<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732</id><updated>2011-11-27T19:53:29.593-05:00</updated><category term='Delish'/><category term='Good to Know'/><category term='Get Around'/><category term='HIlarity'/><category term='For the Greater Good'/><category term='Deals'/><category term='cutdrop'/><title type='text'>Umami Exclusive</title><subtitle type='html'>Food, Photos, Fashion, and other highly important things like such as.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>46</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-171172641491191229</id><published>2011-07-02T09:34:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2011-07-02T09:55:34.403-04:00</updated><title type='text'>100% Pure</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jcuhVdNoYUc/Tg8eloDJDSI/AAAAAAAAG4o/-Oo5HuSLyDg/s1600/pure.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 310px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jcuhVdNoYUc/Tg8eloDJDSI/AAAAAAAAG4o/-Oo5HuSLyDg/s320/pure.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624748091363626274" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I came across &lt;a href="http://www.100percentpure.com/default.asp"&gt;100% Pure &lt;/a&gt;in my search for an all natural sunscreen/moisturizer. The brand's products are completely plant and vegetable based and entirely what I wanted to include in my beauty routine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I ordered the Pomegranate Antioxidant Hydration w/SPF 20 and have been thoroughly pleased w/the results. Unlike a few other 'all natural' sunscreens I've tested, Pure's is creamy and blends perfectly, w/out excess shine-age. Beautiful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The company is based in California and offers a complete line of all natural fruit pigmented cosmetics as well as skincare and hair products. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No perfumes, synthetic chemicals, parabens, chemical preservatives, sulfates or artificial colors. Just 100% pure and full of antioxidants. You can't go wrong when the list of ingredients reads more like a refreshing fruit salad than a skincare product.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-171172641491191229?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/171172641491191229/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=171172641491191229' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/171172641491191229'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/171172641491191229'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2011/07/100-pure.html' title='100% Pure'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jcuhVdNoYUc/Tg8eloDJDSI/AAAAAAAAG4o/-Oo5HuSLyDg/s72-c/pure.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-312493576135081512</id><published>2011-07-02T09:19:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2011-07-02T09:32:20.839-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Our Lil' Jalapeno's All Grown Up!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ty0ohtaLiFA/Tg8bQPSPqFI/AAAAAAAAG4g/3vM5zGyB6Bs/s1600/JP.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ty0ohtaLiFA/Tg8bQPSPqFI/AAAAAAAAG4g/3vM5zGyB6Bs/s320/JP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624744425403951186" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the cold winter chill suddenly turned into a warm summer breeze, I decided it was prime time to amp up my green thumb. I came across a great local nursery where I found my young jalapeno plant and got to work on my windowsill herb and spice patch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Within weeks of repotting the seedlings, flowers began to bloom and my excitement may've resembled that of a new mother. Surely enough, our first baby jalapeno was born. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lil' JP #1 is now almost full grown and his baby sister is catching right up. And I am ripe with anticipation of enjoying my very own fresh jalapeno!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eat that, waiting list to the community garden!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-312493576135081512?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/312493576135081512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=312493576135081512' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/312493576135081512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/312493576135081512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2011/07/our-lil-jalapenos-all-grown-up.html' title='Our Lil&apos; Jalapeno&apos;s All Grown Up!'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ty0ohtaLiFA/Tg8bQPSPqFI/AAAAAAAAG4g/3vM5zGyB6Bs/s72-c/JP.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-646694820219837364</id><published>2010-12-10T13:16:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-10T13:26:14.778-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hours of Endless Entertainment: HoverHands</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://hoverhands.net/"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TQJu4bNWxcI/AAAAAAAAE18/DFglB2aYM8c/s1600/hover-hads.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TQJu4bNWxcI/AAAAAAAAE18/DFglB2aYM8c/s320/hover-hads.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549119606529377730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another cheerful interweb distraction. &lt;a href="http://hoverhands.net/"&gt;HoverHands&lt;/a&gt;. Merry Holidays, Kids!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-646694820219837364?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/646694820219837364/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=646694820219837364' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/646694820219837364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/646694820219837364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/12/hours-of-endless-entertainment.html' title='Hours of Endless Entertainment: HoverHands'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TQJu4bNWxcI/AAAAAAAAE18/DFglB2aYM8c/s72-c/hover-hads.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-5726701380580231640</id><published>2010-11-17T17:57:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-17T18:17:08.831-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Too Good to be True!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TORhRp__8BI/AAAAAAAAE10/qYe16jKyQJA/s1600/Blue-Diamond-Almond-Milk_071A71F1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 230px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TORhRp__8BI/AAAAAAAAE10/qYe16jKyQJA/s320/Blue-Diamond-Almond-Milk_071A71F1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540660397532508178" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don't know Jewelz, you might be missing out. Jewelz brings laughs and jokes, fitness info and expertise, good ol' traditional mac &amp; cheese as well as the legendary peanut butter shake, ringtones and so much more to our friendship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But recently, Jewelz shared something which has changed my life forever. This may sound dramatic, and it is, but seriously, it is &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;that&lt;/span&gt; special. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blue Diamond Vanilla Almond Milk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sweet, creamy, deliciousness.&lt;br /&gt;90 calories and 2.5 grams of fat per serving not to mention an excellent source of calcium and vitamins A, D and E.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you, Jewelz, for sharing the sensual gift of sweet, creamy,  &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;healthy&lt;/span&gt;, deliciousness.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-5726701380580231640?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/5726701380580231640/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=5726701380580231640' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/5726701380580231640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/5726701380580231640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/11/too-good-to-be-true.html' title='Too Good to be True!'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TORhRp__8BI/AAAAAAAAE10/qYe16jKyQJA/s72-c/Blue-Diamond-Almond-Milk_071A71F1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-1810986225753713209</id><published>2010-11-16T22:28:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-17T00:14:35.938-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='For the Greater Good'/><title type='text'>Beauty and the Beast</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TONgIYhSXyI/AAAAAAAAE1c/mRbD2dGNFvQ/s1600/scrub.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 290px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TONgIYhSXyI/AAAAAAAAE1c/mRbD2dGNFvQ/s320/scrub.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540377663733128994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, up in Hudson, NY, somewhere between the bottle of red wine, the incredible steak w/marchand sauce, and the hot toddys, I school some friends on the beast that lies within many of our fave beauty products, and we conclude I am a product junkie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OK, fine. Maybe, but more than anything, I've become obsessed with finding products that do more than throw some cool, trendy key words on their packaging. I want natural and affordable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enter: &lt;a href="http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/"&gt;Environmental Working Groups's Cosmetic Safety Database&lt;/a&gt;. Now, I am not saying this is the end-all-be-all, Encyclopedia Brittanica for beauty advice, and as some say, they may be fear mongers, but I'd rather be safe than sorry, and informed and cautious. The database offers product rankings based on ingredients listed on product packaging and any known health hazards that may be linked to the ingredients. The 0-10 scale ranks products from Low to High Hazard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I mentioned in a previous post, I no longer use traditional shampoo and have been no-poo-ing with baking soda for some months now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After years of faithful use, I've recently switched from my Aveeno Daily Scrub for an all natural Dea Sea Black Mud cleansing bar from Soap for Goodness Sake. Why? you may ask. Answer:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EWG Cosmetic Safety Database Rating: &lt;br /&gt;Aveeno: 6 (moderate hazardous)&lt;br /&gt;...and contains 17 ingredients, only 2 of which are natural&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.soapforgoodnesssake.com/"&gt;Soap For Goodness Sake&lt;/a&gt;: 0 (low hazard)&lt;br /&gt;...and only contains 8 ingredients, 100% au naturel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At $7 a bar, which will easily last over a year, and minimal packaging/waste, compared to Aveeno's $17 a chemical-filled pop, and excess cardboard, plastic, etc waste, why go back?