"Hanabi is not a hater. Well usually Hanabi is, but not when it comes to vegetarian and vegan foods. Hanabi is very judge-y though. It’s not that meat or dairy free foods are bad, it’s just that there needs to be a greater level of creativity and attention to detail when preparing these foods. Let’s face it, even an over-cooked or simply a low-quality cut of meat can be made to taste passable in one way or another. You can add cheese, even horrible processed cardboard cheese and save hopeless dish. But, you can’t really save poorly executed vegan or vegetarian dishes. The ingredients are just that fragile and requires a deft hand to put it all together. With that said, Hanabi usually hates fake meat and fake cheese. That’s a big part of what in Hanabi’s opinion drags down meat and dairy free cuisine. But, Hanabi wanted to try a new vegan burger place on Haight St. called VeganBurg.

He actually liked it, and it inspired him to do a vegan-burger battle. He put VeganBurg up against an old time favorite from Sacramento, the Sunflower Drive-In.

Listen to see who comes out on top. Hanabi also checked out 633 Bistro in Seattle and is clearly still on a Lent kick, so he opted for a ginger beer from Smalltown Brewery.

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to DJ Hanabi on the go easy.

00:00 Intro

02:39 Voices In My Head- Bob Mould

06:21 The End of Things- Bob Mould

09:52 Hold On- Bob Mould

12:41 Break

22:38 Ouija- Summer Twins

26:12 Defector- Black Mountain

30:05 Break

39:20 White Woman- Sunwatchers

43:13 Kick In the Head- Lontalius

46:16 Outro

52:18 Helena (Partial Track)- Yndi Halda

59:47 Finish

Links:

633-Bistro

VeganBurg

Sunflower Drive-In

Bands:

Black Mountain

Summer Twins

Lontalius

00:00 - Intro

02:39 - Voices In My Head - Bob Mould

06:21 - The End of Things - Bob Mould

09:52 - Hold On - Bob Mould

12:41 - Break

22:38 - Ouija - Summer Twins

26:12 - Defector - Black Mountain

30:05 - Break

39:20 - White Woman - Sunwatchers

43:13 - Kick In the Head - Lontalius

46:16 - Outro

52:18 - Helena (Partial Track) - Yndi Halda

59:47 - Finish

"

Hanabi is not a hater. Well usually Hanabi is, but not when it comes to vegetarian and vegan foods. Hanabi is very judge-y though. It’s not that meat or dairy free foods are bad, it’s just that there needs to be a greater level of creativity and attention to detail when preparing these foods. Let’s face it, even an over-cooked or simply a low-quality cut of meat can be made to taste passable in one way or another. You can add cheese, even horrible processed cardboard cheese and save hopeless dish. But, you can’t really save poorly executed vegan or vegetarian dishes. The ingredients are just that fragile and requires a deft hand to put it all together. With that said, Hanabi usually hates fake meat and fake cheese. That’s a big part of what in Hanabi’s opinion drags down meat and dairy free cuisine. But, Hanabi wanted to try a new vegan burger place on Haight St. called VeganBurg.

He actually liked it, and it inspired him to do a vegan-burger battle. He put VeganBurg up against an old time favorite from Sacramento, the Sunflower Drive-In.

Listen to see who comes out on top. Hanabi also checked out 633 Bistro in Seattle and is clearly still on a Lent kick, so he opted for a ginger beer from Smalltown Brewery.

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to DJ Hanabi on the go easy.

Links:

633-Bistro

VeganBurg

Sunflower Drive-In

Bands:

Black Mountain

Summer Twins

Lontalius

00:00 - Intro

02:39 - Voices In My Head - Bob Mould

06:21 - The End of Things - Bob Mould

09:52 - Hold On - Bob Mould

12:41 - Break

22:38 - Ouija - Summer Twins

26:12 - Defector - Black Mountain

30:05 - Break

39:20 - White Woman - Sunwatchers

43:13 - Kick In the Head - Lontalius

46:16 - Outro

52:18 - Helena (Partial Track) - Yndi Halda

59:47 - Finish

"On this episode, we’re jumping in the Japanese Music way-back machine. We’ve got some old school favs from the likes of Midori Takada, Yukihiro Takahashi, Miharu Koshi. Enjoy!

Also, get that BTRtoday app!

