Hot Hostess Watch and Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year from Connie, Cindy and Jing! They want to wish every one of you a happy and prosperous New Year in the Year of the Ox, from their hostess perch at the always amazing Ping Pang Pong.

Because of their professionalism (and the ministrations of managers Kristy and Thomas, and owners Kevin and Karrie Wu),

ELV would dine here even if the only thing they served was dried abalone and sea cucumber.

Which they happened to do last night (along with a feast of other Cantonese specialites), and everything was awesome.

This Just In….Eating Blowfish Testicles Might Not Be Such A Good Idea

Japan: Delicacy Makes Diners Seriously Ill

Blowfish testicles sickened seven diners in Northern Japan recently. The chef and owner of the restaurant where the diners ate in Tsuruoka City had no license to serve blowfish (aka fugu) and was being questioned by police. The diners developed paralysis and breathing trouble, and were rushed to the hospital for treatment, the police said. (AP)

Drat! And ELV woke up this morning jonesin’ for fish nads…