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 also ranks 6. I have been on the hunt but have yet to find an affordable and natural moisturizer-sunscreen that I am happy with. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But... that's not to say I am all negative Nancy when it comes to Aveeno. I love, love, love the super thick and creamy Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Moisturizing Lotion. And with a EWG Cosmetic Safety ranking of 2, this will continue to be my source for soft, ash-free skin!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some FYI on other products many of us have been loyal to:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;St Ives Apricot Scrub - ranked 7 (high hazard)&lt;br /&gt;St Ives Oatmeal and Shea Butter Body Wash - ranked 5 (moderate hazard)&lt;br /&gt;Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Shampoo - ranked 5&lt;br /&gt;Bumble &amp; Bumble Creme de Coco Shampoo and/or Condition - ranked 4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In exchange, baking soda works as an excellent scrub/face wash (my mom swears by it) and Burts Bees Fabulously Fresh Peppermint and Rosemary Body Bar soap is as refreshing as it is natural - and sports a sweet ranking of 0!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where do I find my fave body scrub, you ask? In my kitchen!! DIY...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Olive Oil&lt;br /&gt;Coarse Kosher Salt&lt;br /&gt;Brown Suger&lt;br /&gt;Coffee Grounds&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mix to your desired consistency and scrub yourself soft and silky! Unfortunately, the oil/coffee combo does a number on your tub, so beware! But, the ingredients and the results are nothing less than the tranquil pampering you'd receive at a beautiful spa in &lt;a href="http://www.veneziadayspa-ubud.com/"&gt;Bali&lt;/a&gt;. Trust me, I know!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-1810986225753713209?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/1810986225753713209/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=1810986225753713209' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1810986225753713209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1810986225753713209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/11/beauty-and-beast.html' title='Beauty and the Beast'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TONgIYhSXyI/AAAAAAAAE1c/mRbD2dGNFvQ/s72-c/scrub.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-5942593188877354420</id><published>2010-08-26T11:57:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-26T11:58:32.433-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='For the Greater Good'/><title type='text'>A Story of Love, From Beginning to End...</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="400" height="225"&gt;&lt;param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12562270&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=0&amp;amp;show_byline=0&amp;amp;show_portrait=0&amp;amp;color=999999&amp;amp;fullscreen=1&amp;amp;autoplay=0&amp;amp;loop=0" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12562270&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=0&amp;amp;show_byline=0&amp;amp;show_portrait=0&amp;amp;color=999999&amp;amp;fullscreen=1&amp;amp;autoplay=0&amp;amp;loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/12562270"&gt;Danny &amp; Annie&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/storycorps"&gt;StoryCorps&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com"&gt;Vimeo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-5942593188877354420?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/5942593188877354420/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=5942593188877354420' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/5942593188877354420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/5942593188877354420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/08/story-of-love-from-beginning-to-end.html' title='A Story of Love, From Beginning to End...'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-8318129502669842047</id><published>2010-08-23T18:29:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-24T18:52:03.038-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='For the Greater Good'/><title type='text'>Uh, Brilliant! Go Green and Go Cheap with Fare/Share...</title><content type='html'>Its an app, you know, for your personal hand-held device. That thingamabob that we cannot pull ourselves away from anymore. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brilliant, I tell you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take a lesson from the resourceful commuters in developing nations and SHARE A CAB RIDE!! I've seen way too many people piled onto a rickshaw, bicycle, mo-ped, trolly, what-have-you... But they get where they need to go and probably make new friends along the way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With cab fares, gas prices, and pollution all rising, why not link up w/a friendly passenger going your way and Share the Fare! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See for yourself!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="400" height="250"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Nz3BmxLdWU&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Nz3BmxLdWU&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xd0d0d0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="250"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-8318129502669842047?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/8318129502669842047/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=8318129502669842047' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/8318129502669842047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/8318129502669842047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/08/uh-brilliant-go-green-and-go-cheap-with.html' title='Uh, Brilliant! 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Mural themes revolve around Consciousness and Cycles. Throughout the event djs play music, dancers perform, internal artists like yogis and tai chi practitioners teach and demonstrate, artists collaborate, and community members are encouraged to interact with the materials and us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three years old, this 8th Conscious Cycle goes down on Roosevelt Island's Riverwalk Commons Saturday, July 31st and Sunday, August 1st from 12pm to 5pm.  It'll be full of conscious good times, suitable for all ages and it's free.  Please join in and explore your creativity.  Plus we like to dance and the music is always great, come get down to the sights and sounds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="400" height="300"&gt;&lt;param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6781698&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=1&amp;amp;show_byline=1&amp;amp;show_portrait=1&amp;amp;color=&amp;amp;fullscreen=1" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6781698&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=1&amp;amp;show_byline=1&amp;amp;show_portrait=1&amp;amp;color=&amp;amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/6781698"&gt;Conscious Cycle 3: Governors Island June 2009 FIGMENT FESTIVAL&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/knox"&gt;knox&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a 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landscape.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then mosey on over to the &lt;a href="http://cphdistortion.dk/"&gt;Distortion&lt;/a&gt; festival. Naturally, you'd find kids partying on a decommissioned military humvee. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, of course, kids would congregate around a DJ in a pig costume w/his iPod connected to a JBL speaker fitted into the carriage of his bicycle and call it a party!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And finish off the night at the Carlsberg brewery for the after-after party.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCJEk9r66SI/AAAAAAAAEoU/eeaGGWUG8qM/s1600/DSC_0104.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCJEk9r66SI/AAAAAAAAEoU/eeaGGWUG8qM/s320/DSC_0104.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486022697915443490" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCJFMKCknXI/AAAAAAAAEoc/E8ID6m6cDLY/s1600/DSC_0044.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCJFMKCknXI/AAAAAAAAEoc/E8ID6m6cDLY/s320/DSC_0044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486023371246574962" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCJHNEikf5I/AAAAAAAAEok/c3FbUKmG4fc/s1600/DSC_0133.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCJHNEikf5I/AAAAAAAAEok/c3FbUKmG4fc/s320/DSC_0133.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486025585973297042" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCJIDIDZ8wI/AAAAAAAAEos/nX67jf1c_24/s1600/DSC_0162.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCJIDIDZ8wI/AAAAAAAAEos/nX67jf1c_24/s320/DSC_0162.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486026514629260034" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-8476285697989822929?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/8476285697989822929/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=8476285697989822929' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/8476285697989822929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/8476285697989822929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-post.html' title='A Day in the life of Me in Copenhagen During Distortion 2010'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCJEk9r66SI/AAAAAAAAEoU/eeaGGWUG8qM/s72-c/DSC_0104.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-3654540624083505744</id><published>2010-06-23T12:36:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-23T13:04:31.138-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A Conniption, Indeed</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCI7Ab0bOBI/AAAAAAAAEoM/i90NBYk0bVA/s1600/photo(9).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCI7Ab0bOBI/AAAAAAAAEoM/i90NBYk0bVA/s400/photo(9).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486012174744369170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last night's Art in Odd Places carny inspired fundraiser, Sideshow, was a nutshow and a half, y'all. