BBQ Potluck '10 - Posted By AoiTori on 07/04/10 22:34.48 - 1 Follow-Up(display all) - [0 Translation]
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'10 BBQ Potluck Tentative Menu (7/10, Saturday, 11:00-15:00)
Date: July 10th
Time: 11:00-15:00(*Area is gated so PLEASE SHOW UP EARLY to rendezvous with our group.)
Place: South Lake Beach Club & Lagoon(same location as last year's potluck)
Address: 2 Blue Lake, Irvine(Printable Map: Click here)
Admission: In general, bring a favorite dish. (We anticipate grillable dishes since this is a BBQ event.) Please RSVP.
No drinks; we will bring our own drinks. (Bringing just a bag of chips is not acceptable.) All items brought must not contain glass. No pets. No metal knives. No alcohol. If bringing children, they need to be supervised at all times(i.e., risk of drowning).
Approximate Head Count as of Today: 13 adults + 1 child
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- salad - kanako
- fruits and vegetables - lew
- asparagus with crab meat sauce - hajime, han
- pasta salad - peggy
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- short-ribs (for bbq) (骨付き肉) - yoshie
- shish kabob (for bbq) - ken, reiko, sakura
- chicken (for bbq) - brian
fried rice - sherry
- squid - rika
- noodle - hank & susan
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- BRING YOUR OWN
- mugicha - yoshie
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Please contact AoiTori for more info or to RSVP a dish. Last updated 07/09.
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BBQ Potluck '09 - Posted By AoiTori on 06/29/09 04:34.32 - 1 Follow-Up(display all) - [0 Translation]
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'09 BBQ Potluck Tentative Menu (7/11, Saturday, 11:00-15:00)
Date: July 11th
Time: 11:00-15:00(*Area is gated so PLEASE SHOW UP EARLY to rendezvous with our group.)
Place: South Lake Beach Club & Lagoon(same location as last year's potluck)
Address: 2 Blue Lake, Irvine(Printable Map: Click here)
Admission: In general, bring a favorite dish. Please RSVP.
No drinks; we will bring our own drinks. (Bringing just a bag of chips is not acceptable.) All items brought must not contain glass. No pets. No metal knives. No alcohol. If bringing children, they need to be supervised at all times(i.e., risk of drowning).
Approximate Head Count as of Today: 12 adults + 2 children
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- vegetable tray - lew
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- sausages - hajime
- short-ribs - yoshie
- tempura - hiromi, ty
- shish kabob - ken, reiko, sakura
- rice noodle - steve (2)
- 4-bean salad - sandra
- chicken, charcoal - brian
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- chocolate cake - michael
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- BRING YOUR OWN
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- tsuyoshi
- fumie
- bruce
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Please contact AoiTori for more info or to RSVP a dish. Last updated 07/09 08:42.
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BBQ Potluck '08 - Posted By AoiTori on 06/20/08 01:39.21 - 1 Follow-Up(display all) - [0 Translation]
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'08 BBQ Potluck Tentative Menu (7/12, Saturday, 11:00-15:00)
Date: July 12th
Time: 11:00-15:00(*Area is gated so PLEASE SHOW UP EARLY to rendezvous with our group.)
Place: South Lake Beach Club & Lagoon(same location as last year's potluck)
Address: 2 Blue Lake, Irvine(Printable Map: Click here)
Admission: In general, bring a favorite dish. Please RSVP.
No drinks; we will bring our own drinks. (Bringing just a bag of chips is not acceptable.) All items brought must not contain glass. No pets. No metal knives. No alcohol. If bringing children, they need to be supervised at all times(i.e., risk of drowning).
