SHMU FOOD REVIEW: I finally went to Marination!

I have been dreaming of going to Marination for a long time and i finally got the chance to go with my friend.

Marination's food is a Korean/Hawaiian mix with a little bit of Mexican influence. Now this might sound really weird for most of you guys, but trust me, it comes together in the most delectable way possible. So I'm Gonna break down what I had:



Two Kalbi Beef Tacos: If you know me well enough, you know I love Korean BBQ. The taste of their marinated beef is delicious. It defiantly out does any sort of rub or BBQ sauce us Americans can cook up. Anyways this taco takes the Kalbi and puts it in a taco with special sause and a signature slaw on top.

Two Spicy Pork Tacos: This was also inspired by Korean BBQ, which also made it amazing. On this they had the same slaw but a different meat and a spicy sauce instead of a more savory one.



THOUGHTS:

I have to say every bite of these tacos was amazing. They took two of my favorite things, tacos and Korean BBQ and put it in one.


Out of all of the street vendors SHMU has eaten at so far Marination is defiantly the best tasting and the most unique (I still love Maximus Minimus...but it is closed right now). Unfortunately they are usually only open during lunch hours. This makes it hard to go to on the weekdays due to school and hard on the weekends if you sleep in.

So plan in advance to go to Marination on a Saturday, It will be well worth it. Take a friend too because they will be jealous as to how you discovered such a delectable thing.



VERDICT? GOD LIKE. PLAN ON GOING HERE. YOUR MISSING OUT ON SEATTLE'S GREATEST SECRET!!!!

SHMU MOVIE REVIEW: Fantastic Mr. Fox

So last weekend I saw Fantastic Mr. Fox. Recommendation: GO SEE IT NOW. It is directed by WES ANDERSON and it is his first animated feature. If you do not know who Wes Anderson Is, you are an idiot. He has also created my favorite movie The Darjeeling Limited, and movies like: The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Most of his movies are funny with a serious edge, it is the perfect mix. The humor in his movies is always really witty.

Fantastic Mr. Fox is probably the funniest and wittiest to date. The plot is based off a good old Roald Dahl book (remember Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, BFG, James and the Giant Peach, The Twits, and Mitilda.) Mr. Fox, in Fantastic Mr. Fox, is thought to be based off Roald Dahl. So Wes Anderson Stayed at the Dahl House and learned everything about him from his wife.

here is a clip explaining the research

Also the entire movie was in stop motion and everything in it is handmade. Every set in the movie was modeled in miniature form (including scale models of furniture from Dahl's House to furnish Mr. Fox's Tree.) All the dolls were made from adjustable metal skeletal frames with a surface put over it made of actual animal fur, and miniature clothing.

here is a clip explaining all of that

Anyway this style of animation really fit the movie. It was fun, outrageous, and witty. My favorite character was defiantly Ash who is Mr. Fox's Son. If you see the movie you will why I like him so much. Since this movie is one of my top 3 favorite movies, I don't wanna spoil anything for you so I'll leave you with two trailers for the movie.

trailer 1


TRAILER 2


VERDICT? APPROVED. GO SEE NOW!!!!!!!!!!

New Animal Collective

If you are not a fan of Animal Collective this might be the weirdest shit ever, but if you are...prepare for what could be the greatest AC track EVER! This track got a perfect 10 on pitchfork (which is the rolling stone of music websites, and is usually is really, really picky.)

Animal Collective- What Would I Want? Sky



Also a cool side note: This is the first band ever allowed to use a Grateful Dead sample in a song.

VERDICT? ANIMAL COLLECTIVE YEEEE!!!! APPROVED and FRESH

2012 SURVIVORS GUIDE: Bombproof wallpaper

Best Of What's New 2009: Bombproof Wallpaper Test from PopSci.com on Vimeo.

...COOL. (unlike the movie this is not a joke.)

Interior Concept

Amanda Levete Architects won best interior at the world architecture festival. The main concept is create a seemless change from a netural (like a wall) to an active space (like a bench.) Here are the many concepts that they came up with:


Wall into shelves




Wall into Bench




Wall into Kitchen




Wall into bathroom

via designboom


VERDICT? THIS IS AWESOME!