00:00 Intro

02:00 Mr Henri Rousseau's Dream- Midori Takada

13:40 Break

16:01 Something In The Air- Yukihiro Takahashi

20:30 108 Desires- Yasuaki Shimizu

24:22 Pao-Jiang-Hu Theme- Yasuaki Shimizu

27:40 Break

31:30 Cosmic Surfin- Haroumi Hosono

36:23 lost in translations- Kidorikko

41:38 Parallelisme- Miharu Koshi

46:47 Nature- Stomu Yamashta

50:04 Outro

54:32 Finish

Bands:

Midori Takada

Yukihiro Takahashi

Miharu Koshi

00:00 - Intro

02:00 - Mr Henri Rousseau's Dream - Midori Takada

13:40 - Break

16:01 - Something In The Air - Yukihiro Takahashi

20:30 - 108 Desires - Yasuaki Shimizu

24:22 - Pao - Jiang-Hu Theme- Yasuaki Shimizu

27:40 - Break

31:30 - Cosmic Surfin - Haroumi Hosono

36:23 - lost in translations - Kidorikko

41:38 - Parallelisme - Miharu Koshi

46:47 - Nature - Stomu Yamashta

50:04 - Outro

54:32 - Finish

"

"Hanabi lives in a magical land of apps. The apps allow Hanabi to do absolutely nothing for himself anymore. I’m being a bit cynical, but it’s true that the San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed for new apps that tend to be available here long before they reach the rest of the country. For example, New Orleans just recently got Uber. One of the food related apps that I’ve recently used is No Wait.  No Wait allows you to put your name on the restaurants waiting list without having to be there in person. That’s usually a no-go over the phone. But, the time I used it, it worked. It’s sort of bridge between a waiting list and an actual reservation. Score one for technology. Another app I frequent is Instacart which is available in several cities throughout the country.

Much like the now defunct WebVan from 2000, Instacart will go shopping for you at local markets and deliver your groceries to you. It’s fast and ultra convenient. There are several apps for food delivery now as well, including deliveries from restaurants not typically known for to-go orders. It seems logical that a restaurant wouldn’t want to turn down that additional revenue stream. Hanabi also got down with some Sichuan cuisine at the appropriately named Sichuanese Restaurant.

Classic! He also guzzled some Diamond Knot IPA with a very Cathulu looking label.

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to DJ Hanabi on the go easy.

00:00 Intro

02:51 Tearing Me Up- Bob Moses

10:32 Like It Or Not- Bob Moses

16:15 Hanabi talks Food Apps

29:40 Me Again- J Mascis

33:57 Early Morning- J Mascis

37:50 Hanabi talks Schezcuan

45:36 Rot In Hell- So Pitted

49:43 I Don't Know You Anymore- Bob Mould

54:35 Outro

57:40 Finish

Links:

No Wait

Instacart

Diamond Knot

Bands:

So Pitted

J Mascis

Bob Mould

00:00 - Intro

02:51 - Tearing Me Up - Bob Moses

10:32 - Like It Or Not - Bob Moses

16:15 - Hanabi talks Food Apps

29:40 - Me Again - J Mascis

33:57 - Early Morning - J Mascis

37:50 - Hanabi talks Schezcuan

45:36 - Rot In Hell - So Pitted

49:43 - I Don't Know You Anymore - Bob Mould

54:35 - Outro

57:40 - Finish

"

Hanabi lives in a magical land of apps. The apps allow Hanabi to do absolutely nothing for himself anymore. I’m being a bit cynical, but it’s true that the San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed for new apps that tend to be available here long before they reach the rest of the country. For example, New Orleans just recently got Uber. One of the food related apps that I’ve recently used is No Wait.  No Wait allows you to put your name on the restaurants waiting list without having to be there in person. That’s usually a no-go over the phone. But, the time I used it, it worked. It’s sort of bridge between a waiting list and an actual reservation. Score one for technology. Another app I frequent is Instacart which is available in several cities throughout the country.

Much like the now defunct WebVan from 2000, Instacart will go shopping for you at local markets and deliver your groceries to you. It’s fast and ultra convenient. There are several apps for food delivery now as well, including deliveries from restaurants not typically known for to-go orders. It seems logical that a restaurant wouldn’t want to turn down that additional revenue stream. Hanabi also got down with some Sichuan cuisine at the appropriately named Sichuanese Restaurant.

