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Kpop Countdown 2015 - Honorable Mentions

By Lionina - 11:00 AM
Akdong Musician - 가나다같이 Cute overlooaad! Infinite - "Bad" The boys are trying on the black leather and rock sneers and I'm not convinced 100%, but "Bad" still sounds and feel like them (Matrix wormhole at the chorus), which is very much to their credit. 1Punch - "Turn Me Back", "Nightmare" Both of these tracks target very specific buttons from the 90's. Enough...

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Kpop Countdown 2015 - Xcixxors Guest Picks

By Lionina - 10:38 AM
MFBTY ft Rap Monster, Dino-J, EE - "Buckubucku" IU - "23" 4 Minute - "Crazy" 9Muses - "Hurt Locker Red Velvet - "Ice Cream" Exid - "Ah Yeah" ...

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Kpop Countdown 2015 - Favorites

By Lionina - 9:59 AM
Hyukoh - 22 Kicking off the 2015 list with Hyukoh's album, 22. "Big Bird" is still my favorite song, but other uptempo tracks, like "Comes and Goes" and "Wing Wing" (on previous album 20) are also in heavy rotation. Life and Time - Land I was a little terrified that the quirky side project of Sunbin (The Koxx), Jinsil (Loro), and their delicately math-y drummer, Im Sang Wook,...

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A&J, Matsuri

By Lionina - 4:40 PM
A&J Matsuri ...

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Yojie

By Lionina - 4:42 PM
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Chinese Food

By Lionina - 4:43 PM
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Christmas Dinner #2 2015

By Lionina - 4:44 PM
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Christmas Dinner #1 2015

By Lionina - 1:56 AM
Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts Adapted from a Thomas Keller recipe 1/4 cup olive oilbunch of sage leaves (about 1/4-1/2 cup)Salt and freshly ground pepper2 pounds brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved1 butternut squash (1 1/2 pounds), peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes 2 tbsp butter1 tbsp snipped chives Fry sage leaves in oil. The temperature is correct if the leaves turn dark green...

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Thanksgiving Day After Dinner

By Lionina - 2:18 PM
Thanksgiving was lacking this year at the official family venue - ham only - so I planned a belated dinner of my own, including: turkey breast (pre-roasted from costco, steamed with rosemary, basted in butter) salad with green dressing (mint, green onions, parsley, shallots, vinegar, olive oil) herb stuffing (classic) with gravy (classic flour based with dripping and juices) creamed spinach  corn pudding...

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Sandwich in Redlands?

By Lionina - 8:01 PM
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Yi Mei

By Lionina - 8:02 PM
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Sam Woo

By Lionina - 8:03 PM
I havn't been to a Sam Woo's in so long. Of course, I order the slippery egg with beef. It's the OG. It's better here than anywhere else I've ever had it. ...

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Yoshizumi

By Lionina - 10:20 AM
Amazing omakase meal at Yoshizumi's in San Mateo.  Cucumber, jelly salad  Snapper, bonito?, mackerel, fresh wasabi  Daikon roll, ankimo, stewed octopus (tender like kakuni)  Chawan Mushi with jello-like black cod, mushrooms, yuzu  Cold seaweed soup  Homemade ginger, tuna, sushi rice made with aged vinegar  Mackerel  Bonito?  Scallop Wild salmon (so sweet) Fatty tuna (melty)  Sea urchin and roe  Tuna? in seaweed  Eel  Moist...

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Yi Mei

By Lionina - 9:47 AM
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Halloween Pumpkin

By Lionina - 9:48 AM
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Orange Cafe

By Lionina - 9:48 AM
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Red Rock Trail and Boat in the Desert

By Lionina - 9:48 AM
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