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Revolver Summer 2013 Lookbook up We’re fans of Carlos...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:46:00 -0700

Revolver Summer 2013 Lookbook up

Our friend and artist Dennis Hoekstra is featured in the...

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:00 -0700

Our friend and artist Dennis Hoekstra is featured in the upcoming issue of Modern Painters. Some b-roll shots of his latest work and NYC Studio.

Always fun to see friend’s studios and work expanding.

See an original by Dennis at Ken Ken!

Brave Young - How Each Friend Departed Heavy gorgeous song for a...

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:23:08 -0700

Brave Young - How Each Friend Departed

Heavy gorgeous song for a sunday start.

File this in magical places to visit. Agoshima - if this place...

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:00:13 -0700

File this in magical places to visit.

Agoshima - if this place has any surf - we’re headed.

“Aogashima is a tropical volcanic island in the Philippine Sea, it is 3.5 km in length with a maximum width of 2.5 km. It is administered by Tokyo despite being located approximately 358 kilometres (222 mi) south of Tokyo. The caldera is occupied by a secondary cone named Maruyama. As of 2009 the island’s population was 205.

‘The history of human settlement on Aogashima is uncertain. Most of the people in Aogashima are Japanese. The island is mentioned in Edo period records kept at Hachijō-jima, which record volcanic activity in 1652, and from 1670-1680. An earthquake swarm in July 1780 was followed by steam rising from the lakes in the Ikenosawa Caldera. Further earthquakes in May 1781 led to an eruption. In April 1783, lava flows from the Maruyama cone resulted in the evacuation of all 63 households on the island. During a massive eruption in 1785, some 130-140 of the population of 327 islanders perished.’ - Wikipedia

Source / wikipedia entry

Certificate of Final Completion. A very expensive and stressful...

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:25:28 -0700

Certificate of Final Completion.

A very expensive and stressful piece of paper to get.

Done and back to making ramen!

LIGHT Showers

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:07:18 -0700

LIGHT SHOWERS

Photographs by Dominic Santos

OPENING and ZINE RELEASE

MARCH 29th 2013 7-10pm

MUSIC by Tomorrows Tulips

Our friend Chris runs this little gallery. Sick little space. Go support!

Geoffrey B. Small EVJO1 Suit “A suit designed to last for...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:09:30 -0700

Geoffrey B. Small EVJO1 Suit

“A suit designed to last for over 25 years, the EVJ01 is hand cut with ultra-light suplux super 210s fabric woven by Fatelli Pizcenza, the world’s oldest woolen mill, founded in 1733, pure silk lineings from Como, real horn buttons from Parma, Italy. The interior construction has no glue, no fusing. Instead its soft structure is achieved with over a thousand invisible canvas hand-padding stitches in the lape and collar. Its 20 button holes are made by hand in pure silk Bozzolo Milano Reale threads and require 3 hours of expert work on the button holes alone. The hand dying process requires over 10 hours of painstaking work. Built with a total of 100 working hours in a small workroom in Venezia - the suit is pre hap the most comfortable and most valuable designer suite in the world today”

Sonya Park - Arts & Science.

Something to strive for - slow and steady.

18th Street Parklet Meeting Japanese Architect Jun Ueno is...

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:41:00 -0800

18th Street Parklet Meeting

Japanese Architect Jun Ueno is an award winning Tokyo based architect and American designer Chika Nii are working with the Mission community to build a public parklet concept in front of Ken Ken Ramen! They’ve asked us at Ken Ken Ramen to help garner support!

We’re initial planning stages with city departments and are garnering feedback from the community. We’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback below. Initial rough specs are above. We will work with local authorities in construction of a public, friendly facing parklet! We think the parklet will help improve the appearence of 18th street and serve the city!

We’re going to host a Community Meeting for the parklet to garner support on March 11th and 6pm at Ken Ken Ramen.

Swing by and meet the architect. Give us feedback and discuss with us on ways to improve the city!

Questions: +1 415 578 3196! !

Via Twitter: @kenkenramen More information at: http://eatkenkenramen.tumblr.com

Welcome to the Mission! Watch a thief on Camera Steal from our...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:50:00 -0800

Welcome to the Mission!

Watch a thief on Camera Steal from our Chef’s Car!!!!!

Catch this fucker!

Beer + Balls! You can’t go wrong. Starting this Sunday for...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:16:00 -0800

Beer + Balls! You can’t go wrong.

Starting this Sunday for Brunch!

We’re offering alcoholic Boba featuring the @BobaGuys

Alcoholic Boba flavors include:

Spiked Milk Tea - Sake + Milk Tea + Boba
Spiked Soy Tea - Sake + Soy Tea + Boba
Spiked Jasmine - Sake - Jasmin Milk Tea + Boba
Kuronama Float - Kuronama + Boba Guys + Frozen Kustard
Boogie Beer - Beer + Guava + Boba

21+ only.

Be a baller. Drink Boba.

11 to 4pm Sundays @ Ken Ken Ramen.

Japanese Traditional Breakfasts coming Sunday 2/17/2013 to Ken...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:56:00 -0800

Japanese Traditional Breakfasts coming Sunday 2/17/2013 to Ken Ken Ramen.

A traditional Japanese-style breakfast consists of steamed rice, miso soup, and various side dishes. Common side dishes are broiled/grilled fish, tamagoyaki (rolled omelet), tsukemono pickles, nori (dried seaweed), veggie dishes, and so on. We love making home made Japanese breakfast and we thought we’d share that love with the Mission!

Taking a break from noodle making all week - we’re offering Japanese Brunch starting this Sunday!

This week’s brunch menu features!

