I’ve been following Hypebeast for years now but I’d never bought anything from their online shop. I saw that they were doing free shipping to AUS (how they do it I just don’t understand! I wish Zen could offer free shipping!), couldn’t resist. This book/magazine of theirs is lovely, the black envelope with thank you card and stickers was a classy touch too.
Black, grey or white… surprise surprise!
OK I did get some colour. HUF beach towel!
Mary’s with Jess. I’m always craving a Mary’s cheeseburger (with bacon, of-course).
I always make a b-line for the Dendy Cinema carpark. Easy parking, next door to Mary’s and I like how my car looks in it!
The mullet was back, in full force, so I had to book in somewhere to get my haircut. Previously only Mimi at DJ’s cut my hair (I cut my own hair, and she’s the first hairdresser to cut it since I was 15 or so!). Mimi’s in Japan though, so Nanami put me on to her personal hairdresser, Tomo at Shinka in the Galleries. Tomo was awesome, the venue’s light and bright and damn that head massage! Highly recommend!
Tucked away just behind Capital Square in Chinatown.
Kenji preparing a Deluxe Sushi Platter.
The Deluxe Sushi Platter. Delicious!
Both sea eel and freshwater eel, scampi, urchin, salmon and tuna.
Deep Fried Oysters were yum.
Wagyu and Katsu Skewers.
Previously Musashi, and now renovated and under new management, Nanami wanted to take me out to a Japanese restaurant that her and her Mum have been eating at lately; Sushi of Masuya. She knew that I’d been craving Japanese food since returning from my trip to Japan!
The restaurant looked lovely from the outside, and so spacious on the inside (so not used to the space after Japan trip!). The staff were friendly and the food was great! Seafood was fresh and dishes were traditional with a slight twist. 100% would recommend, and definitely will be back to try their Sukiyaki and Shabu Shabu too.
All photos by Pou Tea (my new flatmate!).
Spot the me! Nooooo! I hate being in front of the camera, haha!
Deep-fried short rib with snails and asparagus, definitely my fave dish of the night.
Anise & chervil meringue on a bed of corn custard.
Jess and I, wasted, seated right in the middle on the bench overlooking the kitchen, best seats in the house!
Jess wanted to get dressed up one last time before she goes overseas on her epic adventure, so she booked us in to Momofuku for an amazing meal. I’d been once before back in 2012, but last time I didn’t do the beverage pairing. This time we went for the full pairing and my God we got trashed! SO much booze, so awesome! The menu was completely different to last time too, the chefs as well, but that same David Chang iPod playlist was in full force with AC/DC blasting from the speakers.
Jess took photos of all the food, and booze. I took some notes, but my notes got worse as the night rolled on (haha). I’m sure her blog post will be much more comprehensive than mine, look out for it on her blog soon.
The sun was out, was a beautiful day and I had a photoshoot planned, but it fell through so that meant that I could drop in to ONE DAY SUNDAYS at the Vic on the Park Hotel in Marrickville to celebrate Jess’ going away.
Straight up, Dennis and I are twinsies! Both rockin’ Midnight Fog Nike Flyknit Roshe Runs. And yes, I wore tights (back to my roots! Haha!).
Then I spotted this… OMFG. Crackling!
Couldn’t resist, was delish!
Ran into Red Lantern’s KENCITO who gave me the great news that he won The Urban List’s Sydney’s Best Cocktail Maker! So proud and happy for him!
Jess and her girls Robyn and Caitlin.
Jess and her mate Thien.
David and Cordy came out to play. YAY!
Ann, Robbie and Glenn.
Turns out it was PJ’s B’Day party too!
Also ran into Nick Turner (right), and his mate Scott.
Basketball out the back.
Was way more chill once the harsh sun started going down.
On route back to the car.
Then I spotted Glenn and crew, who had just gotten Krysti and were heading back in for more!
Caught up with Nana-Chan today. She’s finished a piece she started a while back so I got to have a good look at it.
As always, you’ve really got to check out her work in real life. The amount of details she manages to capture always surprises me.
This time around she’s used 3D ink for the string in this piece, again, just has to be seen in real life.
We then ducked out for a bite at Australian 18 Footers. her Dad’s old Yacht Club in Double Bay. Such a beautiful day for fish and chips!
Nana, Paul was with us too.
Calamari.
I ordered Fish & Chips! Yew!
Soon after I took this pic a charter fishing boat anchored up and a big group of drunken yobbos all walked off the boat with huge King Fish. All I could think about was SASHIMI!!!!!!!!!
My photos from last week’s photoshoot with Coco are now live on Zen, view the full set on Zen Blog: http://www.zengarage.com.au/2014/09/ohayo-coco
When I shot Coco in Tokyo last week we talked about her getting more out there, and making YouTube videos was one of the things we discussed. She’s just kicked off her channel and I get a little mention in there! So glad you guys get to listen to her English too, considering she’s never lived anywhere outside of Japan, and was born in Japan, it’s amazing, don’t you agree?!