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two things I'd suggest to my fun-loving friends who may've missed these guys live last night:&lt;br /&gt;1. check out the Backspace Freaksters (pictured above freaking around &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;after&lt;/span&gt; the event last night).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thebackspace.org/Site/The_Freaksters.html"&gt;http://www.thebackspace.org/Site/The_Freaksters.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. add Egemen Sanli &amp; Friends to your playlist for those times you wanna bring the instrumental, electric, eclectic, worldy grooves of the hookah lounge to your cocktail party or your subway ride.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_bio/artist_113297#/egemensanli"&gt;http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_bio/artist_113297#/egemensanli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-3654540624083505744?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/3654540624083505744/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=3654540624083505744' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3654540624083505744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3654540624083505744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/06/conniption-indeed.html' title='A Conniption, Indeed'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TCI7Ab0bOBI/AAAAAAAAEoM/i90NBYk0bVA/s72-c/photo(9).jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-3964967264039304917</id><published>2010-06-16T11:06:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-16T11:16:04.094-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Carnival Conniption: AiOP's SIDESHOW, 6/22</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TBjou-czSrI/AAAAAAAAEmY/pu1RlqjqCLs/s1600/AiOP+Sideshow.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TBjou-czSrI/AAAAAAAAEmY/pu1RlqjqCLs/s320/AiOP+Sideshow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483388440059005618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just the Facts:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHO: Bands: Dinosaur Feathers and Engemen Sanli &amp; Friends.&lt;br /&gt;Plus The High Line Park Renegade Cabaret, Minnie Tonka, Etta-May Freeway (forbidden dancers), The Lady ‘Aye’ (sword swallower/fire-eater), &lt;br /&gt;Miss Take (freak of nature), backstage freaKsters: Krystal Something Something, Charmin Ultra, Mary Jo Camel-Toe, Lil’ Kimchi, Whiskey Dixie, and The Duchess. Also Olek (crochet freak), Insect Exotica LuLu LoLo (half insect, half woman), The Poofs (human puff balls), Admiral Erathamus Longchamp (Sideshow owner), and Galixa Uranus (half avatar, half baked).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHAT: Art in Odd Places 2010 presents SIDESHOW, a three-floor carnival-inspired fundraiser. Bands, Acts on Fire Escapes, Roaming Freaks, Drag Shows, Forbidden Dancers, World’s Largest Pickle, Pig Race, Games of Chance, Fortunate Tellers, Lots of Prizes, and so much more!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHEN: Tuesday, June 22 7-10pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHERE: TheaterLab at 137 W14th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHY: Admission supports New York’s sixth annual art and performance festival Art in Odd Places 2010: CHANCE slated for October 1-10 on 14th Street. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="www.artinoddplaces.org"&gt;www.artinoddplaces.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-3964967264039304917?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/3964967264039304917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=3964967264039304917' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3964967264039304917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3964967264039304917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/06/carnival-conniption-aiops-sideshow-622.html' title='Carnival Conniption: AiOP&apos;s SIDESHOW, 6/22'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/TBjou-czSrI/AAAAAAAAEmY/pu1RlqjqCLs/s72-c/AiOP+Sideshow.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-1671709837005101509</id><published>2010-06-16T10:57:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-16T11:03:08.873-04:00</updated><title type='text'>If you didn't go, now you know!</title><content type='html'>This is the nonsense that was the Switch (Major Lazer) show at Webster Hall last Friday night!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Incredible! Magical, I tell you! Somehow, I was transported through time to feel like I was both 21 and 41 at the same time! Inconceivable, I know... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'Twas awesome!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="640" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YRQd7DvwJ8A&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YRQd7DvwJ8A&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-1671709837005101509?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/1671709837005101509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=1671709837005101509' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1671709837005101509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1671709837005101509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/06/if-you-didnt-go-now-you-know.html' title='If you didn&apos;t go, now you know!'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-389557471460056944</id><published>2010-05-27T18:23:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T18:48:07.139-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hair News - Baking Soda</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S_7zMG_OP_I/AAAAAAAAEfw/E64YQpc8rA8/s1600/baking+soda.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S_7zMG_OP_I/AAAAAAAAEfw/E64YQpc8rA8/s320/baking+soda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476081586288869362" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are ultra eco and whatnots, perhaps this isn't news to you. My mom swears by using baking soda as a face wash, which I am about to turn to after coming across this on the Environmental Working Group website: &lt;a href="http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/"&gt;http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(thats another post... scary stuff out there in your products, friends)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Howevers, I recently noticed hair goop even after a fresh wash. After doing some research, I realized oil and product can accumulate in your hair and your shampoo is partially to blame! WTF? So, a bit more research and I find that baking soda is like the miracle cleaning and beauty agent on the scene. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's whats up: a small dallop of baking soda mixed w/water to make a pasty concoction. Massage that onto your dome, concentrating on the scalp, and rinse. Condition as usual and ta-dow! Fresh, shiny locks &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;con no mas goop&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am trying to ween myself off of store-bought shampoo, sunscreen, face and body wash - trying to keep my chemical intake to a minimum... Stay posted!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-389557471460056944?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/389557471460056944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=389557471460056944' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/389557471460056944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/389557471460056944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/05/hair-news-baking-soda.html' title='Hair News - Baking Soda'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S_7zMG_OP_I/AAAAAAAAEfw/E64YQpc8rA8/s72-c/baking+soda.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-8722488215704439716</id><published>2010-05-18T16:46:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:25:56.602-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='For the Greater Good'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deals'/><title type='text'>Refinery29 and Housing Works Collab in LA!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S_L-hY5E4cI/AAAAAAAAEe4/QFWeZCLV1gU/s1600/refinery+29.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S_L-hY5E4cI/AAAAAAAAEe4/QFWeZCLV1gU/s400/refinery+29.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472716346779558338" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check it! Two of my NY faves do it to it in LA on Friday. 50% off and proceeds benefit Housing Works in their mission to combat AIDS and homelessness. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Support and Spread the word!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fellow New York based Refinery29 is heading West with Housing Works for the first ever East West Tag Sale! Visit this 3 day LA pop up shop featuring fabulous finds from Housing Works, Rogan, Band of Outsiders, Helmut Lang, Vena Cava, Tenover6, and many more! All items are 50% off the retail price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stop and shop 1520 N Cahuenga Blvd. Los Angeles, CA.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-8722488215704439716?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/8722488215704439716/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=8722488215704439716' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/8722488215704439716'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/8722488215704439716'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/05/refinery29-and-housing-works-collab-in.html' title='Refinery29 and Housing Works Collab in LA!!'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S_L-hY5E4cI/AAAAAAAAEe4/QFWeZCLV1gU/s72-c/refinery+29.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-1867299706005329562</id><published>2010-05-11T12:28:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:26:19.157-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HIlarity'/><title type='text'>Good Times @ the Kwik-E-Mart...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S-mFtQS91nI/AAAAAAAAEew/OoMuV3DPojI/s1600/whitney.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S-mFtQS91nI/AAAAAAAAEew/OoMuV3DPojI/s400/whitney.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470050234933302898" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-1867299706005329562?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/1867299706005329562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=1867299706005329562' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1867299706005329562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1867299706005329562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/05/good-times.html' title='Good Times @ the Kwik-E-Mart...'