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Antiques, Collectables, Furniture, Golf & Sporting items. And the late Brian Basden's collection of Die-cast Buses, Books & Display Cabinets
Venue Address
- Kennet Holme Farm
- Bath Road, Midgham
- Reading
- Berkshire
- United Kingdom
Sale Date
- 15 Jun 2013 11am
- 13 Jun 2013 9am - 5pm
- 14 Jun 2013 9am - 5pm
- 15 Jun 2013 From 8.30am
Buyers Premium: 15%
Please note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price
Terms and Conditions
Terms & Conditions of Sale
» In these conditions Berkshire Auction Rooms act only as auctioneers and agents for the seller and the representative of Berkshire Auction Rooms conducting the auction is called the 'Auctioneer'
» General. Whilst Berkshire Auction Rooms make every effort to ensure the accuracy of their catalogues and the description of any lot
» Each lot as set out in the catalogue or as divided or combined with any other lot or lots is sold by the seller with all faults, imperfections and errors of description.
» Berkshire Auction Rooms do not accept responsibility for the authenticity, attribution, genuineness, origin, authorship, date, age, period, condition or quality of a lot unless they have been instructed in writing by the seller to so certify, and in such cases the Auctioneers do so as agents of the seller and are not themselves responsible for such claims.
» All statements, whether printed in the catalogue, online or made orally as to any of the matters set out in the above are statements of opinion only and are not to be taken as being, or implying any warranties or representations of fact by Berkshire Auction Rooms unless they have been instructed in writing by the seller so to certify.
» Any claim under such statute must be received in writing by the auctioneers within 72 hours after collection or delivery.
The Auction
» The Auctioneers have absolute discretion to divide any lot, to combine two or more lots or to withdraw any lot or lots from the sale, to refuse bids, regulate bidding or cancel the sale without in any case giving any reason or without previous notice. He may bid on behalf of the seller for all goods which are being offered subject to reserve or at the Auctioneer's discretion.
» The highest bidder shall be the buyer except in the case of a dispute. The Auctioneer may at his sole discretion determine the advance of the bidding or refuse a bid. If during the auction the Auctioneer considers that a dispute has arisen, he has absolute discretion to settle it or re offer the lot.
» All conditions, notices, descriptions, statements and other matters in the catalogue and elsewhere concerning any lot are subject to any statements modifying or affecting the same made by the auctioneer from the rostrum prior to any bid being accepted for the lot.
» Rescission. Notwithstanding any other terms of these Conditions, if within 72 hours after collection or delivery Berkshire Auction Rooms have received from the buyer of any lot notice in writing that in his view the lot is a deliberate forgery and within seven days after such notification the buyer returns the same Berkshire Auction Rooms in the same condition as at the time of sale and by producing evidence, the burden of proof to be on the buyer, satisfies Berkshire Auction Rooms that considered in the light of the entry in the catalogue is a deliberate forgery then the sale of the lot will be rescinded and the purchase price of the same refunded. The seller and the buyer agree to be bound by Berkshire Auction Rooms' decision. In the event of a dispute then the matter shall be settled by arbitration. Both the buyer and the seller agree to be bound by the decision.
» Default. Berkshire Auction Rooms disclaim responsibility for default by either the buyer or the seller because they act as agents for the seller only and therefore do not pay out to the seller until payment is received from the buyer after 21 days. Instructions received by telephone are accepted at the sender's risk and must be confirmed in writing forthwith.
» In the event of a sale by private treaty as with sale by auction both the seller and the buyer agree to be bound by the General and any Special Conditions of Sale.
» Third Party Liability. Every person on Berkshire Auction Rooms' premises or premises at which they have a sale at any time shall be deemed to be there at his/her own risk. He/she shall have no claim against Berkshire Auction Rooms in respect of any accident which may occur or injury, damage or loss howsoever caused, save in so far as the injury, damage or loss shall be caused by the direct negligence of Berkshire Auction Rooms' employees.
» All goods on Berkshire Auction Rooms' premises and in their custody will be held insured against the risk of fire, burglary and water damage for which insurance Berkshire Auction Rooms shall not be responsible for damage to or the loss, theft or destruction of any goods not so insured upon the owner's instructions. Berkshire Auction Rooms shall not be responsible for accidental breakage, loss or damage unless directly caused by negligence of their employees.