Approximate Head Count as of Today: 8 adults + 0 children
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- お好み焼き (okonomiyaki - jpns omelette)/k.nguyen (1)
- shrimp cocktail/s.tsai (1)
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- 牛肉のあばら肉 (short rib beef/bbq)/y.sonoyama (1)
- チキン (chicken/bbq)/b.burton (1)
- 紫蘇スパゲティ (shiso spaghetti)/t.wakimoto (1)
- Summer Vegetable Succotash/h.sato (2)
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- ケーキ (cake)/y.ono (1)
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- BRING YOUR OWN
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- m.jiang
- s.kane
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Please contact AoiTori for more info or to RSVP a dish. Last updated 07/10.
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JCC Exchange Program - Posted By AoiTori on 05/08/08 01:16.45 - 0 Follow-Up - [0 Translation]
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Thanks to Yoshie, we would like to announce an opportunity to study and stay for a month in Japan
provided by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The only rare qualification to apply for this
program is that one or both of your parents need(s) to be either deceased or permanently disabled. You
will have to write an essay regarding the nature of your misfortune when you apply and provide legal
proof for this qualification.
The timeframe for the stay in Japan is July 19 - August 17, 2008. The deadline to apply for this is May 14th, 2008 at 17:00. The location (i.e. where in Japan you would be staying) is not specified.
For details please visit this link:
http://www.jccsc.com/en/e-1765.(..)
(There is a PDF application form link on the page if you wish to apply.) |
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Shougatsu '08 - Posted By AoiTori on 01/06/08 17:16.57 - 0 Follow-Up - [0 Translation]
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Time: 13:00~15:30
Place: HCR Lecture Hall (our regular meeting place)
Our Tentative Menu:
- o-mochi (Y. Sonoyama)
- seafood salad (J. Pierrot)
- fried rice (K. Nguyen)
- itawasa (R. Nguyen)
- gobou (B. Burton)
- potato/crab salad (S. Otoshi)
As we are closing in on our potluck this coming Saturday, 1/12, please send me your potluck item contribution in advance as an RSVP at info@hanasukai.com. (We may charge admission fee for those who come empty handed.) |
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Eastwind Import(Jazz CDs) Event - Posted By AoiTori on 07/18/07 03:39.33 - 0 Follow-Up - [0 Translation]
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Jazz listeners and music enthusiasts:
Eastwind Import will have a sale at the following time & location:
Sunday, July 22, 1-4pm
Holiday Inn, Buena Park, Sierra Ballroom
7000 Beach Blvd
Buena Park, CA 90620
I highly recommend listening to sample tunes at http://www.eastwindimport.com/ and consider buying some albums in person so hopefully you'll be able to meet & chat with Hajime (a.k.a. the most distinguished jazz audiophile who currently runs Eastwind Import) in person.
For more information, please visit http://www.eastwindimport.com/ . |
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BBQ Potluck '07 - Posted By AoiTori on 06/27/07 22:29.42 - 0 Follow-Up - [0 Translation]
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'07 BBQ Potluck Tentative Menu (7/14, Saturday, 11am-3pm)
Date: July 14th
Time: 11:00-15:00(*Area is gated so PLEASE SHOW UP EARLY to rendezvous with the group.)
Place: South Lake Beach Club & Lagoon(same location as last year's potluck)
Address: 2 Blue Lake, Irvine(Printable Map: Click here)
Admission: In general, bring a favorite dish. Please RSVP.
No drinks; we will bring our own drinks. If you decide
to arrive w/o a dish, please pay the admission fee. (Though we strongly feel that you bring a dish since it is a POTLUCK. Bringing just a bag of chips is not acceptable.) All items brought must not contain glass. No pets. No metal knives. No alcohol. If bringing children, they need to be supervised at all times(i.e., risk of drowning).