Classic! He also guzzled some Diamond Knot IPA with a very Cathulu looking label.

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to DJ Hanabi on the go easy.

Links:

No Wait

Instacart

Diamond Knot

Bands:

So Pitted

J Mascis

Bob Mould

00:00 - Intro

02:51 - Tearing Me Up - Bob Moses

10:32 - Like It Or Not - Bob Moses

16:15 - Hanabi talks Food Apps

29:40 - Me Again - J Mascis

33:57 - Early Morning - J Mascis

37:50 - Hanabi talks Schezcuan

45:36 - Rot In Hell - So Pitted

49:43 - I Don't Know You Anymore - Bob Mould

54:35 - Outro

57:40 - Finish

On this episode, we’re jumping in the Japanese Music way-back machine. We’ve got some old school favs from the likes of Midori Takada, Yukihiro Takahashi, Miharu Koshi. Enjoy!

Also, get that BTRtoday app!

Bands:

Midori Takada

Yukihiro Takahashi

Miharu Koshi

00:00 - Intro

02:00 - Mr Henri Rousseau's Dream - Midori Takada

13:40 - Break

16:01 - Something In The Air - Yukihiro Takahashi

20:30 - 108 Desires - Yasuaki Shimizu

24:22 - Pao - Jiang-Hu Theme- Yasuaki Shimizu

27:40 - Break

31:30 - Cosmic Surfin - Haroumi Hosono

36:23 - lost in translations - Kidorikko

41:38 - Parallelisme - Miharu Koshi

46:47 - Nature - Stomu Yamashta

50:04 - Outro

54:32 - Finish

"Hanabi is soon to be making his travels to the ancient homelands of Europe, specifically, Paris, London and Rome. The big three I guess you might say. I’ve been to Paris and London several times, and I never get tired of those cities. How could you? I’m looking forward to Rome, as I’ve never been. Needless to say, many adventures await. In this episode Hanabi lays out the plans for the restaurants he wants to try, and after he returns we’ll contrast and compare. In Paris, among several spots it’s all about L’Avant Comptoir.

It’s modern Paris at its best, from what we hear. In London, it’s all about a full-English breakfast for Hanabi. Apparently there’s no better place than Breakfast Club right now.

We’ll see how it stacks up to The Wolseley. Rome is a wide open book right now.. There’s just so many places to go, but Bonci Pizzarium is the siren call for Hanabi and it must be done.

Have you ever wanted to eat a Dork Burger or Dog Sticks Me too.

Check out Hanabi’s adventure to the LunchBox Laboratory in Seattle!

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

00:00 Intro

02:13 I Need an Angel- La Sera

05:47 Echo Girl- Dutch Party

08:14 Break

21:47 Slimer Smile- Sequoyah Tiger

24:51 Five Chants- Sequoyah Tiger

30:54 Break

43:06 Orange Vibes- Thomas Mudrick

48:03 Kamikaze Minivan- Thomas Mudrick

52:03 Outro

59:56 Finish

Links:

L’Avant Comptoir

Breakfast Club

LunchBox Laboratory

Bands:

Sequoyah Tiger

Thomas Mudrick

Dutch Party

00:00 - Intro

02:13 - I Need an Angel - La Sera

05:47 - Echo Girl - Dutch Party

08:14 - Break

21:47 - Slimer Smile - Sequoyah Tiger

24:51 - Five Chants - Sequoyah Tiger

30:54 - Break

43:06 - Orange Vibes - Thomas Mudrick

48:03 - Kamikaze Minivan - Thomas Mudrick

52:03 - Outro

59:56 - Finish

"

Hanabi is soon to be making his travels to the ancient homelands of Europe, specifically, Paris, London and Rome. The big three I guess you might say. I’ve been to Paris and London several times, and I never get tired of those cities. How could you? I’m looking forward to Rome, as I’ve never been. Needless to say, many adventures await. In this episode Hanabi lays out the plans for the restaurants he wants to try, and after he returns we’ll contrast and compare. In Paris, among several spots it’s all about L’Avant Comptoir.

It’s modern Paris at its best, from what we hear. In London, it’s all about a full-English breakfast for Hanabi. Apparently there’s no better place than Breakfast Club right now.