» In respect of any article delivered to Berkshire Auction Rooms if the seller has in force a policy or policies of insurance in which the article is specifically mentioned as being insured whether or not for an agreed sum or value, the seller shall notify his insurers of, and shall himself note Berkshire Auction Rooms interest as bailee's in such policy or policies
» Berkshire Auction Rooms reserve the right to settle any legitimate claim by their own methods, not necessarily through their insurers.
» Accidental damage and breakages by persons attending viewing or sale day must be paid for by that person. If they refuse then the auctioneer may forward their address to the seller to effect recovery.
Buyers Conditions
» Inspection. Opportunity is given for inspection and each buyer by making a bid for a lot acknowledges that he has satisfied himself fully before bidding by inspection or otherwise to all the Sale Conditions, the physical condition of and description of the lot including but not restricted to whether the lot is damaged or has been repaired or restored. All statements contained within our catalogue in respect of any lot are made without responsibility on part of the Vendor(s) or on part of the Auctioneer.
» All statements contained as to the authenticity, geniuses, origin, authorship, date, age, period, condition or quality of any lot (of part thereof) are statements of opinion and are not taken as, or implying, statements or representations of fact.
» Intending purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection by themselves as to all such matters and as to the physical description of any lot, any bids including commission bids are accepted on the understanding and assumption that the purchaser has inspected the lots and is fully satisfied with it.
» Neither the Vendor of any lot not the Auctioneers make or give (nor has any person in employ of the Auctioneers) make any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to any lot.
» Property and Risk and Registration. The legal title in a lot shall not pass to the buyer until the lot(s) has been paid for in full and the Auctioneers shall be entitled to a lien on any lot sold until the purchase price is paid in full but each lot is at the sole risk of the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Each buyer shall have given his full names and permanent address and be called upon by the Auctioneer forthwith to pay Berkshire Auction Rooms the purchase price. If the buyer fails to do so, the lot may at the Auctioneer's sole discretion be put up again and re-sold.
» Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Berkshire Auction Rooms that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal.
Removal of Goods
» No purchase shall be claimed or removed until the sale has been concluded, unless permission is given. All lots shall be paid for and removed at the buyer's risk and expense by the end of the sale day, failing which the Auctioneer shall not be responsible if the same are lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, and all lots not so removed shall remain at the risk of the buyer and subject to a warehousing charge. If they are not paid for and removed within 14 days of the sale the Auctioneer may re-sell or rescind them by auction or privately without notice to the buyer. Any liability which there may be on the part of the Auctioneer in respect of any loss shall be restricted to a maximum of the price paid by the buyer of the lot.
» In the event of any failure of the buyer to comply with any of these conditions the damages recoverable by the seller or the Auctioneers from the defaulters shall include any loss arising on the resale of the lots together with the charges and expenses in respect of both sales and together with interest at 2% above The Bank Base Rate upon the price of any lot which has not been paid for, and any money deposited in part payment shall be held by the Auctioneers on account of the liability of the defaulters to them or to the seller. The Auctioneers are unable to accept payment from successful bidders other than in cash, credit/debit card or by the bidder's own cheque. Cheques drawn by third parties, whether in the Auctioneer's favour or requiring endorsement cannot be accepted.
» Purchase Price. The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium of 15% (as stated at time of sale) of the hammer price. The premium attracts VAT at the standard rate and is payable by all buyers.
» Commission bids left with Berkshire Auction Rooms will then execute bids on behalf of all intending buyers unable to attend the sale at no charge. Berkshire Auction Rooms undertake to purchase lots as cheaply as allowed by other bids and reserves. Bids must be submitted in writing and whilst every care is taken in carrying out instructions Berkshire Auction Rooms cannot be held responsible for errors and omissions made in carrying out such bids. Commission bids will not be accepted by persons who have not inspected lots or satisfied themselves with condition and description and are subject to all conditions.
Online Bidding
» Berkshire Auction Rooms offer an online bidding service via the-saleroom.com for bidders who cannot attend the sale.