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S-mFtQS91nI/AAAAAAAAEew/OoMuV3DPojI/s72-c/whitney.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-6677458017823318667</id><published>2010-05-11T11:49:00.011-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:26:41.195-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='For the Greater Good'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cutdrop'/><title type='text'>It's Time For a Summer Carry-All</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S-l89gptZbI/AAAAAAAAEeo/MbWBbmn0xRQ/s1600/skinny+vinny.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S-l89gptZbI/AAAAAAAAEeo/MbWBbmn0xRQ/s400/skinny+vinny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470040618596918706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, look! Brooklyn, NYC based accessories line, &lt;a href="http://www.skinny-vinny.com/index.html"&gt;Skinny Vinny&lt;/a&gt;, is on sale now at Cutdrop.com. Proceeds benefit NY arts-based non-profit org, &lt;a href="http://www.publicolor.org/"&gt;Publicolor&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-6677458017823318667?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/6677458017823318667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=6677458017823318667' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/6677458017823318667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/6677458017823318667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-time-for-summer-carry-all.html' title='It&apos;s Time For a Summer Carry-All'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S-l89gptZbI/AAAAAAAAEeo/MbWBbmn0xRQ/s72-c/skinny+vinny.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-7676778726262206872</id><published>2010-05-10T10:29:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:26:52.885-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Delish'/><title type='text'>Smooth, Creamy, Decadent</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S-gY1YQ80mI/AAAAAAAAEeg/I89N-IAEkSk/s1600/Panna+Cotta+with+Mango+Sauce.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S-gY1YQ80mI/AAAAAAAAEeg/I89N-IAEkSk/s400/Panna+Cotta+with+Mango+Sauce.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469649052767146594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why, its Vanilla Panna Cotta, of course! Jewelz asked for it, so here it is, adapted from Food and Wine Mag:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ingredients&lt;br /&gt;1 envelope unflavored gelatin (2 1/4 teaspoons)&lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoons cold water&lt;br /&gt;1 cup heavy cream&lt;br /&gt;1/3 cup sugar&lt;br /&gt;1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped&lt;br /&gt;One 16-ounce tub of Greek yogurt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Directions&lt;br /&gt;Place cold water in a small bowl and sprinkle the gelatin over; let it stand until softened for about 5 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a small saucepan, bring the cream, sugar, and vanilla bean and seeds to a simmer. Turn off the heat and stir in the gelatin; keep stirring until the gelatin is fully melted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whisk the yogurt in a large bowl until smooth, then gradually whisk in the vanilla cream. Divide the mixture among six 1/2 cup ramekins. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours, until set.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feel free to top w/fresh fruits, garnish w/mint leaves, or whip up a fresh &amp; tasty pomegranate or rhubarb syrup...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-7676778726262206872?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/7676778726262206872/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=7676778726262206872' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/7676778726262206872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/7676778726262206872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/05/smooth-creamy-decadent.html' title='Smooth, Creamy, Decadent'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S-gY1YQ80mI/AAAAAAAAEeg/I89N-IAEkSk/s72-c/Panna+Cotta+with+Mango+Sauce.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-1712361841009242355</id><published>2010-05-02T02:20:00.012-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:27:07.893-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Get Around'/><title type='text'>Say you were going up to SF, I'd suggest the following:</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S90ZzEGaw3I/AAAAAAAAEeY/B1IXKx5cE-8/s1600/sf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466553887762334578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S90ZzEGaw3I/AAAAAAAAEeY/B1IXKx5cE-8/s400/sf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;To Stay: The Suites at Fisherman's Wharf&lt;br /&gt;Lovely and surprisingly affordable. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To Eat: Tacolicious&lt;br /&gt;Farm to table meets a Mexican&lt;br /&gt;Short Rib Taco ...'Nuff Said&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To Dessert: Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Flavors you never knew you needed to know.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To Get Jiggy: Elbo Room&lt;br /&gt;Cheap drinks, live music, premium photo booth&lt;br /&gt;Getcha Freak On&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-1712361841009242355?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/1712361841009242355/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=1712361841009242355' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1712361841009242355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1712361841009242355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/05/say-you-were-going-up-to-sf-id-suggest.html' title='Say you were going up to SF, I&apos;d suggest the following:'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S90ZzEGaw3I/AAAAAAAAEeY/B1IXKx5cE-8/s72-c/sf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-2330410311103203896</id><published>2010-04-28T18:23:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:27:21.669-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Get Around'/><title type='text'>Oh... how I took you for granted, SB</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9i1fK4dvDI/AAAAAAAAEeI/9MxHocmRR-M/s1600/SB.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465317694915853362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9i1fK4dvDI/AAAAAAAAEeI/9MxHocmRR-M/s400/SB.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Ange and I enjoyed a nice hike in the hills of Santa Barbara... to get away from all the lazy dragrats laying around State St. w/their loyal dogs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-2330410311103203896?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/2330410311103203896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=2330410311103203896' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/2330410311103203896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/2330410311103203896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/oh-how-i-took-you-for-granted-sb.html' title='Oh... how I took you for granted, SB'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9i1fK4dvDI/AAAAAAAAEeI/9MxHocmRR-M/s72-c/SB.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-4467360231728417581</id><published>2010-04-27T14:34:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:27:32.150-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Delish'/><title type='text'>Crepe~</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9cufyWLMXI/AAAAAAAAEd8/0g2ppgIh6CI/s1600/crepe.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464887796462989682" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9cufyWLMXI/AAAAAAAAEd8/0g2ppgIh6CI/s400/crepe.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Made just for me by Ange in SB&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-4467360231728417581?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/4467360231728417581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=4467360231728417581' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4467360231728417581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4467360231728417581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/crepe.html' title='Crepe~'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9cufyWLMXI/AAAAAAAAEd8/0g2ppgIh6CI/s72-c/crepe.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-3761991529881133219</id><published>2010-04-23T14:03:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:27:49.944-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HIlarity'/><title type='text'>Another Important PSA: Subway Etiquette</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9Hh1y0U1PI/AAAAAAAAEdE/C2mzv6PSnPY/s1600/subway.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463396137267680498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9Hh1y0U1PI/AAAAAAAAEdE/C2mzv6PSnPY/s400/subway.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you to DR for enlightening us w/this image. I know we'd all be a-clippin' away at our snagly talons if not for this courtesy note.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-3761991529881133219?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/3761991529881133219/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=3761991529881133219' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3761991529881133219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3761991529881133219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/another-important-psa-subway-etiquette.html' title='Another Important PSA: Subway Etiquette'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9Hh1y0U1PI/AAAAAAAAEdE/C2mzv6PSnPY/s72-c/subway.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-1930192581621580162</id><published>2010-04-22T20:04:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:28:16.750-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HIlarity'/><title type='text'>Just Some Funnies I Found and Want to Share... Because I Care...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9DlD9VmsEI/AAAAAAAAEcs/7c6QuXaEeTA/s1600/pic+3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463118204167958594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9DlD9VmsEI/AAAAAAAAEcs/7c6QuXaEeTA/s320/pic+3.