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Fish Market Allston and Random at Home Piccies ;)

 

 

We checked out Fish Market, a small Japanese restaurant, in Allston last Spring thanks to a tip from one of Peter's fellow HBS buddies.  It's such a tiny place, we must have driven past it multiple times but never even noticed it!  Though it seemed like many others had since we waited a good 20 minutes or so before getting a table...which was okay since it was pretty yummy.

 

 

 

House Salad with Ginger Dressing--I have a thing for Japanese salad dressings, I find them sooooo yummy!!

 

 

 

Avocado Ball--one of Fish Market's "special creations" with tuna, white tuna, flying fish roe, wasabi flying fish roe, mixed with lemony mayo dressing.

 

 

Top: Spicy Salmon Maki--one of our favorite rolls

Bottom: Truffling Tuna--another specialty here that we heard we had to try, with Tuna and black flying fish roe swimming in truffle butter (and you know how Peter and I feel about truffle anything hehe)

 

 

 

Suzuki Carpaccio--with ponzu sauce and tobiko

 

 

 

Hamachi Kama--grilled yellowtail neck with ponzu sauce

 

 

 

Black Cod with Sweet Miso--probably the only thing we didn't love, we were surprised to see it come out so "yellow" looking, unlike any other miso fish we've had in the past...the cod was still delicious, but the flavoring was just off.

 

And then back home, like the little fatties that we are, here I've captured Peter happily carrying his favorite snacks (Maltesers and Lindt White Chocolates) over to the T.V.

 

Oh...did you think we worked out or something after eating?  Oops hehe...

 

 

 

 

I think our lazy tendencies have also somehow rubbed off on Bow Wow, here he is about to fall asleep with the towel pulled over him like a comforter.  Sometimes we think Bow Wow is very human-like...he will sit on his butt with his arms hanging out front sometimes (just like a person does!! hehe).

 

 

 

Shiki Japanese Izakaya

 

 

We had heard some great things about Shiki, a Japanese Izakaya (small plates tapa style) restaurant near Brookline, MA.  The fact that the Japanese players from the Red Sox eat here regularly AND that our friends from Japan recommended it made us all the more excited to try it out finally.

 

Somehow we forgot to capture any pics with our friends Monica and Yosuke, I guess we just got too busy eating and talking haha...

 

 

 

Ankimo with Radish and Seaweed Garnish--Peter and I LOVE ankimo (monkfish liver)!!  This was delish and very well-flavored!!

 

 

 

Halibut Yusuzukuri--basically halibut sashimi carpaccio with ponzu sauce!

 

 

 

I forget what dish this was but it was something yummy too I'm sure haha!

 

 

 

Beef Tataki--thinly sliced seared beef with house sauce (usually something with ponzu in it)

 

 

Avocado Salad--with chopped avocado, snow crab, cucumber, dried cranberries marinated with       light mayonnaise and tobiko on top.

 

 

 

Vegetable Tempura--as you can see, very nice and light on the batter!!  My favorite veggie tempura is japanese yam/sweet potato!

 

 

Sashimi Assortment Appetizer--octopus, salmon, tuna and possibly mackerel?

 

 

Broiled Yellowtail Kama--the nice fatty juicy tasty part of the fish (the collar bone area)

 

 

 

Ika Natto--i think this is what it is, raw squid sashimi with natto beans and a quail egg on top (Peter didn't love this but I found it quite tasty!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pikaichi Ramen by Super 88 Allston, MA

 

In addition to Boston being one of my least favorite cities to live in, (the weather, the "Boston is a walking city" PR line I always hear when I'm at Logan--which actually means Boston is a horrible city to drive in and can make you go nuts just trying to get 3 miles..., and the lack of very good Korean and Japanese cuisine), it also has no really nice Chinese supermarkets.  The best Asian one is out in Burlington, MA (H Mart) but it's quite a trek if you want to just grab some fresh fruit and veggies and meat.

 

Anyhow, we go to Super 88 in Allston a bunch just out of convenience, but I have to say, it's really quite dirty and crummy.  I actually would never buy any meat or fish there, unless it's to throw into a soup or something.

 

One thing the Super 88 does have is a little food court with a bunch of Korean, Chinese, and Indian cafes.  None of them are very good, but it suffices if you need a quick ethnic lunch.  Outside the Super 88 food court though is Pikaichi.  It used to be Ken's Ramen up until sometime in Fall/Winter 2010 and it shut down and re-opened as Pikaichi. 