» In completing the bidder registration on the-salerooom.com and providing your credit card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Berkshire Auction Rooms Ltd
» Bidding online is a binding contract; please ensure you are satisfied with the lot before bidding as no cancellations are accepted after the auction
» Please note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price
» We do not take any payment from the-saleroom.com please contact the saleroom directly on 01189714666
Payment is not taken directly from cards registered with the-saleroom. Payment is required within seven days
Collections can be made during the sale. After seven days from the auction date storages charges will apply at £4 a day per lot, if a collection date has not been discussed and agreed by us.
We offer worldwide P+P at cost price, this is dependent on the weight once packed therefore a quote cannot be given before the auction.
For collections the saleroom is open from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, if you would like to collect these items during the sale please note down your ATG bidders reference number
Collections should be made in the first seven working days after the auction, any un-collected lots will have a storage fee added.
For postages, payment should be made in five working days after the P+P quote has been sent through to you before storage costs apply.
If you cannot make the collection period please let the office know as soon as possible.
Contact details
- Kennet Holme Farm
- Bath Road
- Midgham
- Reading
- United Kingdom
- http://www.berkshireauctionr...
- office@berkshireauctionrooms...
- Tel: +44 (0)118 971 4666
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- Tel: +44 (0)203 725 5555
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Antiques, Collectables, Furniture, Golf & Sporting items. And the late Brian Basden's collection of Die-cast Buses, Books & Display Cabinets
910 Lots
Lot 1
Silver photograph frame with embossed floral decoration, hallmarked Sheffield 1990, 18x21cms
- Estimate: Est: £50 - £80
Lot 2
Indian white metal (not tested) lidded pot decorated with embossed elephants, approximately 8cms in...
- Estimate: Est: £20 - £30
Lot 3
Two Continental white metal (not tested) baluster vases, both embossed, one with figural decoration...
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 4
Silver pear-shaped cream jug in the Georgian manner, gilt lined, hallmarked Birmingham 1903, by...
- Estimate: Est: £60 - £80
Lot 5
Fine .999 silver triple photograph frame with embossed foliate decoration, 11cms wide and 14.5cm in...
- Estimate: Est: £30 - £40
Lot 6
Fine .999 silver double photograph frame with foliate decoration, hallmarked London 1999, 10x7cms
- Estimate: Est: £25 - £35
Lot 7
Large silver match box holder with embossed decoration and vacant cartouche on four ball feet,...
- Estimate: Est: £30 - £50
Lot 8
Silver snuff box with embossed gargoyle decoration, gilt lined, hallmarked London 1883, maker W.S,...
- Estimate: Est: £80 - £120
Lot 9
Silver teething ring with Bonzo the dog rattle, hallmarked Birmingham 1964
- Estimate: Est: £30 - £50
Lot 10
Sampson Mordan Silver gilt hinged scent bottle of pillar box form and decorated with engraved...
- Estimate: Est: £100 - £200
Lot 11
Carr's silver oval photograph frame, hallmarked Sheffield 1985, 8.5x11cms
- Estimate: Est: £25 - £35
Lot 12
Two silver topped faceted glass scent bottles. The emerald glass one is hallmarked Birmingham 1900,...
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 13
Silver bookmark with decorative thistle finial set with a green stone, hallmarked Birmingham 1915,...
- Estimate: Est: £20 - £40
Lot 13A
Silver desk clock, hallmarked Sheffield 1995, embossed with swags and ribbons, with Ari D. Norman...
- Estimate: Est: £20 - £40
Lot 14
Silver vesta case with embossed foliate decoration and vacant cartouche, hallmarked Sheffield 1903
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 15
Silver photograph frame with embossed putti decoration, hallmarked Birmingham 2000, 17.5x21cms
- Estimate: Est: £50 - £80
Lot 16
Silver hand mirror embossed with 'Green Man' decoration, original bevel edged mirror and vacant...
- Estimate: Est: £30 - £50
Lot 17
Silver rimmed glass match holder with striker and tray, hallmarked London 1900, together with a...
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 18
Silver handled magnifying glass with embossed foliate decoration, hallmarked Birmingham 1904 by...
- Estimate: Est: £30 - £40
Lot 19
Silver trinket box decorated with embossed vase of flowers decoration, gilt lined, hallmarked .925...
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 20
Continental white metal (not tested) lidded pot with filigree scroll decoration and inset semi...
