I tell myself).

Toodles folks,

TEAM SK

DineLA, PANDAN CHICKEN and/or possibly even more important.. SPAM FRIED RIIIIICE!

While the rotation IS important, DineLA Restaurant Week starts (for us) TODAY and that is the exception to the rule (i.e. we’re gonna be keeping the same menu for the next two weeks.. BUT the CRISPY KIMCHI RICE is the next one to go… when it DOES go ^_^)

Btw, we got new drinksies (Honest Ade/Teas & the Collectors Coke Aluminum Bottles) too, but more on that later!

With that said, enough mumbo-jumbo! Here’s a (for the most part) pictoral representation of what kind of tastiness we have to offer for DineLA (that you should partake in ^_^):

(and if you want the FULL & REALLY LONG menu descriptions, you can click HERE and/or the DineLA pics above too ^_^)

Choice of APPETIZERS:

• PANDAN CHICKEN <-DineLA Menu ONLY

• SK MAC+CHEESE (+BACON!) <-DineLA/Din-Dins Menu ONLY

(One w/ the veggies)

(One w/ out but with a much CLOSER color to what the cheese is not, just in case you were judging based upon color ^_^)

• CRISPY KIMCHI RICE CAKES (aka Game Changer #1) <- For our Veggie and/or fans of this dish in general: you CAN have this AS an entree too. :D

Choice of ENTREES:

• SPICY KOREAN BLACK PORK BELLY <-DineLA Menu ONLY

• LEMONGRASS TOFU <-DineLA Menu ONLY

• BRAISED VIETNAMESE/VN BEEF (from “Bo Kho”/Beef Stew)

(until I take/find a “tastily sexier” picture, cause it is VERY good…)

Choice of DESSERTS:

• PANDAN FLAN

• YOUNG BANANA & TAPIOCA IN CARAMEL COCONUT MILK <-DineLA Menu ONLY

OOOops, I still don’t have any pictures of this dish (yet), so I guess you’ll just have to live with my tantalizing description! ^_^

This was our TEST KITCHEN dessert: very traditionally Asian, the name is almost verbatim of what you should expect. Delicious (also carmelized) young banana cooked and served in a rich & creamy mixture of caramel and mouth-watering coconut milk. uh huh huuuuh (I mean, if you like this kinda thing ^_^)

• DURIAN FLAN CHEESECAKE (aka “Stinkylicious”) <-DineLA Menu ONLY

(Look how it smiles at ya LOL)

(phew) That’s a LOT of food. And again, if you want descriptions ‘cause the pics are still not convincing enough (damn!), feel free to click HERE!

Happy Restaurant Deal Huntin’ y’all,

TEAM SK

Okay okay… so it’s the last (lunch wk) for the LEMONGRASS TOFU, Dinner (aka Din Dins) is back on tonight (Th-Sat/6-9.30p folks!), coming back w/ tasty companions BRAISED VIETNAMESE BEEF (aka BO KHO) and we’re bringing back the SK Mac+Cheese(+Bacon) with all it’s shitake mushroom, jalapeno, fried shallots and did I mention BACON goodness. Ya got that? I’m sure you do…

With that outta the way, you mighta noticed this large light blue pic above (thx for letting me steal it from your site Shawna.. please!?!?!).. that didn’t happen by accident (maybe). And if you didn’t know it, we’re one of the 60 BEST vendors attending this BADASS event. (and we might be at the bottom of the barrel, but being the worst of the best… is still one of the best.. right??? ^_^).

I’m sure you’re asking yourself, “Now that I’m bored, what kind of other nonsensical funny stuff can I find on YouTube since Team SK has nothing interesting to say.” But then you (pause) for a moment and I’m sure you THEN ask yourself:

“Why Team SK (who is o’ so wise and will never stop with the bloggin’ hilarity) should I go to this wonderous and magical event?”

Well fans (an average of 6.25 of ya out there now… YES!), here are a couple of my favorite reasons why:

• we’re there (can I get a internet geek… w00t w00t!!)
• it’s ALL-INCLUSIVE, so no more pesky fees once you get in (and pay for the tix online!)
• we’re (as in the par-TAY) taking over the EFFIN ROSE BOWL BABEY!!! (yeah, we’re on the field!!!)
• food, drink, ice cream, music and SK… what more could you want? (don’t answer that Chuck Norris… I’m warning you!!! ^_^)
• and here’s my last reason for those of you that are craving, wanting or dying to have these…

Or in other words, “CRISPY F’ING TOFU BALLS my friends!”

We’re making 2,000+ of these crispy green bad boys (betta recognize ya’ll!), and if you ever wanted to gorge on a tofu ball as child or sometime in your very strange life span… now’s the TIME CHOCKOS! LOL

We’re not making these again at the restaurant until around September (maybe even OCTOBER), so if you want ‘em… come and GET ‘EM! (and enjoy the other food while at the fest too, and feel free to show the other vendors your SK love… please?!?!).

If you’re interested, get your tickets online HERE!

Unlike the last event (yeah, yeah… they and WE ALL know what “some” of the comments were from the last one), this is VERY limited too (let’s just say it’s a fraction of the reported 15-20k that went to the last one).

So what are you waiting for? No REALLY?!?! WHAT are you waiting for!!! Come get ‘em, eat some tofu balls, and let’s get SMASHED together (and by “SMASHED” I obviously mean let’s eat a lot of ICE CREAM, LOLLIPOPS…. and BOOZE it up together MWAHAHAHA… hey, it’s ALL-INCLUSIVE SUCKAS!!)

And if you don’t get your tickets soon (btw, NO DOOR SALES neither folks), THIS could happen to you:

That’s right, you could be like me there falling asleep (drunk I might add LOL) on the Metro (aka the train and/or subway) and have your friends take pictures of you while putting funny fake eye glasses on you for continued internet/Facebook hilarity. And we don’t want that to happen to you, right? ^_^

Good! I’m sure that convinced you now.. and thanks. ;)

Much love,

TEAM SK

Damn, that late night karaoke session is gonna kill me today… with that said, HAPPY NEW WAVE WEDNESDAY! And how can you not love TRUE by Spandau Ballet! (I still don’t know what a “Spandau” is, but I’m down just because of this song)

So if you didn’t know already, we gots some SPAM FRIED RICE (ya know, we wouldn’t be Asian if we didn’t like Spam! LOL) along w/ this BRAISED VIETNAMESE BEEF dish going on this week. Oh man, and they good too! (I promise!)

You know what my FAVORITE question is that people ask me, “Well, is it good?” LOL I tell people, “Well, I’m the F’ing owner. If I didn’t F’ing LOVE it, I wouldn’t F’ing SERVE it!” :)

Alrighty, gotta head to work and sing more songs in my head… wish I had more to say, but who cares when you got SPANDAU BALLET in your head!

Enjoy,

TEAM SK ^_^