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9DkuvnL2zI/AAAAAAAAEck/C8xxG_zqnsA/s1600/pic+2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463117839706348338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9DkuvnL2zI/AAAAAAAAEck/C8xxG_zqnsA/s320/pic+2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9DkptCqD9I/AAAAAAAAEcc/-Ao7ngGPMqI/s1600/pic+1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463117753116921810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9DkptCqD9I/AAAAAAAAEcc/-Ao7ngGPMqI/s320/pic+1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a style="DISPLAY: block; PADDING-TOP: 23px" href="http://www.yelp.com/user_photos?userid=RTChhKnGLh_O8mpgFVvhiw&amp;amp;select=8Wibwf7hbl9bRKmGjxLmpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-1930192581621580162?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/1930192581621580162/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=1930192581621580162' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1930192581621580162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1930192581621580162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/just-some-funnies-i-found-and-want-to.html' title='Just Some Funnies I Found and Want to Share... Because I Care...'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S9DlD9VmsEI/AAAAAAAAEcs/7c6QuXaEeTA/s72-c/pic+3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-5253117357966294303</id><published>2010-04-21T16:49:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:28:42.199-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><title type='text'>Vinyl, Baby...</title><content type='html'>I've been hanging out at the Brooklyn Flea lately and since money and space seem to be an issue at this time, I can't collect all of the ancient relics available for sale. One thing I've been wanting to get my paws on though, for a while, is an old record player. Nothing can beat the nostalgia brought on when listening to vinyl. Furthermore, some of those nostalgic sounds are &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; available on vinyl. Which... if you think about it is CRAZE! What in tarnation is NOT AVAILABLE ON THE WORLD WIDE INTERWEBS! Some of the old school jams that have yet to be digitized, thats what, yo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enter &lt;a href="http://hical45s.com/?p=900"&gt;HiCal45s&lt;/a&gt;. The new online one-stop-shop for tunes from all genres on vinyl. Holla.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-5253117357966294303?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/5253117357966294303/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=5253117357966294303' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/5253117357966294303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/5253117357966294303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/vinyl-baby.html' title='Vinyl, Baby...'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-6249228894283557700</id><published>2010-04-16T14:11:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:29:02.565-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deals'/><title type='text'>I Loves Body Scrubs</title><content type='html'>You like that? I rhymes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So... I know I have NO business going to spas right now, but, its Spa Wk so I have little choice in the matter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After reading rave reviews on Tribeca Spa of Tranquility, I book an appt for a body scrub. My skin has been peeling like crazy after way too much sun during recent travels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The people at TSoS were great. The atmosphere was serene and peaceful. And most importantly, everything was clean. Not clinical and drab. But tasteful and comfortable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their body scrubs aren't the usual homemade concoction of sea salt, coffee, buttermilk pancakes, etc. Instead, they use special cloths designed for maximum exfoliation, in order to bring out that fresh, beautiful glow and buttery soft skin. I loved it and will be a cheapskate spa wk regular.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spa Wk specials include $50:&lt;br /&gt;45 min Massage or&lt;br /&gt;45 min Facial or&lt;br /&gt;45 min Body Scrub&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tribecaspaoftranquility.com/"&gt;Check IT. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-6249228894283557700?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/6249228894283557700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=6249228894283557700' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/6249228894283557700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/6249228894283557700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-loves-body-scrubs.html' title='I Loves Body Scrubs'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-5350024822380983553</id><published>2010-04-15T16:50:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:29:18.738-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Delish'/><title type='text'>Cake Man Raven Makes Me Weak in the Knees...</title><content type='html'>You know I am not one to get all giggly over sweets. Throw me a slice or a bucket of fresh chips/salsa and I'll be grinnin' till the hipsters come home and shave. But, this Red Velvet Cake from Cake Man Raven is straight up crack (notice the fine usage of simile).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$6 and you get your very own piece of heavan. Eat it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a style="display: block; padding-top: 56px;" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/8V6gYJzUMu60gWjvdJesgQ?select=2-Ezc3mQmrJKlcfDEhSAsA"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 300px; height: 298px;" src="http://static1.px.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/cUefrBbZkHChwTXg8JkM3Q/l" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-5350024822380983553?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/5350024822380983553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=5350024822380983553' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/5350024822380983553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/5350024822380983553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/cake-man-raven-makes-me-weak-in-knees.html' title='Cake Man Raven Makes Me Weak in the Knees...'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-3285963949585802172</id><published>2010-04-13T15:17:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:29:33.298-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Get Around'/><title type='text'>Say for instance you are in LA &amp; want some pampering...</title><content type='html'>Then I'd suggest&lt;a href="http://www.bebabeauty.com/home.nxg"&gt; Beba Beauty&lt;/a&gt; in Westwood. I was home in Feb and decided to treat myself to some R&amp;amp;R at Beba. Its lovely. Parking in the back so you don't have to worry about coming equipped w/a fist-full of qtrs for the meters. Clean and serene environment. Friendly staff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best of all, they've got an amazing &lt;a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs054/1102549393377/archive/1103055146628.html"&gt;promo&lt;/a&gt; going on...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-3285963949585802172?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/3285963949585802172/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=3285963949585802172' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3285963949585802172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3285963949585802172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/say-for-instance-you-are-in-la-want.html' title='Say for instance you are in LA &amp; want some pampering...'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-4929991460333778787</id><published>2010-04-13T14:44:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:29:51.415-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='For the Greater Good'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deals'/><title type='text'>Housing Works in Hell's Kitchen!</title><content type='html'>What?! Just when I move out of Hell's Kitchen (well, actually nearly 8 months later, but still), they go and unveil a Housing Works?! Just steps from my old digs?! Man, funk that! Timing is a beeyotch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyways, for the rest of you in or around HK: "lucky!" (N. Dynamite voice). You get to shop high-end vintage in support of the largest community-based AIDS services organization in the US.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get it done!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id="gallery_caption72157623553770293" class="gallery_caption"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-4929991460333778787?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/4929991460333778787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=4929991460333778787' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4929991460333778787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4929991460333778787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/housing-works-in-hells-kitchen.html' title='Housing Works in Hell&apos;s Kitchen!'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-5074802904113419073</id><published>2010-04-12T17:53:00.015-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:30:07.640-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deals'/><title type='text'>Zac Posen for Target  24hr Shopping Party from 11pm 4/15</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e)  {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8OWdQJCOUI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/hH4N9DdNWLg/s1600/zac+for+target.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8OWdQJCOUI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/hH4N9DdNWLg/s320/zac+for+target.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459372602596407618" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;cuteness: $69.99&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8OeTMzXDoI/AAAAAAAAEbg/jWpoMBecyc0/s1600/zac_posen_invitation.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8OeTMzXDoI/AAAAAAAAEbg/jWpoMBecyc0/s320/zac_posen_invitation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459381225994522242" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm guessing the idea is, if you don't owe &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The Man&lt;/span&gt; any money this tax season, then Target wants you to celebrate during their exclusive NYC only sneak-peak 24hr Shopping Party featuring the Zac Posen GO collection before it hits the stores on Apr. 25th. Special performances by &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;The Like&lt;/span&gt; and DJ Kid America. Take advantage!