- Estimate: Est: £30 - £50
Lot 21
Single silver coffee spoon with golf club finial, hallmarked Birmingham 1993
- Estimate: Est: £10 - £20
Lot 22
Silver trinket box with engraved foliate decoration, hallmarked .925 with date stamp for 1988
- Estimate: Est: £20 - £40
Lot 23
Dutch silver spoon embossed with figures, stamped with the key mark, together with a silver...
- Estimate: Est: £25 - £35
Lot 24
Chinese silver bamboo tri-leg pot with glass liner, the pot decorated with blossom, by maker Luen...
- Estimate: Est: £20 - £30
Lot 25
Victorian silver apostle salt spoon with twisted stem and scalloped bowl, by Arthur Sibley...
- Estimate: Est: £20 - £30
Lot 26
Silver and engraved Mother of Pearl penknife, hallmarked Sheffield 1912
- Estimate: Est: £10 - £20
Lot 27
Silver bon-bon dish with beaded rim and pierced sides, hallmarked London 1930, 8cms in diameter,...
- Estimate: Est: £25 - £35
Lot 27A
Silver golf clubs and golf bag, hallmarked London 1985, maker RHL, 3 woods, 9 drivers and a putter....
- Estimate: Est: £60 - £80
Lot 28
Pair of silver scallop shaped butter dishes on ball feet, by maker William Hutton hallmarked...
- Estimate: Est: £60 - £80
Lot 29
Silver and tortoiseshell domed trinket box with hinged lid, hallmarked London 1910, in very good...
- Estimate: Est: £120 - £180
Lot 30
Silver gilt snuff box of circular form, hallmarked Chester 1900, 7cm diameter, 58g
- Estimate: Est: £40 - £60
Lot 31
Dutch silver hallmarked paper knife and caddy spoon, both with KLM Airlines logo to top, together...
- Estimate: Est: £20 - £40
Lot 32
William IV silver mustard spoon hallmarked London 1832 maker WE, a silver napkin ring hallmarked...
- Estimate: Est: £20 - £40
Lot 33
Three silver lidded glass vanity jars, hallmarked for Chester 1905, London 1927 and Birmingham...
- Estimate: Est: £80 - £120
Lot 34
Carrs silver double photograph frame, hallmarked Sheffield 1997, 17x12.5cms approx
- Estimate: Est: £30 - £40
Lot 36
Silver vesta case with engine turned decoration, hallmarked Birmingham 1927
- Estimate: Est: £30 - £40
Lot 37
Silver match book case with engine turned decoration, hallmarked Birmingham 1926, 6.25x4.5cms
- Estimate: Est: £25 - £35


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Nanotechnologies and Food
Nanotechnologies enable food ingredients to be managed at a molecular level. They are used to create novel foods and nutriceuticals. Nanotechnology may also be used in food packaging to ensure, for example, better protection of food or to detect how fresh it is.
However, to ensure consumer protection, specific properties and characteristics of nanomaterials need to be considered for any potential health risks, taking into account hazard assessment of nanotechnology products along the entire food chain (food, novel foods, food additives, food contact materials, feed, pesticides).
Detecting nanomaterials in food
It is claimed that nanotechnology products could have a substantial impact on the food and feed sector in the future, offering benefits for industry and for the consumer. Companies and institutes worldwide are currently researching and developing applications in fields such as the treatment of the mechanical and sensorial properties of food – where for example taste or texture can be changed – and improvements in nutritional value.
Concerning the wide range of products now benefiting from the inclusion of nanomaterials, it is important for monitoring and control purposes to have suitable methods available for detecting and quantifying nanoparticles, especially in relation to their concentration and their different types. The Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) is in the process of developing methods to determine the chemical composition, morphology, particle size and concentration of nanomaterials used in food, consumer products in general and in the environment. This is envisaged to lead to standardised and internationally accepted analytical protocols. To facilitate this process, the Institute provides commercially relevant, selected test nanomaterials for European and worldwide studies.
Recent EU legislation on novel foods will make it obligatory for producers to label products containing ingredients in the form of nanomaterials. These labelling requirements are per se predicated on the existence of a clear definition of the term nanomaterial. The Institute has recently published a comprehensive review addressing the challenges and issues related to such a definition with particular reference to existing definitions used by various international and European bodies. Moreover it has highlighted shortcomings in the current definitions when applied in the regulatory context.
