This entry is dedicated to all my Venice- ajacent friends in Culver, Marina, and Mar Vista!!!
I have got to hand it to the guy behind Hamakaze Sushi- he's been stalking my Facebook page with Sake tasting sessions, and then today one of my research assistants gave me a nudge so... okay ! okay!  The urban mermaid will cross Lincoln!
Although not quite in biking distance, a short roll up Washington will lead you to a killer Happy Hour menu staring hot & cold sake and some surprisingly cheap treats including... AND I QUOTE, "kick ass Japanese fries"! Ha! How do you like that?
Makes me want to do my best Miss Piggy impression while I eat $6 tri-colored tempura shrimp and sip on infused sake for $4 a pop! HHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIYAAAAAAH!

I met some friends at Canal Club last night, for their famous , all-star, Hall of Fame, damn- I- love-it-, Sake-To-Me-Wednesdays. You know there is an elevated tiki hut in the middle of this place right? I threw my birthday dinner up there last year- and let me tell you, it gets HOT! Bikram hot. If I ever do that again, it will be bikini dress code and ice packs for everyone. Consider yourself warned.
Anyway...Happy Hour. My usual=giant  bottle of sake (to share) (maybe) + STST roll+ spicy tuna roll + edamame(to share)= $26.50. NICE PRICE : full tummy, tipsey bike ride home, sayonara Hump Day.
BUT last night was double happiness, as we had DD with us, who is not only outrageously tan & beautiful from her recent trip to Greece, she's Japanese-Hawaiian. What this means to me, her husband John and my friend MT is that we don't have to order anything, as the sushi expert just takes control and we sit back and enjoy. We were treated to mounds of sushi, so many I can't remember the names, each one a delish little party in a roll. Another great Venice evening, all wrapped up.