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a lil viddy directed by Gia Coppola w/girl group &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;The Like&lt;/span&gt; decked out in Zac's Target frocks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="480" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xSeh7JbSwP8&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xSeh7JbSwP8&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-5074802904113419073?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/5074802904113419073/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=5074802904113419073' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/5074802904113419073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/5074802904113419073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/zac-posen-for-target-24hr-shopping.html' title='Zac Posen for Target &lt;br&gt; 24hr Shopping Party from 11pm 4/15'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8OWdQJCOUI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/hH4N9DdNWLg/s72-c/zac+for+target.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-4546566286473207337</id><published>2010-04-12T15:55:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:30:22.371-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='For the Greater Good'/><title type='text'>Summery Accessories</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8N6yD7g0jI/AAAAAAAAEbE/Ywx3NUYL0Ok/s1600/mercado+earrings.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8N6yD7g0jI/AAAAAAAAEbE/Ywx3NUYL0Ok/s320/mercado+earrings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459342173770142258" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out these beauties!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Simple. Striking. Perhaps a bit of  Indian inspiration? Handcrafted by artisans in Guatemala for&lt;a href="http://shopmercadoglobal.org/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;amp;cPath=6&amp;amp;products_id=169"&gt;  Mercado Global &lt;/a&gt;.  I ADORE these.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-4546566286473207337?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/4546566286473207337/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=4546566286473207337' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4546566286473207337'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4546566286473207337'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/summery-accessories_12.html' title='Summery Accessories'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8N6yD7g0jI/AAAAAAAAEbE/Ywx3NUYL0Ok/s72-c/mercado+earrings.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-3637561500362069456</id><published>2010-04-12T01:45:00.018-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:30:41.598-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='For the Greater Good'/><title type='text'>H&amp;M for Fashion Against AIDS</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8K8itfMB8I/AAAAAAAAEas/MfJJHEEOqTA/s1600/HM-FASHION-AGAINST-AIDS-2010-BANNER.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8K8itfMB8I/AAAAAAAAEas/MfJJHEEOqTA/s320/HM-FASHION-AGAINST-AIDS-2010-BANNER.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459133002838443970" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8K8ia9TQVI/AAAAAAAAEak/H7f7FkEKMao/s1600/fashion.png"&gt;&lt;img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 145px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8K8ia9TQVI/AAAAAAAAEak/H7f7FkEKMao/s320/fashion.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459132997864472914" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;Normally, I'm just ehh about H&amp;amp;M. We've all been there and can't help but pick up a few of their fast fashion pieces from time to time. But you know what you're getting and it ain't all that. Howevs, I do support their Fashion Against AIDS campaign/collaboration w/non-prof org Designers Against AIDS. Their upcoming collection is inspired by music festivals. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;BEST PART: 25% of sales will benefit youth AIDS awareness projects.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You may recall their '08 and '09 campaigns including Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Dita Von Teese, Cyndi Lauper...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This time around, H&amp;amp;M expands from FAA Ts and Tanks to a full collection including accessories and other items necessary to capture the essence of a summer festival. SUPPORT!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-3637561500362069456?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/3637561500362069456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=3637561500362069456' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3637561500362069456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3637561500362069456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/h-fashion-against-aids.html' title='H&amp;M for Fashion Against AIDS'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8K8itfMB8I/AAAAAAAAEas/MfJJHEEOqTA/s72-c/HM-FASHION-AGAINST-AIDS-2010-BANNER.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-3913226001224053917</id><published>2010-04-11T21:27:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:30:52.986-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Delish'/><title type='text'>Hankering for something spicy? Sigiri.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8J56TeKgcI/AAAAAAAAEZ0/jn5qhvY7uf4/s1600/sig+.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8J56TeKgcI/AAAAAAAAEZ0/jn5qhvY7uf4/s320/sig+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459059740892627394" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;1st Ave and East 6th St. Intimate. BYOB. Sri Lankan cuisine at its finest. Here is what you do:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sunday Brunch till 3pm. Buffet style. Not your average buffet packed w/oversized patrons filling up on buckets of tasteless matter for all hours of the day. Rather, a lovely selection of Sri Lankan dishes, beautifully served up fresh in earthenware pots. Some meat, some seafood, some veg. All amazing. Perfect parsley sambol and fabulous coconut sambol - easy now, its like sweet, savory fire. Too hot? Cool down your palate w/a dallop of yogurt.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Fresh tasty pappadums. Flan when you finish. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One of the best eateries in NYC. You have my word. Don't be dumb. Do it. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;TIP: wear forgiving clothes (elastic waistbands, generous tops) and walk it off. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-3913226001224053917?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/3913226001224053917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=3913226001224053917' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3913226001224053917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/3913226001224053917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/hankering-for-something-spicy-sigiri.html' title='Hankering for something spicy? Sigiri.'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8J56TeKgcI/AAAAAAAAEZ0/jn5qhvY7uf4/s72-c/sig+.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-4016497892631033802</id><published>2010-04-11T20:12:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:31:06.792-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Delish'/><title type='text'>If you dont know, now you know...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8JoZIcakvI/AAAAAAAAEZk/OAalAI0sKxw/s1600/snow+pea+crisps.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8JoZIcakvI/AAAAAAAAEZk/OAalAI0sKxw/s200/snow+pea+crisps.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459040479299146482" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saya Snow Pea Crisps. aka Edamame Cheetos&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yo, consider this a PSA announcement (redundant, I know), but anywho head on down to Chinatown or wherever you procure your ethnic items, and stock up on some Saya Snow Pea Crisps. They are unstoppable. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A delectable snack and classy treat for any party. You are sure to impress your host w/this international delight. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Perhaps you are familiar w/Saya's cousin, Shrimp Flavored Chips, also brought to you by Calbee. Another classic ethnic snack item, though not always as well received by the masses. Something about the fishiness tends to turn off the wide-eyed uninitiated.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All the best.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-4016497892631033802?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/4016497892631033802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=4016497892631033802' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4016497892631033802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4016497892631033802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/if-you-dont-know-now-you-know.html' title='If you dont know, now you know...'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8JoZIcakvI/AAAAAAAAEZk/OAalAI0sKxw/s72-c/snow+pea+crisps.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-2118080683458456711</id><published>2010-04-10T18:06:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:31:18.108-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HIlarity'/><title type='text'>Nexcare Acne Patch. The ad speaks for itself.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D2uS3qO4I/AAAAAAAAEZM/d3loDXaTrxw/s1600/oily.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D2uS3qO4I/AAAAAAAAEZM/d3loDXaTrxw/s400/oily.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458634023572749186" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-2118080683458456711?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/2118080683458456711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=2118080683458456711' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/2118080683458456711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/2118080683458456711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/nexcare-acne-patch-ad-speaks-for-itself.html' title='Nexcare Acne Patch. The ad speaks for itself.'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D2uS3qO4I/AAAAAAAAEZM/d3loDXaTrxw/s72-c/oily.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-4800461361247415771</id><published>2010-04-10T17:54:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:31:30.108-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><title type='text'>Here at the Fort Greene Outdoor Flea Market, You Can Find Great Things Like Such As...