EFSA's role
Since 2006 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been following developments in nanotechnology within its remit, including reviewing the current state of knowledge and latest developments in nanotechnology with regard to food and feed. In March 2009 EFSA published a scientific opinion on nanoscience and nanotechnologies in relation to food and feed safety.
The Institute is working closely with EFSA to establish the behaviour of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in food and feed. It is developing and validating routine methods to detect, characterise and quantify ENMs in food contact materials, food and feed, whilst improving and validating test methodologies to assess toxicity of ENMs.

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Mitsuwa "Legendary Ramen Fair"
Heads up! Three of the Mitsuwa Marketplace locations (Torrance, Costa Mesa, and San Diego) will be featuring a rotation of three top Japanese ramen shops over the course of the next few weekends as part of their "Legendary Ramen Festival" lol. Two have been here before - Chibakiya (Tokyo Shoyu - San Diego only looks like) and Sumire (Sapporo Miso), and one is new as far as I can tell - Asameshi Maeda Honten, which serves a shoyu tonkotsu ramen out of Asahikawa in Japan (hometown to Santouka as well).
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Ah, Santouka. My local Mitsuwa got a Santouka last year (it replaced Tampopo), and MY GOD. The regular ramens aren't great, but the special pork ramen?! Good in all flavors, I swear. I usually get shoyu or spicy miso. SO GOOD. And aside from a fishcake on the plate of meat, there's no fish in it, which is a major plus for me. I cannot eat fish. The last time I had ramen that I assumed was a pork/chicken broth, it was dashi and I spent the rest of my birthday that year puking. Ugh.
This is why I, unfortunately, will be skipping those three places, as I notice they either use dashi, or just put fish in it. Which is unfortunate, since I love ramen, and would have been really excited to attend one of these weekends.
damn, this looks awesome rameniac,
i will be up north on my own legendary food tour this weekend:
but i will be able to hit up Asameshi Maeda Honten for dinner in torrance.
let me know if you have any interest in meeting up for a slurp fest!
re: modernist
that would be fun modernist! although i'm not sure i'll be back in time for this particular ramen fest. enjoy norcal, and hit up some tung kee noodle lol!
re: rameniac
no noodles for me up north this time.
but im gonna hit mitsuwa around noon on sunday.
the chink with a beard.
re: mstinawu
Hell, those of us that don't live in Torrance will still be making an appearance! Downtowners unite! :)
I'm always missing the food festivals at Mitsuwa because I never know ahead of time. Now I have no excuse.
rameniac.com appears to be down at this time!
Did anyone copy the schedule? Or maybe translate Japanese on mitsuwa.com :-)?
re: DiveFan
Asameshi Maeda Honten
Feb 15 - 18 - Costa Mesa
Feb 22 - 25 - Torrance
Feb 29 - Mar 3 - San Diego
Feb 15 - 18 - San Diego
Feb 15 - 18 - Torrance
Feb 22 - 25 - San Diego
re: africanizedkiller
Thank you!
re: DiveFan
I just got back from Chibakiya in SD and Asameshi in CM. They both were good but I preferred Asameshi. But I tend to favor Asahikawa ramen. Anyway, I'll post them both tonight on my blog...that is if I decide not to go to Torrance too...lol. I think I burned my tongue.
re: rameniac
Thanks but my doc says I'm cool without them! haha.
re: africanizedkiller
I am going to this, is it all day? Or do I need to go at specific times?
It would be a real bummer to have driven 1 1/2 hour and be there at the wrong time :(
re: DiveFan
I just returned after trying the sumire (sapporo miso) ramen - great combo of pork and miso in the broth. Slightly oily in a good way. For comparison, feedback from ramen experts would be appreciated! It will set you back about $6.90 plus tax.
I don't remember any hours posted but then most of the signage is in Japanese. FYI Santouka's hours are 11a - 7:30p.
re: DiveFan
thanks! i'll be there tomorrow!
re: DiveFan
I was there for lunch. I was wary of eating miso ramen, since my one experience with it was a less than favorable one at Ramenya, but I like Sumire's a lot. The soup was very flavorful, rather salty, and...not quite spicy, but it seemed to me there was a bit of a kick to it. And I thought it was more than slightly oily - after one or two spoonfuls of soup, the dull plastic spoon was completely glossy. It's definitely not like most ramen places in LA, which, good or bad, seem cleaner, more "polite" and less rustic. And it was very hot and I'm guessing MSG-laden - my tongue still feels kinda funny, 11 hours later. The pork was good, though it was in little dices rather than slices. The noodles were excellent, a little more katamen than Santouka's. I only wish I could have gotten corn with my ramen (I didn't ask; they only spoke Japanese, and I couldn't remember how to say corn (and don't tell me it's "ko-n" or I'm gonna shoot myself)).
