Post #761193 by Veronica! on Sun, Mar 20, 2016 10:00 PM

On 2016-03-15 18:04, kkocka wrote:
Jeez, may as well just drink pineapple juice.

Did you read the article? To me, it raised more questions than answers.

The chef's name is S.K. Honda. As Samurai owners Jack Offenbach, Richard Griffith and Phillip Hill would have us believe, is fresh off the airplane from Japan.

Since when do Japanese have two given names? Given names are regulated by Ministry of Justice which explains why no Yamamoto LaChanette or Fujisaki Yvonne running around. Yes. Miss Japan is Ariana Mamiko Miyamoto. She has American father. There is no kanji for her given name so must be spelled. Just as my adopted business name (translation of my real name) is written in katakana alphabet for foreign words because there is no V sound. Besides, most people go by nickname. Takahashi Minami is Takamina. Or diminutive honorific added: Takahashi Ai becomes Ai—chan.

Ai—chan introduced herself at news conference for musical for which she was learning English. "I am Ai." English—speaking reporters mistook her as saying "I am I" and had field day. Until someone pointed out their mistake. Which is why we should not be dismissive of other cultures.

Perhaps S.K. is Honda's new American nickname. Maybe there is city of shrines Koyto and not misspelling of Kyoto. The reporter is dismissive and seems to have a chip on his shoulder. Spends more time dwelling on fascination with the chefs instead of reviewing restaurant.

I am descendant of ancient warrior clan. Very surprised to be informed my samurai ancestor was a cook. Which he wasn't.

Samurai grog. Served in samurai grog glass. No rum. A circa 1920 martini with pineapple. Grog is understood to have rum and lime or lemon. The menu describes as samurai grog as laced with gin. Laced meaning a small amount added.

Do you get the impression that the newspaper reporter annoyed S.K. Honda and he became a font of nonsense? Or does reporter's sloppy work account for omission of rum and citrus? Could grog be misnomer?

I expected samurai grog to be in fogcutter family.