We’ll see how it stacks up to The Wolseley. Rome is a wide open book right now.. There’s just so many places to go, but Bonci Pizzarium is the siren call for Hanabi and it must be done.

Have you ever wanted to eat a Dork Burger or Dog Sticks Me too.

Check out Hanabi’s adventure to the LunchBox Laboratory in Seattle!

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

Links:

L’Avant Comptoir

Breakfast Club

LunchBox Laboratory

Bands:

Sequoyah Tiger

Thomas Mudrick

Dutch Party

00:00 - Intro

02:13 - I Need an Angel - La Sera

05:47 - Echo Girl - Dutch Party

08:14 - Break

21:47 - Slimer Smile - Sequoyah Tiger

24:51 - Five Chants - Sequoyah Tiger

30:54 - Break

43:06 - Orange Vibes - Thomas Mudrick

48:03 - Kamikaze Minivan - Thomas Mudrick

52:03 - Outro

59:56 - Finish

"Sometimes Hanabi leaves the confines of the city for Southern climes. Don’t be shocked, outside the city there exists some of the finest restaurants in the country. One of those gems is in Los Gatos, an affluent hamlet in the South Bay home to Manresa which just earned its third Michelin star.

I had one of the most memorable meals at Manresa and chef David Kinch did not disappoint. Two years ago Manresa had a kitchen fire that shut it down for about 6 months.

But, it’s firing away on all cylinders. While I’m in the South Bay, Palo Alto to be specific, and because I spent all my money at Manresa I need a place that is delicious but not going to break the bank. That’s where Oren’s Hummus comes in. Fresh Israeli hummus and house made pita? Yes please!

You also might find us chillin at the Mee Kong Barb. No big deal, just eating some Bahn Mi Burgers...

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

00:00 Intro

06:05 Eyes On You - Hey Marseilles

08:54 West Coast - Hey Marseilles

12:22 My Heart - Hey Marseilles

15:14 Break

23:54 Creature Feature - Deep Throat

27:41 2 Hot 2 Handle - Deep Throat

30:41 Break

40:08 Graeske - Choir Of Young Believers

48:22 The Whirlpool Enigma - Choir Of Young Believers

49:34 Outro

56:36 Finish

Links:

Manresa

Oren’s Hummus

Bands:

Hey Marseilles

Deep Throat

Choir Of Young Believers

00:00 - Intro

06:05 - Eyes On You - Hey Marseilles

08:54 - West Coast - Hey Marseilles

12:22 - My Heart - Hey Marseilles

15:14 - Break

23:54 - Creature Feature - Deep Throat

27:41 - 2 Hot 2 Handle - Deep Throat

30:41 - Break

40:08 - Graeske - Choir Of Young Believers

48:22 - The Whirlpool Enigma - Choir Of Young Believers

49:34 - Outro

56:36 - Finish

"

Sometimes Hanabi leaves the confines of the city for Southern climes. Don’t be shocked, outside the city there exists some of the finest restaurants in the country. One of those gems is in Los Gatos, an affluent hamlet in the South Bay home to Manresa which just earned its third Michelin star.

I had one of the most memorable meals at Manresa and chef David Kinch did not disappoint. Two years ago Manresa had a kitchen fire that shut it down for about 6 months.

But, it’s firing away on all cylinders. While I’m in the South Bay, Palo Alto to be specific, and because I spent all my money at Manresa I need a place that is delicious but not going to break the bank. That’s where Oren’s Hummus comes in. Fresh Israeli hummus and house made pita? Yes please!

You also might find us chillin at the Mee Kong Barb. No big deal, just eating some Bahn Mi Burgers...

Also, if you haven’t already, download the BTRtoday app from the iTunes store. It makes listening to Dj Hanabi on the go easy.

Links:

Manresa

Oren’s Hummus

Bands:

Hey Marseilles

Deep Throat

Choir Of Young Believers

00:00 - Intro

06:05 - Eyes On You - Hey Marseilles

08:54 - West Coast - Hey Marseilles

12:22 - My Heart - Hey Marseilles

15:14 - Break

23:54 - Creature Feature - Deep Throat

27:41 - 2 Hot 2 Handle - Deep Throat

30:41 - Break

40:08 - Graeske - Choir Of Young Believers

48:22 - The Whirlpool Enigma - Choir Of Young Believers

49:34 - Outro

56:36 - Finish