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1. We still have a secret stash of CRISPY TOFU BALLS today (if you like dem green cripsy thingys)
2. tknext.com
3. What does #2 have to do w/ #1?
4. What is this tomfoolery w/ the “limited edition” CRISPY TOFU BALL pog/chip picture above that I could be handed at anytime from SK and this tknext.com business?
5. (Yes, this enumerated bullet point list has now become an “inner monologue” in blog form… oh YES!)
6. By the way, IT’S gonna come back
7. Which one foo’s: TK/Test Kitchen or CRISPY TOFU BALLS??
8. …Yes
9. Ummm… that was kinda cryptic in a slightly overt kinda way
10. (pause)
11. Enjoy Bell Biv Devoe’s “POISON” (again, because I posted it before but I just HAD to again.. it’s so good!)… on US! Btw, you’ll hear this played at SK often actually! ^_^

We love you long time (no really, we DO!),

TEAM SK

PS-and if you do anything else… CELEBRATE! The TAIWANESE FRIED PORK CHOP is back on the menu too y’all!

HELLLLLO new fans from either TEST KITCHEN or NY TIMES readers that saw our “LIL” inclusion of cool and hip restaurants in Downtown LA (they must be sorely mistaken… but we’ll take it anyway! LOL)

I’ll take a moment to summarize the relevance of this blog in a nutshell to Starry Kitchen (aka SK): NONE (sometimes!)  

It’s kind a glimpse at my (what I THINK is witty, but is most usually) stupid humor because… well, how much could I REALLY talk about our food anyway, right?!?!

So with that said, let me re-introduce you to my favorite idea since we opened the “legitimate space”- NEW WAVE WEDNESDAYS! Why? Because Pan-Asian Comfort food just tastes better with… NEEEW WAAAAAVE!

Unfortunately, I’m running late this AM (as usual), so I gots to go now so enjoy one of our fave songs from the 80’s. And when in doubt, don’t forget..BALLS (“OBVIOUSLY” referring to our most popular dish, the elusively green CRISPY TOFU BALLS! ^_^)

Toodles,

TEAM SK

I think this speaks for itself… and if it doesn’t… sheesh I MUST be tired. Enjoy your Monday, and hope you don’t hate us (for too long) for not being open today (NOOooOOOooOOoOO!)

Until then, you can enjoy this “horribly” AWESOME video of my slightly beatnik poetry of my favorite guilty pleasure.. the BED INTRUDER SONG (j’YEAH - in the best Lil Jon voice you can imagine in your head.. please?!?)

Much love (and possible embarrassment),

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

So MAYBE you didn’t see the @NYTimes article that included us.. so we thought MAYBE we would just go ahead and link it today if you didn’t. I mean, how SWEET is THIS! All the other places mentioned on here, pretty fancy-schmancy and then there’s… US! NICE! (and btw, it’s an honor… but enough of that mumbo-jumbo!)

And if you didn’t know… DIN DINS (aka “DINNER) is back on tonight & tomorrah (6-9.30p)! You can get some of these delectable morsels… and more!

Hopefully see ya tonight! And if you didn’t make it to TEST KITCHEN and haven’t seen any pics of that yet (why haven’t you?!?!).  Here are some “choice” pics! ^_^

Toodles,

TEAM SK

PS - and yes, I’m in a tuxedo AND banana suit. It’s what winners wear… right?!?!

And now… WE’RE BACK!

With all that (incredibly & exhaustingly FUN… seriously, it was!) Test Kitchen tomfoolery outta the way, back to worksies for us.

(sorry about closing yesterday, we slept a total of 8 hours in about 3 days BEFORE Test Kitchen!! You can’t blame us, right?!?!)

For those of you that went to Test Kitchen, “THANKS” for coming out. We KNOW many of you are like, “Well why don’t you serve this stuff at Starry Kitchen!” and to that we say, “Hmmmm… REALLY?? LOL OKAY.. we’ll think about it!” ^_^

And since we’re back in the “grind,” we’re also back to the rotation.

Hi-Hi:

It’s baaaaaack ^_^

• CHINESE HOISIN HAMBURGER

On a side note, we might have kinda F’ED up today in doing (yes, TEST KITCHEN) and may have VERY limited quantity on this dish. And because of that, we’ve have a secret stash of…

• NEBRASKA ANGUS JAPANESE MEATBALL CURRY (TODAY ONLY!!!)

And to re-iterate… that’s TODAY ONLY! (just in case you skipped that end note)

BYE-BYE:

The “meatiest” and vegan non-fruity tasting fruit around

• BRAISED COCONUT JACKFRUIT

And that’s it… and if you haven’t watched my “embarrassing” rendition of the Bed Intruder song (of which some people were like, “What was that horrible song you were singing?” while others were like “HIDE YOUR WIVES… HIDE YOUR KIDS! LOL”) it’s in the previous post/below! And for some reason, I can’t get myself to watch all of it. I don’t mind making an ass outta myself (if you haven’t noticed), but man watching myself on video makes me cringe!! (while laughing! ^_^)

Toodles,

TEAM SK

Let’s start off on the “right foot” today: TONIGHT (Sept 10th) we are CLOSED (aka Not Open for Din Dins, Not Gonna Be There, very sad we can’t personally serve you) because…

Of the LOGO above (and the Pineapple Beer Chicken Wing food porn pic below), and if you dunno what this is… just click-thru (and FEEL the magic!)

Otherwise…

Hey party people (do I sound like a bad radio commercial yet?), it’s ALSO the last lunch day for the ethnically, culturally and sometimes morally (why I don’t know why “morally” but that’s just the way the cookie crumble sometimes when you’re a meatball in life, ya know?!):

• NEBRASKA ANGUS JAPANESE MEATBALL CURRY

After today, “See ya later our tasty friend!”  And if you want a nearly incomprehensible video of me dressed up as a cowboy in a female cowboy explaining (in a bad southern accent) WHY you should have some before IT leaves (what are you smoking anyway to wonder that? no really, I wanna know?! ^_^), here ya go:

Farmer Tran Presents: Nebraska Angus Japanese Meatball Curry from Starry Kitchen on Vimeo.

Oh yeah.. THEMS the good times (or the bad times depending on your perspective LOL)

Alrighty, there’s WAY to much to do and very little time (which is good, right?) so we’ll see you soon. Hopefully today at lunch or Sunday at Test Kitchen (which is gonna be a good time!)

Xoxo,

TEAM SK