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One of the best parts of moving back to the Upper West Side was getting my sushi back. Living in Harlem for the last year and a half, there wasn't a local sushi place. We have now settled on (after 2 visits) Tokyo Pop on Broadway and 104th. The space is excellent, the sushi is so delish, and the service is top-notch. So I was in a sushi frame of mind when I got this wacky email the other day here at NYCBP:

My name is Brandon Buckley and I am working with Sushi-Models.com to provide exposure to Koko Hirosaki’s unique catering service. Koko has taken hold of the growing sushi model market here in NYC by utilizing her models based on aesthetics and sophistication. The reason I am contacting you is because I feel that offering her service could make any event a memorable one. I am offering a $100 commission to any agent that can book Koko’s service for a group over ten people, and $50 for groups under ten. I encourage you to take a look at Koko’s site in order to get a better perspective on the catering options she provides.

I had to go and check this out. Why else live in New York, if you can't order food and eat it off a woman (or man) lying half naked on a table in front of you? What a concept. It was on the news last summer when this came to New York, I believe. My birthday is in January, so maybe this is what I will ask for. What a riot. Tokyo Pop does not offer this service, but I'm going to ask about it...

Just check out these photos from nyotaimori-ny...


"Pass that tuna roll, will you?"


"Dude, this is so much better than Applebee's!"


"We are here to add atmosphere to this freakshow."


So business school really paid off for you.


Just another Craig's List success story, right on the table.



"Nobody at work will believe this, so let's take a photo!"


"Have you seen my California Roll?"


Food porn, right here.


Believe it or not, Rachael Ray started her career this way.


This is one of the models before the food arrives.

If you are HUNGRY for more, here are the prices:

We deliver "Japanese Body Sushi Party"!!
For events over 20 persons please call to inquire about price.
646.696.6470 or 646.246.7344
Private Event Rate ( 2.5 hour )
included Sushi and other Japanese food, Body Sushi Model & server
We can arrange the venue and/or beverages at additional cost.
20 guests $90/guest
16 guests $95/guest
10 guests $115/guest
8 guests $120/guest
6 guests $135/guest
4 guests $175/guest
2 guests $300/guest
(This price does not include 18% gratuity and mandatory taxes.)

If anyone wants to try this out, let me know.

Labels: new york city, photos, upper west side, web finds

It has been two week, so why not revisit the Yogi's end-of-the-world one more time? I never did link to Paul's great post, or his photo album, from the last week there. I believe he was there 8 straight days or something. He writes:

It was where I drank with a porn star, a dishwasher, and a trust-fund millionaire. And I don't mean like over the years. I mean at one time. It was where I met tourists from countless countries, got flashed by bartenders as incentive to not leave (it worked), belted out the words to redneck country tunes, and drank way too much on a too-regular basis with suits, skanks, hippies, degenerates, alkies, perverts, Columbia students, mothers, and the occasional dumb shit who'd order wine.

He also has great photos from the end too. Thanks, Paul!

Can you believe it has been two weeks already? Is it time to get over it?

Labels: bartenders, patrons, Paul Katcher, photos, Tommy McNeil, upper east side, Yogi’s

They are still a work in progress, but the improved photo galleries are now active. I've been testing them for about 1 week with some site regulars. So far so good.

Some of the new things with this system:
- There are 3 versions of each pic, thumbnail, medium, large
- Users can upload photos to albums (moderated by me)
- There is comment function for each photo
- Photos can be ranked and voted on
- Users can make e-cards of any photo

I have more options on the photo galleries, but the main thing, I can now add more photos to the site, and so can site users.

I did add about 100 photos, some that are recent, others that are in the "Hall of Fame" and are just old classic shots.

As usual, I'd like to hear what you think.

Labels: photos

Today is the last gallery -- for awhile -- of old pix. These here from Yogi's will mark the last batch of old stuff to go back up, because I have new ones from Erik coming in. These 50 from 2003 are from the dive bar on Broadway we all love, even if the smell can get to you. I mean, how can you go wrong? All of the bartenders here have checked out of the place: Timmy, Steph, Jules, Rebecca...

If you want to submit your pix to nycbp.com, drop me a line.

Labels: bartenders, photos