cooking fish

the culinary centers at the whole foods market have been offering simple and affordable cooking classes for many years. take a 2.5-hour cooking fish class as an example, it's only US$15 and you get to learn up to 4 dishes and EAT all 4 dishes. the best part -- no cleaning up a messy kitchen afterwards!

looking confident in front of the fish counter

getting involved with the prep work

the 4 varieties of fish, all healthy and organic

whole foods market cooking classes

stalker

ever since august 5th, i have been stalking this little creature...


the latest baby giant panda born to the san diego zoo!


the zoo's website provides a 24-hour webcam for people like me to watch the baby panda grow.


the mommy panda and baby panda don't do much... they sleep ALL DAY LONG!!


but they're still so fun to watch... :)

blue bottle

i'm no coffee expert nor a daily coffee consumer either, but i think i can tell what's good coffee. blue bottle coffee co. in san francisco is one of them. originated in a microroasting house in oakland, blue bottle kiosks and cafes are found in several san francisco locations.

i absolutely have no study of how good quality coffee is produced, but the blue bottle barista definitely made me a better cup of latte than most starbucks "coffee masters"...

blue bottle kiosk inside the ferry building @sf

each cup comes with a "foam design"

and when a blue bottle is not convenient to get to, there's always peet's!

in fashion...

...one day you're in, and the next day you're out.

sound familiar?


my all-time favorite show, PROJECT RUNWAY returns this week on a new network (lifetime) and in a new city (L.A.)!

leading up to the premiere is the "project runway: all-star challenge" 2-hour special, with eight past contestants returning to compete again.

looking forward to seeing the creativity, talent, challenges, drama, and tim gunn!

make it work!!



"all-star challenge" airs 8 pm, aug. 20, lifetime
"project runway" season-six premiere airs at 10 pm, aug. 20, lifetime

underwater world

walked by tiffany & co. the other day and was attracted by their window display.

the pretty but expensive underwater world...

stylish living

so did anyone figure out what these two structures are for?

they're not hangers for your clothes.


it's not the frame of an office building either.



its real identity is...



an indoor cage for your pet!

click image to enlarge

unlike the traditional metal wired cages or the plastic kennels, this stylish pet cage is called "Cacco-E" and it definitely adds character to your home. the word "kakkoi" means cool, good-looking, hip in japanese. the designer's intention is to transform plain pet cages into extraordinarily cool looking home decor that fits into stylish homes.

Cacco-E pet cage is available for ￥50,000 at http://replus.jp. will you splurge ￥50,000 for your pet?

when i get my own dog (eventually, some day), it will be living in one of these. :)