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0ZjuGxzI/AAAAAAAAEZE/PvXF0HNWOLw/s1600/flea+4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0ZjuGxzI/AAAAAAAAEZE/PvXF0HNWOLw/s400/flea+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458631468295571250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Live tunes to keep you jiggy...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0ZbKhxlI/AAAAAAAAEY8/tFuNP4Wn438/s1600/flea+5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0ZbKhxlI/AAAAAAAAEY8/tFuNP4Wn438/s400/flea+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458631465998861906" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Neckties and such as to keep you or some man in your life snazzy...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0Y-ElaiI/AAAAAAAAEY0/gfvNaZtJcCQ/s1600/flea+3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0Y-ElaiI/AAAAAAAAEY0/gfvNaZtJcCQ/s400/flea+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458631458189306402" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Porchetta. Cause ain't nothin' like tasty pork. Unless you don't dig on swine, of course...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0Yk6GTdI/AAAAAAAAEYs/eQFT1ksQ8F4/s1600/flea+2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0Yk6GTdI/AAAAAAAAEYs/eQFT1ksQ8F4/s400/flea+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458631451434438098" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Odds and ends kitchen supplies...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0YdJ6P_I/AAAAAAAAEYk/Ho0r-tFvPKA/s1600/flea+1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0YdJ6P_I/AAAAAAAAEYk/Ho0r-tFvPKA/s400/flea+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458631449353273330" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Other random colorful thingamajigs...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-4800461361247415771?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/4800461361247415771/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=4800461361247415771' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4800461361247415771'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4800461361247415771'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/here-at-fort-greene-outdoor-brooklyn.html' title='Here at the Fort Greene Outdoor Flea Market, You Can Find Great Things Like Such As...'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8D0ZjuGxzI/AAAAAAAAEZE/PvXF0HNWOLw/s72-c/flea+4.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-2722892825426880470</id><published>2010-04-10T17:51:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:31:41.024-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HIlarity'/><title type='text'>I Think Someone May Have F-ed Up...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8DzVkyaBBI/AAAAAAAAEYc/HSdwuxtpHCQ/s1600/subway.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8DzVkyaBBI/AAAAAAAAEYc/HSdwuxtpHCQ/s400/subway.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458630300350940178" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...On this 59th St Columbus Circle subway signage&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-2722892825426880470?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/2722892825426880470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=2722892825426880470' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/2722892825426880470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/2722892825426880470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-think-someone-may-have-f-ed-up.html' title='I Think Someone May Have F-ed Up...'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S8DzVkyaBBI/AAAAAAAAEYc/HSdwuxtpHCQ/s72-c/subway.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-1738417603051961043</id><published>2010-04-09T19:47:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:31:53.996-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><title type='text'>Damn Pollen!</title><content type='html'>This is neither fashion, food, or photo oriented, but this does fall  into the "other highly important things like such as" category, for  sure. All of a sudden, them damn pollens just bombarded and if you're  like me, it SUCKS. Eyes are red, itchy, and watery. Sneeze x 5.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So,  last year when I first succumbed to these seasonal allergies, a friend  suggested Nasal Ease. Perfect for me as I tend not to be much of a pill  popper. Nasal Ease is all natural - just like Fruity Pebbles tasting  Momma's Milk!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll need to re-apply every few hrs but its minty fresh and  temporarily relieves allergy symptoms. Careful though - its a powder spray. White powder. Be sure to check yo'self in a looking glass lest you end up looking like a cokie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Give it a try...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="extra_topspace" align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.nasaleaseblocker.com/images/product_allergyxsm.jpg" alt="Nasal spray" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-1738417603051961043?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/1738417603051961043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=1738417603051961043' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1738417603051961043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/1738417603051961043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/damn-pollen_09.html' title='Damn Pollen!'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-7189964960305934268</id><published>2010-04-08T18:30:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:32:06.524-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><title type='text'>Pals Since the Tender Age of 6:</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S75gn60P1qI/AAAAAAAAEX8/ZA3OllcCGgM/s1600/HappyBday,+Renee.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S75gn60P1qI/AAAAAAAAEX8/ZA3OllcCGgM/s400/HappyBday,+Renee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457906037339182754" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm talking before braces. Right around hop-scotch time. Straight on thru to questionable activities in the clubhouse and 40 ozs. What ever happened w/that STOP sign? Anywho... I LOVE YOU!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Birthday, girl...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-7189964960305934268?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/7189964960305934268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=7189964960305934268' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/7189964960305934268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/7189964960305934268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/pals-since-tender-age-of-6.html' title='Pals Since the Tender Age of 6:'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S75gn60P1qI/AAAAAAAAEX8/ZA3OllcCGgM/s72-c/HappyBday,+Renee.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-6545707886515960594</id><published>2010-04-06T19:12:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:32:26.991-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Delish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Get Around'/><title type='text'>The Magic of Balinese Cooking</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7vCs5Ei7iI/AAAAAAAAEWI/-bGuL0CtHpI/s1600/DSC_0604.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7vCs5Ei7iI/AAAAAAAAEWI/-bGuL0CtHpI/s320/DSC_0604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457169449979407906" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, friends, I will share with you one Balinese treasure: Sambal Matah (translation - raw sambal)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This amazing goodness can be paired with fish or chicken. It is served over tuna in the pic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To start, marinate the tuna steaks in soy sauce for five mins. In the meantime, chop hot red and green chilis, shallots, lemongrass, &amp;amp; a piece of ginger and mix this all with a dash of salt, white pepper, and oil. Cut a slice of lime (preferably kefir lime, if poss) and squeeze over the chopped goodness and mix.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pan-fry the tuna for about five mins. Remove from heat and top w/the chopped mix. It should look and smell fabulous!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-6545707886515960594?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/6545707886515960594/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=6545707886515960594' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/6545707886515960594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/6545707886515960594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/magic-of-balinese-cooking.html' title='The Magic of Balinese Cooking'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7vCs5Ei7iI/AAAAAAAAEWI/-bGuL0CtHpI/s72-c/DSC_0604.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-4969377081258881072</id><published>2010-04-06T15:58:00.010-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:32:43.961-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><title type='text'>Lesson One, Gentlemen:</title><content type='html'>A woman dining along IS NOT YOUR OPEN INVITATION to join her.  &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;While happily enjoying my newfound free afternoon time at &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Cafe Lafayette&lt;/span&gt;, a suited up gentleman walks in &amp;amp; introduces himself to the waitress. I think to myself, "interesting, some kind of appointment?"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Next, he says, "Hi, How are you?" and since I am busy minding my own business, I can't even determine who he was speaking to. Besides the waitress and cooks, this gentleman and I are the only ones in the cafe. In an awkward attempt to not leave this man hanging, in the event he was directing his question to me, I look up and smile.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then, he introduces himself to ME! Now, I am a germaphobe and my food has just arrived, but again, in my 2nd attempt to not leave this, now not so gentle, man hanging, I offer my hand and respond w/my name. To which he replies, "What did you order?" No big deal. I kindly tell him I got the burger w/blue cheese and carmelized onions. Feeling carnivorous today...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What does he do next? To my astonishment, this ungentleman tells the waitress he will join me! Of course, my face must have read, "WTF?!"