Approximate Head Count as of Today: 13 adults + 0 children
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- summer succotash (vegetable dish)/h. & h. sato (1)
- shrimp cocktail/s.tsai (1)
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- fried rice/k.nguyen (1)
- chicken pasta/h. & h.sato (1)
- short ribs/y. sonoyama (1)
- bbq chicken vegetables/j. pierrot (1)
- (?) bbq chicken OR bbq chicken/b.burton (1)
- (?) rice dish/n.teshima(1)
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- zeli/r.iyota (1)
- TBA/m.misawa & yumi's mom (2)
- (?) TBA/irwin (1)
- cupcakes/b.shirk(1)
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- BRING YOUR OWN
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- none
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Please contact AoiTori for more info or to RSVP a dish. Last updated 07/13, 22:25.
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OSHOUGATSU potluck on 01/13 - Posted By AoiTori on 12/10/06 18:32.41 - 7 Follow-Ups(display all) - [0 Translation]
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Time: 13:00~15:30
Place: HCR Lecture Hall (our regular meeting place)
We will have a shougatsu potluck to celebrate what is probably the most important holiday in Japanese culture --OSHOUGATSU(お正月), or simply "Japanese New Year."
Please RSVP your dish either by posting it under this thread or emailing me @ info@hanasukai.com.
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LA Japan Expo Collage (11/18-11/19) - Posted By AoiTori on 12/03/06 11:37.48 - 0 Follow-Up - [0 Translation]
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| For those who'd missed the Japan Expo, here's a quick collage I made in 10 mins. I will get the news out earlier next time so those who didn't know about it will have a chance to attend. This event is annual and usually takes place in November.
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BBQ Potluck '06 - Posted By AoiTori on 06/15/06 00:43.12 - 1 Follow-Up(display all) - [0 Translation]
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'06 BBQ Potluck Tentative Menu (7/8, Saturday, 11am-3pm)
Date: July 8th
Time: 11:00-15:00(*Area is gated so PLEASE SHOW UP EARLY to rendezvous with the group.)
Place: South Lake Beach Club & Lagoon(same location as last year's potluck)
Address: 2 Blue Lake, Irvine(Printable Map: Click here)
Admission: In general, bring a favorite dish. Please RSVP.
No drinks; we will bring our own drinks. If you decide
to arrive w/o a dish, please pay the admission fee. (Though we strongly feel that you bring a dish since it is a POTLUCK.) All items brought must not contain glass. No pets. No metal knives. No alcohol. If bringing children, they need to be supervised at all times(i.e., risk of drowning).
Approximate Head Count as of Today: 27 adults + 2 children
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- potato salad(ポテト・サラダ) & veg. platter(野菜)/s.otoshi (1)
- onigiri(おにぎり)/a.fujihara[h.berkの友] (1)
- undecided appetizer dish(es?)/n.teshima (1)
- salad(サラダ)/y.wakabashi (1.5)
- green soybeans(枝豆)/b. (1)
- fried dumpling(フライド・ダンプリング)/m.jiang (1)
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- shrimp veg. okonomiyaki(えびお好み焼き)/k.nguyen (1)
- inari sushi(稲荷寿司)(x2)/m.misawa (2)
- short ribs(ショート・リブ)/y.sonoyama (1)
- marinated chicken, steak, charcoal, lighter fluid/b.burton (1)
- bbq sausages(バーベキュー用のソーセージ)/h.sato (2)
- bbq chicken(バーベキュー用のチキン)/k.tabacchi (2)
- chicken wings(チキン・ウイング)/b.henry (2.5)
- bbq beans & meat-veg. dish/j.pierrot (1)
- bbq ribs/s.tsai (1)
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- jello(ゼリー)/r.iyota (1)
- brownie+(ブラウニー以上)/h.berk (1)
- fruits(果物)/r.utsunomiya (1)
- watermelon/l. (1)
- cheesecake or apple pie/(チーズケーキ又はアップル・パイ)/a. (1)
- castella(?)/n.teshimaの友 (1)
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- water(水)/j.pierrot (1)
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- j.reynolds & y.reynolds (2) [dish tbd]
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- d.hoag, t.hoag (2)
- m.iwohara (1)
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Please contact AoiTori for more info or to RSVP a dish. Last updated 07/07, 10:19.
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