Sunday Brunch Set

Salmon Course Brunch $13.00

Salmon Shioyaki / house cured salted salmon

Tamago Yaki - Japanese Traditional Egg Dish

Atsuage, Daikon Nimono // fried tofu, daikon

Miso Soup with wakame & tofu

Nori - seasoned sea weed

Tsukemono - Japanese pickles house made in 30 year old nukazuke

Side orders @ $5

Kabocha Nimono - Japanese pumkin nimono

Snow White Salad Yukke Style - daikon, jicama, nagaimo, raw quail egg yolk

For Vegetarians we also offer a beautiful Veggie Main consisting of Grilled Eggplant in a miso / shoyu glaze

Open from 11 to 4pm - Sunday @ Ken Ken Ramen

Take a break from noodles and start your week right with a traditional Japanese healthy breakfast.

We’re also serving Boba Guys Drinks and the new Alcoholic Boba Guys Drinks we’ve been working on!!

Alcoholic Boba Drinks Featuring Boba Guys

- Boogie Beer (Sake + Beer + Guava + Beer + Boba)

- Ipanema ( Sake + Beer + Passion Fruit + Beer + Boba)

- Spiked Jasmine - (NIGORI Sake + Jasmin Milk Tea + Boba)

- Black Milk (Kuronama + Sake + Boba Guys + Dash Of Frozen Vanilla Frozen Kustard)

Super fun way to start your week right.

Homemade Frozen Custard Desserts by our friends Frozen Kuhsterd!

Gothic Summer Camp. Practice Vampire Yoga. Won Hundred Black...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:22:46 -0800

Gothic Summer Camp.

Practice Vampire Yoga.

Won Hundred Black Bjorg Button Tunic

“I thought that was interesting that all the places that...

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:17:00 -0800

“I thought that was interesting

that all the places that are at my disposal right now,

the only place i find comforting is there, on that one chair closest to the corner.

I went there again, because it felt safe and calm.”

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Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:09:08 -0800

COSMIC WONDER Light Source Diamond Equinox Cosmic Wonder SS13....

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:15:17 -0800

COSMIC WONDER Light Source Diamond Equinox

Cosmic Wonder SS13. As usual - next level madness…

The closest thing to what we would wear in a distant utopian radiant future.

Community Meeting

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:50:00 -0800

Dear Community and Neighbors:

Writing on behalf of Ken Ken Ramen @ 3378 18th Street.

This letter invites you to a hosted open town hall public meeting to discuss renovation plans into 3376 18th Street and discuss ways we can create positive impact on the community and minimize residential discomfort.

The meeting is to be held January 7th, 2013 @ 5pm at 3378, 18th Street.

Ken Ken Ramen is a locally owned, Japanese restaurant located at 3378 18th Street , San Francisco focused on making quality Japanese Ramen since 2011. We have plans to open a small Japanese Bento Cafe, associated private gathering space and industrial commissary named Suika @ 3376 18th Street offering healthy Japanese snacks and options and are awaiting for zoning and appropriate approvals.

We are run by Mission residents and employ local residents as well. Currently the building is zoned under Urban Mixed Use and allows for a variety of business types ranging from industrial to commercial to service based business such as restaurants with the appropriate change of use application.

We invite you to read the zoning definitions of the planning department @ http://bit.ly/kvYllp We plan to renovate the current space @ 3376 into 3 parts. A front serving retail cafe, a private gathering space, and an industrial commissary. The small gathering space for private parties, poetry readings, live performances, desk concerts, art events, performances and group meetings at 3376 18th Street. The small intimate space is designed to encourage group activities, art meetings, and social interactions for residents in the community. The space historically was a Chinese noodle factory and contains an existing industrial commissary kitchen and associated equipment.

The commissary currently supports a variety of food based businesses including

Ken Ken Ramen LLC - Japanese Restaurant
Frozen Kustard - Midwestern Frozen custard style dessert
Boba Guys - Quality Tapioca Drinks
Black Magic Kombucha - Organic Kombucha Drinks
San Flan - Quality Japanese Desserts

The central commissary is used throughout the day by different teams in production of products. We have filed for Place of Entertainment and ABC Beer and Wine License for the gathering space SUIKA along with appropriate Building, Electrical, Plumbing and Zoning Permits.

The meeting is to be held January 7th, 2013 at 5pm at 3378 18th Street. This meeting is an informal meeting to discuss ways in which we can work together to improve the neighborhood.

We look forward to meeting with you.

Thank you, Ken Ken Ramen.

3378 18th Street. San Francisco CA 94110

Questions: 415 967 2636

Email: kenkenramen@gmail.com

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Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:36:26 -0800

The Treasure Hunter’s Castle. Apartmento Porn of Takahiro...

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:50:00 -0800

The Treasure Hunter’s Castle. Apartmento Porn of Takahiro Gouko

郷古隆洋さん　『世界中から発掘したモノたちに囲まれた、蒐集家の城』
Swimsuit Department Store Owner: Takahiro Gouko

Full interview

Ninjo - 人情 - Human Compassion / Feelings. Love, affection,...

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:26:12 -0800

Ninjo - 人情 - Human Compassion / Feelings.

Love, affection, compassion and sympathy are the most important feelings that all human beings should nurture. In Japanese society (and most others) - this assumption is highlighted in a desire to create cooperation among people.

In daily life, the code of Ninjo binds ones actions towards other. For example- run out of salt while cooking, and you can visit your neighbor to borrow some. The reaction next door should certainly be very cooperative. Likewise in more complicated life’s events, when you receive you should also give. This give and take attitude is based on the belief in the wisdom of mutual reliance. When all is well with you, you are expected to help others and when you are in need of help, you can count on other. This sense of interdependence in the community is what constitutes ninjo.

Masks by Polish Studio Bertjan

Weekend fun. Games some people play. #shibari #rope

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:08:29 -0800

Weekend fun. Games some people play.

#shibari #rope