1. By accidentally walking around near the hotel (Custom Hotel), where I stayed for my business matters in November 2012, I accidentally found the Ralph's supermarket in Los Angels, California. (It was actually right by the hotel. Awersome)
I learned this supermarket opens 24/7 (awesome) , and also the giant company Kroger distribute the foods for them.
2. During my stay in Los Angels, CA, I was too busy and had to eat foods provided by this American company. I was the only native Asian there. I really appreciated their generous offers (to get the meals eaten on the job site for get rid of any extended break times) but I really did not like their foods at all; too grease, too tough, too stinky, and with too much cheese. In short, they were a typical American junk foods with unnecessary and extremely high calories. I hate bad foods so much. I was hungry all day.
4. So, After I went home nearly the midnight, even with the exhausted mind and body, I decide to go out on my feet for looking for Chinese take out place or a supermarket. (Yes. I consulted this matter at the front staffs of my hotel, Custom Hotel, before leaving there after midnight.)
5. I was so fortunate to find the Ralph's supermarket in the walking distance from my hotel (Custom Hotel). It was open 24/7 (awesome). It also had so many variety of Asian foods. I knew there are so many Asians in Los Angels, California, but I did not expect these many Asian foods available at this supermarket.
6. I purchased two packaged foods. One is an assorted sushi. Another is unadon (unagi donburi) a bowl of grilled eel with thick sweet soy-based sauce on the hot white rice. The prices for these were also so reasonable. The customer service lady also kindly warmed up my unadon for me. So sweet! I was so thrilled and happy. I took them back my hotel (Custom Hotel) and really enjoyed my first real food of the day. I know they were a prepackaged and waited for me all day in the cold section. But they tasted so good for my empty stomach. wonderful.
I highly recommend the Ralph's supermarket to my friends, especially my Japanese & Asian friends.
FINAL NOTE: I flew from Brooklyn, New York to Los Angels, California in November 2012, for shooting the footages at the production studio of the AMC cable television's new reality TV series IMMORTALIZED. I was a cast member. This TV series (season one was with 8 episodes. It was a show about the world of the competitive taxidermy. The 12 internationally active and famed taxidermy artists completed each other. It was like the America's Top Model and Iron Chef. At the end, I won the Best of the Show. Please kindly google the title of this TV show to visit the AMC official website. Also, you can visit my official art website by googling my name and my creative field for this TV show "rogue taxidermy".
Dr. Takeshi Yamada and Seara (Coney island sea rabbit)
Review: August 18, 2017
Photos: November 19, 2012 read more