 

I'd like to say Pikaichi delivers airport quality ramen and food, but I couldn't since I was just in Tokyo last summer and had several meals (due to layovers and multiple stops at Narita Airport) there which were DELICIOUS!!

 

Anyhow, Pikaichi IS clean and the food is very okay-good...as in you won't get sick and it doesn't make you go "eww what is that weird taste/flavor," but it also isn't like "wow this is sooo amazing."  With the exception of one dish---Spicy Oyako Don.  I've given up on the ramen there and the Pork Cutlet Curry is nothing compared to Hurry Curry on Sawtelle in L.A., but I always try to get the Spicy Oyako Don there when they have it.  Sadly this was one of the times they didn't...so we got the ramen and pork cutlet curry LOL.

 

 

 

Me--Gucci Black Quilted Nylon Jacket with Gold accents (found this at Saks Beverly Hills ages ago, love it since it's so classic but also comfy and casual!)

 

 

 

Peter got the Pork Ramen--the broth and meat is definitely the weakest part...which I'd say is the 2 most important parts of ramen =X

 

 

Pork Cutlet Curry--the pork is never fatty or flavorful enough and they don't have the little onions!!  But the extra fried egg I got was yummy and at least it wasn't overcooked/dried out.  I've had fried eggs come out dry as a pancake and I'm like "umm...why would I want a dried out--not runny at all fried egg?"

 

 

Me--Sass & Bide Poet's Mask Tee (can't remember the name of this tee, but Sass & Bide is hands down one of my favorite clothing designers!!), Tiffany 18K YG Quatrefoil Key with diamonds, Tiffany Platinum Diamond Fleur de Lis Key, Penny Preville 18K WG Diamond Pendant Necklace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Afternoon Tea at the Taj Boston with Monica

 

One of my favorite past times is having afternoon tea with friends.  It's a nice and relaxing way to catch up and a good reason to get dressed up!

 

Here are pics from my first afternoon tea outing in Boston with my pal Monica.  We decided to try The Taj Hotel Boston's Afternoon Tea.  I would say everything was quite good and the service was attentive as well...just too bad we went during the hotel's renovation of the afternoon tea room, so we were placed in what looked like a large conference room converted to temporarily house afternoon tea guests.  At least it had windows and we could kind of look out onto Newbury Street below!

 

 

One of my favorite parts of afternoon tea...The Finger Sandwiches!!! 

Here we had Smoked Salmon, Egg Salad, Crab Profiterole and Proscuitto Cucumber.

Loved loved all of them!!!  YUM YUM YUM!

 

Our afternoon tea Dessert Tier!  I usually can only make it down to the second tier on this thing...I am not really a chocolate fan, but I can't turn down Milk Chocolate Dipped Strawberries OR Scones with Devonshire Cream.  I could eat devonshire cream all day, though I'd imagine that I may have to give up fashion altogether if I did stuff my face with that 24/7 haha...come to think of it, Peter already says I "stuff my face" so much.  Yes, can you believe it, my own bf says that to me regularly! =X

 

 

Monica looking very lady like at our table :)

 

 

Us very happy but excited to dive in to the goodies before us :)

Me--Lanvin Embellished Tee (I can't seem to get enough of these)

 

 

 

 

HBS Charity Auction RC Year 2011

 

Here we are getting ready for the HBS Charity Auction back in RC (first) year, Spring 2011.

It ended up being a total success and I think all in all, Peter's section (Section D) raised over $10,000 USD or something.  All through Section D-mates putting up either items or offering their services and talents (some people offered to cook a cultural/traditional meal, or a stay at their condo in London for a week, etc).

 

 

 

PZ--Kid Robot Hot Pink tee, Christian Audigier Black and Gold hoodie with crystals...and a sailor hat? (that was the theme of the Section D charity auction...something "Nautical" haha)

 

 

Me--Chanel Dark Navy/White Checkered Jacket with Coco crystal emblem (this was a super sale find thanks to a Chanel SA in Beverly Hills back in the day, I somehow snagged the very last right before sale and she held it for me till sale came around), Disney Vintage Mickey Rhinestones tee (you can't see it here but Mickey is covered in multicolor swarovski crystals--I'd list this up there as one of my most prized possesions...also cos it's so rare and despite my attempts, have never been able to find another or more of these types of Official Disney embellished tees), Christian Louboutin Ron Rons in Navy Glitter (this was a super sale piece from Barneys in NYC) and of course, my much loved Hermes Birkin 35 in Blue Jean with Palladium Hardware!!

 

 

Christian Louboutin Ron Rons in Navy Glitter--love sparkles!!

