All work and no play makes Mickey Fresh a dull boy, so we had to take a chill pill. Absinthe is what’s on the menu tonight. Before you start reading, just hit play below and relax like how we did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMJy2U0bBUU&

The origins of this magical beverage comes from a place far, far away. But that’s neither here nor there. What is important is how the consumer reacts to said beverage. Measuring in at 75% alcohol content, this drink is known to pack a hearty punch.  It’s natural greenish color gave way to its nickname “la fée verte” , The Green Fairy.  Poets, artist, and bad boys of the 18th and 19th century were the major consumers of absinthe in the days of old.

Today in the US, if you want to score the “stuff”, you have to have someone bring it back from Europe.

After the first shot, my impression was “got daaaayam! That burns!”.  The hot(not warm, mickey ficky hot) quickly flows to your head and then to the rest of your body and then just kind of lingers for a bit. The bottle was five years old from a buddies honeymoon trip so we decided we wanted to savoir the taste. It turned out that no chaser on the first shot was not a good idea at all. Three shots in, the only thought I could muster up was “whao”. My IQ dropped about 2 digits, and everything was spinning the way an old broken down carousel does at a freaky carnival. The rest is history. If you have any friends going out to the UK, tell them to hook it up.

The latest trend in LA is the food truck business. The food truck business or Roach Coach business, as it used to be called, is nothing new to LA. But just recently the way its run has been overhauled and revamped something furious. It went from the fast and covenant approach to the exclusive and gourmet scene. So exclusive, it makes connoisseur of fine dining chase them only wait in extraordinary lines just to get a taste.

With that said, Temaki Sushi is a gem that should not be passed up. At first I had my reservations about eating sushi off of a truck, but whatever reservations I had quickly vanished after my first bite. The flavors, freshness, appearance, everything was legit. My taste buds just got ninja smacked by numb chucks of tastiness B! Don’t just take my word for it, follow them at their site at WWW.TEMAKITRUCK.COM and find out for yourself. My personal favorites are the Octo Shrimp roll and the Flaming Yellowtail roll. Now don’t say that nineoutof10 didn’t put you up on where to get good grub in LA.

For good eats, follow them.

Feeding frenzy.

Patiently waiting.

Sushi Samurais hard at work.

Secret location.

The goods.

Up close.

The look of a satisfied customer.

Today marks the 14th year anniversary of the passing of one of the most influential artist of our time, my personal role model, Tupac Shakur. Like most great artist, Pac was taken from us far too soon. In the wake of his passing, Pac managed to influence his generation and still leave a lasting impact on the generations to come. His music reached out to kids from the inner city to the suburbs and he made a strong connection with his audience. Through his music, his audience felt like he knew their struggles, and helped his audience express their feelings through his music. Right or wrong, Pac taught people to be passionate about whatever their endeavors they were involved with. Pac’s enthusiasm was always 300%, full force and uncensored. His swagger is something that artist and fans still try to emulate to this day. I just want to say, we miss you Pac, much love and respect, your memory will never fade. As a fan, I will do my part to make sure your legacy will never be forgotten.

Here is some video coverage of Nucleus’s Sweet Street art/fashion event. Enjoy.

The significance of this date to us is kind of special to us. It’s not the date we started our company on but rather the date that we first realized “oh shit, we started a company.” Three years into it and 9/10 still has the same effect on us. Reflecting on all the trials and tribulations that we run into along the way getting here, and I just have to say, we’re just happy to still be around.
We usually like to celebrate this day with a BBQ, but this year we were too busy with work to do anything big. Still, to avoid breaking tradition we did a little BBQ dinner thing.