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now since I've fallen prey to this type of invasion before, I quickly respond letting him know I am busy working (the cafe has free WIFI, thank god!).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As if this tiny cafe can hold anymore tension, throughout the meal, Mr. Ungentle continues to make small talk w/both me and the waitress. I am appalled.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To add even more excitement to the mix, at one point he picks up his phone and starts his legal talk - "my clients, the jury," blah, blah, blah I am so important I invade people's personal space just cause I rock a suit...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The moral of the story: context clues, gentlemen. Read between the lines. Body language. Take notice and never, ever invade.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-4969377081258881072?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/4969377081258881072/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=4969377081258881072' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4969377081258881072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4969377081258881072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/lesson-one-gentlemen.html' title='Lesson One, Gentlemen:'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-2261942430423355169</id><published>2010-04-06T13:55:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:33:00.848-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><title type='text'>Echostream Live!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7t5nXKKUPI/AAAAAAAAEV4/U1LRGw3qxnI/s1600/echostream.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7t5nXKKUPI/AAAAAAAAEV4/U1LRGw3qxnI/s320/echostream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457089090627981554" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Echostream. Gorgeous, haunting vocals. Dark yet melodic. Plus beats.&lt;br /&gt;Live on Tuesday, Apr. 13th at Knitting Factory in BK. 8:30pm.&lt;a id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" target="" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf(&amp;quot;ubtn-disabled&amp;quot;) == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}"&gt;&lt;div class="cssButtonOuter"&gt;&lt;div class="cssButtonMiddle"&gt;&lt;div class="cssButtonInner"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-2261942430423355169?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/2261942430423355169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=2261942430423355169' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/2261942430423355169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/2261942430423355169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/echostream-live.html' title='Echostream Live!!'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7t5nXKKUPI/AAAAAAAAEV4/U1LRGw3qxnI/s72-c/echostream.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-6381819328728681517</id><published>2010-04-06T12:33:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:33:29.770-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><title type='text'>Brooklyn Flea Market</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7tiqB-n4TI/AAAAAAAAEVo/O4alX6kSp5A/s1600/flea.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7tiqB-n4TI/AAAAAAAAEVo/O4alX6kSp5A/s320/flea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457063847714611506" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Brooklyn Flea outdoor market returns to Lafayette Ave in Fort Greene on April 10th! You know what that means: Red Hook Food vendors' Tacos &amp;amp; Huaraches, and Moto Pizza! And, the beautiful Williamsburg Bank will continue to house the indoor flea market on Sundays.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-6381819328728681517?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/6381819328728681517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=6381819328728681517' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/6381819328728681517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/6381819328728681517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/so-long-brooklyn-flea-at-williamsburg.html' title='Brooklyn Flea Market'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7tiqB-n4TI/AAAAAAAAEVo/O4alX6kSp5A/s72-c/flea.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-8262232732979807743</id><published>2010-04-06T12:08:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:39:09.550-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Delish'/><title type='text'>Just Love It</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7td3nV_4NI/AAAAAAAAEVY/eWnB2Sa0HWI/s1600/photo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7td3nV_4NI/AAAAAAAAEVY/eWnB2Sa0HWI/s320/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457058583524925650" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Fried Chicken Goodness at &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Just Taste It&lt;/span&gt; in Fort Greene on Fulton...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-8262232732979807743?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/8262232732979807743/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=8262232732979807743' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/8262232732979807743'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/8262232732979807743'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/just-love-it.html' title='Just Love It'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7td3nV_4NI/AAAAAAAAEVY/eWnB2Sa0HWI/s72-c/photo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-931038958136646309</id><published>2010-04-06T10:37:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:33:43.401-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><title type='text'>Me Likes: Penelope and Coco's Spring Boots...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7tJssjOZtI/AAAAAAAAEVA/wQPM5ZYp35E/s1600/penelope-coco-boots-2010-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7tJssjOZtI/AAAAAAAAEVA/wQPM5ZYp35E/s400/penelope-coco-boots-2010-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457036405711464146" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7tJMyoiecI/AAAAAAAAEU4/_pLbKunCVU8/s1600/penelope-coco-boots-2010-3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7tJMyoiecI/AAAAAAAAEU4/_pLbKunCVU8/s400/penelope-coco-boots-2010-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457035857588550082" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-931038958136646309?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/931038958136646309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=931038958136646309' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/931038958136646309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/931038958136646309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/me-likes-penelope-and-cocos-spring.html' title='Me Likes: Penelope and Coco&apos;s Spring Boots...'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7tJssjOZtI/AAAAAAAAEVA/wQPM5ZYp35E/s72-c/penelope-coco-boots-2010-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-4123511929210676936</id><published>2010-04-05T19:18:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:35:32.622-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='For the Greater Good'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cutdrop'/><title type='text'>Spring Time = New Jeans!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://cutdrop.com/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7pxGTlc3xI/AAAAAAAAET0/BYt49iXKm_k/s1600/Anoname-x-LIFEbeat-%28banner%29.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7pxGTlc3xI/AAAAAAAAET0/BYt49iXKm_k/s400/Anoname-x-LIFEbeat-%28banner%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456798251663286034" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The SUN is out, so that must mean its time to score some new jeans! Anoname's Cropped Boyfriend Jeans, Bermuda Shorts, Skinnys and more are on sale now @ &lt;a href="http://cutdrop.com/"&gt;CUTDROP.COM&lt;/a&gt;... Even better, proceeds will benefit LIFEbeat, mobilizing the music industry in the fight against HIV/AIDS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get some!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-4123511929210676936?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/4123511929210676936/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=4123511929210676936' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4123511929210676936'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/4123511929210676936'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/spring-time-new-jeans.html' title='Spring Time = New Jeans!'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7pxGTlc3xI/AAAAAAAAET0/BYt49iXKm_k/s72-c/Anoname-x-LIFEbeat-%28banner%29.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533452735931377732.post-7639004551048978688</id><published>2010-04-05T18:32:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T16:34:16.683-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good to Know'/><title type='text'>Job Wanted</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7poRVcNV-I/AAAAAAAAETE/CuibCpPg3tw/s1600/DSC_0420.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7poRVcNV-I/AAAAAAAAETE/CuibCpPg3tw/s320/DSC_0420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456788545535301602" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Experienced food enthusiast seeking Anthony Bourdain's position. Available immediately. References upon request. Skills include eating, drinking, laughing, traveling, inappropriate comments. Benefits required.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2533452735931377732-7639004551048978688?l=umamiexclusive.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/feeds/7639004551048978688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2533452735931377732&amp;postID=7639004551048978688' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/7639004551048978688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2533452735931377732/posts/default/7639004551048978688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://umamiexclusive.blogspot.com/2010/04/job-wanted.html' title='Job Wanted'/><author><name>l.mihaiyu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04675591381235537460</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7p6_izNjDI/AAAAAAAAEUA/nPIalghYa7A/S220/dining.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_25aWGvFrQXE/S7poRVcNV-I/AAAAAAAAETE/CuibCpPg3tw/s72-c/DSC_0420.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