 

 

 

Another shot up close of my Birkie!!  Really cannot wait to add more colors to my collection...something like

Rouge Garrance

Lagoon

Black

Rose Tyrien/Rose Shocking

 

 

 

 

The Fireplace in Brookline, MA

 

Before we moved to Boston, we went around looking at places with our real estate agent.  (BTW, we were shocked that in Boston, as the renter, you had to pay about 1 month rental fee to the real estate agent!!)  Totally not used to that in L.A. or even D.C.!!!

 

Anyhoo, our real estate agent loved pointing out places to eat to us (when she heard we were "foodies")...one place she loved a lot and seemed to know every location of was Finale, the dessert place.  And the other she mentioned whole heartedly was The Fireplace in Brookline, MA.

 

We love the Brookline area actually and considered living there since you can walk to a bunch of shops and restaurants easily, but finding an apartment there with TWO parking spots for our SUVs (Booey and Escapoo) was super challenging, I think I'd have had better luck looking for a Birkin at a consignment shop in the U.S.

 

We finally got to try out The Fireplace, and well, let's just say it was very "eh."

 

 

Pumpkin Bisque--this was actually the highlight of the meal.  We actually loved loved this and had we known how everything else to follow would turn out...we would have probably just ordered 3 bowls each of this LOL

 

Pear and Mandarin Orange Salad--this was okay too, but how can you mess up salad, right?  Or should I be giving them more credit for this hehe

 

Peter caught in action drinking the soup, love his reaction here, as if he was doing something bad haha...

PZ--Zanerobe Purple Tee (btw you may have already noticed a trend in Peter's wardrobe, once we like a brand/style/fit of an item, we kind of go over board and buy ever color in that item...ex: Lacoste shirts, Peter loved them so we ended up getting 1 in every color haha)

 

This is actually embarrassing but I thought it accurately captures how I felt about this Pumpkin Bisque haha!

Me--Cartier Love Bracelets in YG and WG, Mizuki Onyx Bead with diamond bracelet, Cartier Charity Bracelets in Cobalt Blue and Black Silk Cords, Free City Turquoise Tee, Tiffany Platinum Diamond Star earrings and Roberto Coin 18K WG diamond Heart earrings.

 

Bacon Cheeseburger--very average...

 

Salmon Pizza--I really had high hopes for this and got excited since I had an amazing salmon pizza when I was in Berlin years ago...and well, lets just say this was not so good, the crust tasted like cardboard pita bread...

 

 

So, lesson learned?--DO NOT just take anyone's advice on food recs...I think I trust mostly my fellow Chowhounders and some Yelp reviews.  After this, we kind of just avoided any place our realtor had said she LOVED haha...including Finale...

 

 

 

Turner Fisheries in Boston Back Bay with Petah :)

 

I am back and catching up...hope you all had a fab Christmas and New Years!!

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Peter and I had a Groupon or something to Turner Fisheries and had actually heard great things about it so we went in with high expectations, perhaps, too high LOL.

It was okay, nothing amazing but nothing terrible...reminded me of Legal Seafood in D.C. (I have heard that the Legal Seafoods in Boston are much much better, but only some locations...)

 

 

The bread was okay...I don't get why some restaurants think you'd like cold-ish bread and hard butter, who would like that? LOL

 

Peter's Crabcake Appetizer--he said it was yummy and filled with crab...as it should be! hehe

 

Ahi Tuna Sashimi Appetizer--I think I may refrain from ordering this in the future, usually non-Asian places don't deliver well on this.

 

 

 

Peter's Ahi Tuna Entree--can you tell we like tuna a lot?  He said it was yummy, thankfully they didn't overcook!!

 

Seafood Bouillabaisse--I always get this if its on the menu, the broth on this was actually a very nice mix between tomato broth and creamy soup...nicely flavored!

 

Me--Alexander McQueen Jeweled Neckline Black tee :)

 

I actually have no clue what this dessert was, but it was not anything memorable...

 

Me--Gucci Grey Car Coat, Chanel Black Cashmere CC with Gold turnlock Cardigan (you can kind of see one CC gold turnlock peeping out from under the coat), Alexander McQueen Black Jeweled Neckline tee, Miu Miu Black Glitter flats...

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Fall 2011 Chanel RTW sale pics--just thought I'd share ;)

UPDATE: added two more items to the SALE, right here below:

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(Black Shiny CC Nylon Jacket--size 38, $1560 USD sale price)

 

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(Chanel Black Leather quilted backpack--$2012 USD sale price)

Once again--Contact Cindy (I'm not the one selling these hehe, just sharing my pics with you guys)

 

  

 

 

 

I'm just jumping ahead here to post some pics of SALE Fall 2011 Chanel clothing from a Neiman Marcus SA.

