bajaguy
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Whale Sushi is a no-no
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35820187/ns/us_news-crime_and_co...
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Bajahowodd
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The Hump and its sister restaurant, Typhoon, one floor below have been at Santa Monica Airport for many years. I have been to the Hump, but inasmuch
as I am really not a big sushi fan, the bulk of my visits have been to Typhoon, a very eclectic place where you can order such delicacies as crickets.
That said, I can only imagine that given the environment of LA/ Hollywood, there has been ever increasing pressure, especially for sushi restaurants
to keep kicking it up a notch, I am not very surprised. The underlying villain in this is the Japanese government, who has subverted a research waiver
to instead provide whale meat on the consumer market. With all due respect, I understand that Japan, with limited real estate, and being surrounded by
the sea, could have a vastly different perspective on the right and wrong here. anyone priced Kobe beef lately?
http://www.typhoon.biz/?page_id=54
Seriously. Check out their dinner menu. It ain't Applebees.
[Edited on 3-12-2010 by Bajahowodd]
[Edited on 3-12-2010 by Bajahowodd]
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Stickers
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They say a bluefin tuna can yield $150,000 of sushi - I guess a whale could yield a billion dollars of sushi !!
*Hey Bajahowodd what are ya doing up at Santa Monica Airport? I am based there and have to admit doin some imbibing at the Typhoon. The Hump is one of
those stupid $500 for a small meal place and I never go up there.
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Bajahowodd
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Used to work in West LA around Bundy and Wilshire. When we weren't going to Valentino, we were at Typhoon.
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Howard
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If no whale sushi, how about whale oil? (Just kiding Shari)
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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shari
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actually we use to run down to the beach if a whale washed up fresh dead an make a cross and put a bucket under it to collect whale oil...it is the
very best thing for keeping your tools oiled up...kinda stinky though!
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