the best Japanese restaurant in NY...?? vol.1

There are soooo many good japanese restaurants, but not all those famous restaurants are real or pure Japanese.

Personally, I like Megu and Nobu as a preppy japanese restaurants..., butat the same time I don't think it worth that much....well if you wanna just go there for preppy mood, then go ahead. if you want real japanese, its not the place. come on, have you seen so many japanese people eating out there? if you want Japanese Japanese food, go to Japanese restaurants where actually Japanese people flocks.

after I started living in NYC, I went to soooo many, and my two tops are ;

Basta Pasta

37 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011-5503, United States

(212) 366-0888

EN Japanese Brasserie

435 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014
at Leroy St.

212-647-9196

Now, if you are looking for sushi, please go to Ushiwakamaru or Sushi Yasuda. i do not listen to any non-japanese ppl say about sushi in NY(no Offence!), BC California roll or spicy tuna roll does not exist in japan. well you can make it and sell in Japan, but you will lose a lot of money...! I had terrible dinner at Take sushi...the service was worse than maybe McDonald's, food were not as good as the price....I would say go to Village yokocho instead to have fun and cheap yet good japanese food.

Back to the subject!! Basta pasta is not Japanese cuisine, its italian... i know, some ppl were like even disgusted by the combination, Japanese cooking Italian. Some clearly said ew. I was sooooo offended.....go to basta pasta and talk. please. mussels there is aaaaaaaaawesome! and the best thing is you can order whatever you feel like!! I LOVE ragu, but oftentimes, they serve it with linguini or something. I LOVE it with Pappardelle. so I always tell them to switch the pasta. easy step!!! but surprisingly, at many restaurants, for many reasons, they dont serve in a way you like. they dont want to put that much effort in your dish. sad. but the fact. here, be selfish, you want caprese w/o tomato? go ahead and order!!! they will do ir for you. the service is one of the BEST!!!!!!!!! plus, their pastas are ....omg....AAAAAmazing!!! just right aldente.

for the pure Japanese dishes....En....! the other night, I went there for the first time... the interior is nice...and thought oh, another NOBU type of restaurant. Im not saying its bad, but I thought it wont be something very Japanese.　Surprisingly, all the dishes are finely flavored, and not too salty like many asian restaurants' dishes are. It was the first impression. and because im very skeptical about Japanese restaurants in US, I thought it was just the first dish. the second dish may not be this good. I was wrong. It was GOOD!!!! very GOOD! Amazing. hmm lets see....I had 'HOTATE and YUBA salad'. its a little sour because of the vinegarret, but its got such a refreshing taste accompanied with this unique texture in your mouth. Yuba is a soy-bean sheet kinda thing, and its got this very unique texture, but its addicting!! ahhhh....I wanna have it again...mixed with some seaweed and makes the splendid combination in your mouth...its very light yet appetizing to start full dinner with someone special...:) then something heavier...I had Yama-imo isobe age and omg, even though its fried, its not greasy at all. AT ALL!!!!! I had it by myself...god, it was so good too...slightly flavored with seaweed(nori), and fried. very simple. but again, the texture was super sensitive. very sensitive. its not something you can just make it at home..its a taste of ocean extasy..

What else did I have?? stone grilled washu-gyu, and sake kasu pork shoulder. for those two, it was finely flavored, but since it was very juicy, It was a little heavy for me...well I had 5 pieces of those huge isobe age, so of course...but the meat was very good quality. at the end, I had cha-soba cream brulee or something...cant be sure about the name...but it was also Maaaaarrrrvelous! so good. couldnt stop it though i was super full.

im sorry, i dont have any photos available for those, but ill continue this subject and will update more Japanese good restaurantsss:)

good night folks!!!

How to make the natural beauty eye**

The New Year has come..., and to refresh myself, I had my hair cut...first time to get bangs in 15 years!! and at first..., I thought I failed it! but now I LOVE it:) why? Because now I know bangs are the best way to show off your beautiful eyes in more beautiful way;)

Before I get my bangs, I did not like fake eye lashes at all... of course! BC it looks too fake! but with full bangs, it doesn't look fake at all!

However, big problem. I have never used eye lashes daily. It was such a challenge every morning. so.., what is the best way to make the natural beauty eye?

you know the most important thing is what kind of eye lash glue you use. and this one on the left is not for fake eye lash glue, usually. not the produ

ct name, but they call it Eye Petite in Japan..Why? BC its like petite eye surgery. I know, not many people knew that Asian people sometimes have single eye lid. i remember when i first came to US and told about it to my friends they did not believe me. and told me I have double eye lid. yes I do, and I love my eyes, but not everybody have double eye lids...and girls or boys with single eye lid are sometimes very sexy!

Aaanyways..., this glue is initially for use of making the eye lids doubled. I know that is a little scary. you kind of fold and glue eye lid to make it doubled. But because of this use, the glue quality is very good. Not like those crappy fake eye lash glue which you can buy at any pharmacy stores or cosmetic store. Many Japanese people have very sensitive skin, and those American glues are too strong and poisonous for skin. I once got my eye lids swollen, too...this glue right here lasts long, and comes out really easily with water, but also very gentle for your skin. one more nice thing is that this is like a manicure type, and its got thin blush, so it is sooooo easy to apply them on any tiny eye lash.

and when you want to use eye lashes daily, make sure to buy a natural looking one! not too thick! but if you have bangs, you can even use 2 packs of eye lashes so that it gets really thick...this is for party though! personally, I do not like the N.Y.C cosmetic's fake eye lashes. they are way too fake. I like the one made of human hair. It sounds not nice, but when you wear it, it is the real hair, so it looks super natural!

now, you can have nice, natural, beautiful eyes:) Congrats! YAYYY

**Merry Christmas!!**

How was your Christmas??

