byo ... chef? Huh?

We've had people try to byo occasionally. (No, thank-you). "I've got a special bottle of champagne". Yeah, right. Better take it out of the brown paper bag freom the liquor store next time.

We've also had customers bring in fish "I just caught it today" and snow crab "I'm an importer". (Please don't do it). Even order pizza from the pizza bar up the street. (Why not go there in the first place?)

But, to bring your own chef?

Hmmm. Another example of Hollywood pretentiousness and tom-foolery.

Anyway, it's an interesting life. All of you have a good day.

Shacho Brett

Sting Causes a Stir in Restaurant

Reuters / Lucas Jackson
Rocker Sting stunned staff at a Miami restaurant by taking along his own chef to cook his meal, according to reports.

The Police star insisted on having his personal chef preparing his meal in the kitchen of posh eatery Casa Tua in Miami Beach.

A source tells Britain's The Sun, "It was amazing -- Casa Tua is one of the best places in town. It has some fantastic chefs and Sting brings his own person to cook. No one would believe it.

"Apparently his people booked ahead and said staff would cook for his friends but not for him."

Restaurant owner Michele Gredene says he could not comment, but did not deny the incident.

Earlier this week, Sting and wife Trudie Styler were ordered to pay $49,888 to their former chef by a British employment tribunal.

Jane Martin claimed she was forced to work 14 hour days while pregnant and Styler was not sympathetic when she experienced morning sickness early in her pregnancy.

Picture Bentos

We here at Tsunami are big time fans of bento boxes. Brett's favourites are 'eki ben' which are the bento boxes that you buy at train stations. Each prefecture (region) has it's own bento. Saporro would have a seafood & salmon based one, possibly with Saporro beer. It might have a lamb based one ("Lamb Gengis Khan").

Of course the Japanese are really into art as well and we thought we'd show a rare combination of these two art forms. Enjoy.