Sushi World Cup 2012 finalist chef Yasutaka Kawamura works at the Westwood Ralphs sushi bar, making sushi for grocery shoppers and UCLA students. Watch as this award-winning chef teaches Daily Bruin Video how to make sushi. Read more...
Lifestyle, Video
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February 3, 9:12 am
How to make sushi with Sushi World Cup 2012 finalist chef Yasutaka Kawamura
Arts, Film & TV
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February 3, 6:42 am
TV Review: ‘The X-Files’
Warning: This article contains plot spoilers. Let’s get this out the way: the first episode of the newly rebooted “X-Files” is really, really bad. It feels like a show trying to do an impression of “The X-Files.” The characters are the same, the plot points sound familiar, but the soul is gone. Read more...
Photo: (Fox)
Arts, Lifestyle
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February 3, 6:39 am
Behind the Counter: Internationally trained chefs roll out sushi at Ralphs
Customers saunter around the sushi counter, eyeing moist slices of fresh salmon and tuna resting upon fluffy mountains of rice. While the customers deliberate on what they will choose for the day’s lunch, the chefs work swiftly behind the counter preparing the fish, cooking the rice and diligently fashioning the sushi to maintain an inviting presentation. Read more...
Photo: The sushi chefs at the Ralphs in Westwood trained at international culinary institutes and now serve up sushi rolls of rice and fish to local customers. (Justine Sto.Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Lifestyle, Podcasts
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February 2, 1:20 pm
Touring museums for free
Bruin contributor Marlene Estrada took a lighthearted look at some Los Angeles museums during Free Museum Day on January 30th. Listen to her walkthrough of local museums like the Skirball Cultural Center and La Plaza de Cultura y Artes. Read more...
Photo: (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)
Arts
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February 2, 7:53 am
Reels, Notes and Takes: Week 5
There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Coldplay)
Arts, Film & TV, Podcasts
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February 2, 7:31 am
UCLA alumna, voice actress takes on new role as Hello Barbie
Barbie seems to have it all – a perfectly pink Malibu dollhouse, glamorous wardrobe, squad of best friends and a loving boyfriend. However, until now, she was missing a way to express herself. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Erica Lindbeck was chosen by Mattel to be the voice of Hello Barbie. Lindbeck competed against voice actors from around the country, but was eventually accepted for her girl-next-door portrayal of the doll. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 2, 7:30 am
Professor bonds biochemistry and the humanities together in class
About 10 years ago biochemistry professor Albert Courey put on sunglasses and a backwards hat and rapped “The Rhyme of the Ribozyme,” a verse written by Dennis Kuo, an alumnus who took Courey’s class on DNA and RNA biochemistry. Read more...
Photo: UCLA biochemistry professor Albert Courey’s passion for poetry stems from his childhood fascination with music and the arts. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)