(regular Corystyle posts will resume shortly--just been caught up in the craziness from end of year/Holiday stuff...)

 

**Please contact Cindy 248-933-8111 (you can text AND call her mobile, leave a voicemail--I would do ALL OF THE ABOVE just to make sure you reach her) and let her know which item, color, size etc that you would need.

Prices listed are the sale prices with the 40% off discount--this is 1st markdown (2nd markdown will not happen until after Christmas I think and most everything in normal sizes will be gone by then)

Sizes listed are what Cindy has IN HER NM location but she can always look up things for different sizes etc too.

I DO NOT have anymore information on these pieces besides what is in this post--so definitely contact Cindy at the information above =)

Enjoy!!!

 

size 34--$5253 USD

 

 

 

size 34--$3720 USD

 

 

 

Sorry no price/size info given on this one...call Cindy to inquire

 

 

size 36--$4941 USD

 

 

size 40--$3801 USD

 

 

size 38--$1701 USD

 

 

 

size 36--$1680 USD (this one is a STEAL for Chanel RTW...personal favorite and it's reversible...the other side is a nice cobalt blue with black trim, very comfortable and easy to wear)

 

 

size 40--$1560 USD

 

 

 

size 38--$1254 USD

 

 

 

size 42--$4149 USD

 

 

size 42--$3774 USD

 

 

size 42--$2481 USD

 

 

 

 

size 42--$6048 USD

 

 

size 42--$5181 USD

 

 

 

size 44--$5034 USD

 

 

size 42--$2766 USD

 

 

 

size 46--$1647 USD

 

 

size 40--$2934 USD

 

size 36--$1254 USD



**The items below I do not have prices/size information, so please contact Cindy with any questions :)











 





 

 

 

 



 







**comes in all black too (fit is super nice on this one, very casual chic)

 

**these pants are even more amazing in person (actually the pics aren't so great at all but in person, they fit super comfy--love elastic waists LOL...and the textured pattern is gorgeous!)







 

size 40--$1974 USD

 

 

 

 

Birthday Pressies at Home

 

This year I had a low key birthday at home...with all the traveling we had done in January to South Africa, in March to Brazil and upcoming trips to Asia in May--we actually welcomed some time to just relax at home and hang out with Bow Wow :)

Here are a few of the Birthday Pressies from this past March!

 

 

 

 

Tiffany & Co. Quatrefoil Yellow Gold Key with Diamonds (with Tiffany & Co. Fleur de Lis Diamond Platinum Key behind it) worn with Tiffany & Co. Black Silk Cord :)

 

 

 

Loro Piana White Classic Lady's Shirt--I figured I could use some more "lady-like" apparel in my wardrobe hehe

 

 

Anichini Goose Down Pillow--super comfy and very huggable...I think Bow Wow is trying to get a whiff of it in this pic hehehe

 

 

 

 

Bistro 44--venturing out to Bedford, MA with PZ

 

Sometimes Peter and I get a little adventurous and drive out to random places to eat...Bistro 44 was one of those instances where I was tricked/lured by a special Groupon or Living Social deal haha...

When we arrived at the address we had entered into our GPS and realized the restaurant was inside a hotel in the middle of nowhere, 20+ miles outside of Boston, our expectations fell tremendously =(

Peter and I have run into these situations many times before, but what makes it okay is that we got to experience it together and laugh about it later LOL

 

French Onion Soup--this was actually the best thing we had there I think...

 

 

I had a Pumpkin Bisque which was only okay, not enough flavor...

Me--Free City Charcoal Grey Zip Up Hoodie

 

 

Beef Tartare--totally not what we expected, it was super sour and the meat tasted like it had been cured in the sauce for way too long =(

 

 

Tuna Tartare with Seaweed Salad--the seaweed salad was good, the sauce on the tuna not so good...

 

 

Beef and Vegetables Stew--I decided to go with something "hearty" since it was still freezing outside, but this tasted more like something from a can of Progresso Chunky Soup!!

 

 

 

I think this was some kind of Strawberry Pastry Dessert and while I'm usually a huge fan of fruit desserts, this one tasted like a frozen Pepperidge Farm turnover they reheated with some canned whip cream and strawberries =(

 

 

Here we're giving it the "THUMBS DOWN" haha