I hosted a Christmas party at my house, and prepared huge feast:))

the best thing was a sweets house! oh my god, it was really hard, but I managed completing it and loved ittt!

everybody took a part before they leave, so now its totally broke, but awww, love love loved it!

its actually so much fun to make it, so please try someday!

just plan out your house and make a pattern like rectangular, pentagon with windows...and stick them with hard icing that you can easily make from egg white and sugar powder.

since it took soooo long time, im tired and ill end my christmas even though its still early... :(

Stay warm, people, and dont get sick like I am now!

Snowy**

It was my first time seeing this much snow in NYC and of course I was not expecting this in NYC!!

When I was in Buffalo, Oh My God, Lake in front of my house was totally frozen and even that Niagara Falls was frozen. Coming from Japan, I was totally shocked that people can really skate on the frozen lake in the winter!!

For some reason, I would loooove craving on sweets, especially chocolates, on those cold days...and you know the best place to go....yes, Max Brenner!! I had chocolate marshmallow pizza, and I ate the whole thing...lol it was a little too big, but I finished the whole pizza, now I feel so heavy...but its okay, its phenomenal.

Max Brenner

www.maxbrenner.com

841 Broadway (14th street/Union Square)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 388-0030

To have goooood sleep, I am having Jasmine tea and I am going to bed...

Good Night World:)

3-day style :)

**Boys me:)**

JK: H&M

shirt: H&M

Pants: 3.1 Phillip Lim

bow tie: boycot

It is a little hard to see, but the pants that I'm wearing is from 3.1 Phillip Lim, and I love how the fabric draping shown really beaurifully. it kinda looks like Harem pants, but more detail designed and the fabric is carefully chosen.

I also Love this bow tie. Its from boycott which is a boy's brand in Japan. I do not think its sold in U.S, but their little accessories are all well made, and reasonable. talking of being reasonable and well-designed, I love this H&M JK, and shirt, too. the picture is not clear, but the JK colour is almost like powder pink, but not pure pink. its like pale pink beige. the shirt's material is also good if you think about the price. it was like $30, but the material was very thin yet soft and smooth. it does not look cheap, either.

**Girly Classico **

JK: H&M

Sweather: Forever21

dress: Urban outfitter
t necklace: Hermes

After dressing like a boy, I always feel like wearing extra girly, but for this season, I prefer having vintage taste with it. I was actually not really satisfied with the sweater. I wanted to wear loosy sweater, but too sad, I could not find it from my wardrobe...:(

Leather JK: 3.1 Phillip Lim

tank top: 3.1 Phillip Lim

Pants: 3.1 PL

Bra: 3.1 Phillip Lim

I wore this coordination on the day I was at 3.1 Pre-sale reception party.

Because it was at night, I went hard rock a little. I love this leather Jk, its made of lamb skin, but its amazingly soft and super cute. For the coming season and next spring season, 3.1 likes loose tops being tacked in loose pants. and no doubt, I fell in love with this pants...!

I know.., you can see my messy room in the back..., forgive meee! well, of course I was wearing thiiick outer when I was outside just to clarify!

as you can see, my type is not always the same..I love fashion and I love having a theme of the day. I love being a preppy boy, super girly, or hard rock sometimes! To me, it is such a big fun to decide what I wanna be for the day. Still, I love combining a Jacket in some way. Also, I love mixing good stuff and cheap yet cute stuff. ohh, I love wearing mens clothes sometimes, too:) its fun!! loose sweaters, ties, mens socks, oxford shoes....,the trend is also going that way, so luckily it easy for me to find my Favourites★

I hope the weather doesn't get colder any more..., its getting hard to wear anything I want:(( its been sooooooo cold.....so Stay nice and warm!

ok, good night world:) ...though its almost morning..haha

Dear Mr.Santa clause....★

Booties have been the hottest item of the all this autumn and winter, and of course, if you wanna find a killer bootie, it has to be from Christian Louboutin...★★★

this is Miss.. its platforms are covered with its softest leather and they are beautiful!! so Please, Mr.Santa clause!!!! Please get a pair of either colourr!!! If you cant find them, fly to Barney's..., they still should have at least a pair for me...❤

otto the best pizza!!

So in nyc, ppl suggested me many good italian enoteca and pizzeria, but enoteca otto absolutely serves the best pizza. Besides, their caprese and prosciuto was aplendid!!!
They have some good italian wines, too. It is always crowded, so when you go, be sure to have reservation. It locates at the intersecton of 5th ave and East 8th. Get off around NYU, and you will
Find it!!

Chef mario batalli absolutely has more restaurants where we can experience
The best italian. I hate to say this, but there are so many fake italian restaurants which serves
Udon noodle like pasta doe cooking too long even in this gourmet city. Still, try iino for panini, lupa for good italian meat dishes, and
Babbo or del post for luxury italian. Ahhhhhh, I can never be rich enough!! Help me out from this tempting italian indulgence!!!

Oh, I always forget taking pictures, but I'll start updating today's style from tomorrow!
Promise!!!

Well, I'm feeling good for procsecco, maybe its time for bed!

Good night, world:)