Overall, I still prefer Santouka's toroniku shio ramen, but Sumire's miso ramen is excellent. And I like their noodles a bit more than Santouka's.
As I was walking to my car, I saw three guys get into the car next to mine. One of the guys looked like rameniac. I wonder...
re: mrhooks
haha naw, i've been out of town all week unfortunately. if anything, i might only be able to hit up the last week of this event, and would probably have to drive down to san diego.
re: rameniac
Sucks you're out of town! But definitely go to SD to try the Asameshi. If they had instant versions I would've grabbed some for ya but they didn't. Anyway, if it means anything here's what I thought.
Sumire had the best noodles.
Chibakiya had the best toppings.
Asameshi Maeda Honten had the best soup. (Perhaps it's their relation to Santouka)
But it's still pretty hard to compare the three. They were all good.
re: mrhooks
My tongue is tingling too from Sumire's, but it partially because the crazy hot broth & oil seared it on the first spoon. Boy was I bummed about that, but overall a very tasty bowl of noodles. Too salty was the consensus of our group.
Probably the best miso ramen I've had, aside from the saltiness.
re: mpken
I drove down to San Diego last weekend to try Sumire with some friends. We all felt the same: Incredibly good but too salty and maybe a little too oily. One member of the group pronounced the broth "chewy." Even though we walked around for the rest of the day gulping down water from the massive intake of salt, everyone loved the ramen. It was a real treat! Thanks for the heads up, Rameniac!
Everything was in Japanese so we couldn't tell if this is an annual thing or not. Is it?
re: DiveFan
hiya, yea sorry we had some server issues, just as i was leaving town (>_<)! but everything should be working now.
for those who are wondering, the ramen shops will pretty much keep the same schedule as the rest of the restaurants in the food court, UNLESS they run out, at which point they'll close early. sometimes they'll have a special 'limited edition' ramen that will no doubt run out like, within the first day of the fest. on the final days (mondays) they might also wind it up a bit ahead of schedule, based on my experience. if you have to go in the evening, it's safer to go in the early evening... maybe 6ish or so.
re: ns1
Had the same opinion. Really liked the noodles. The molten broth was pretty tasty but oily.
Did you try the Okonomiyaki stand going on in the center section? That was really good. Much better than the ones I had at Gaja (even the ones I made myself). Fun stuff.
Already ready for this weekend.
re: BeachGrub
They were tearing down just as I was walking up! I was so bummed.
FAST HELP PLEASE - Hours for Costa Mesa? Thinking of going tonight, as leaving town tomorrow....
Went to Costa Mesa yesterday, so i'll post my experience :)
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Yesterday we made a day trip and met up with a friend in Costa Mesa to go to the legendary ramen fair in Mitsuwa Costa Mesa.
It was super crowded and they even had valet parking. Valet parking at Mitsuwa??
We ended valet-ing anyway, though, since we couldn't find parking.
On the way in, we saw carts selling sweet potatoes and roasted chestnuts. We bought a sweet potato, which was very moist and sweet. It did have an aftertaste that we couldn't quite place. It might have been the charcoal? At any rate, it was still tasty to me.
We lined for the shio ramen. They had closed down the udon place to make room for the ramen in these few days. The other eating places were still busy like usual though.
They gave us numbered tickets and after a brief wait got our ramen. The main hurdle is finding a place to seat! We had our eye on this table but the couple sitting there, although done with their meal, just kept talking ... and talking ... Eventually they left! Yay!
Now I can enjoy my ramen. This is the Asameshi Maeda Honten shio ramen:
Al dente noodles. Very very flavorful broth (a bit too salty for two of my friends, though). Tender (almost) melt in your mouth pork.
Is it legendary? Is it the best ramen I've ever had? I don't know if it's legendary, but it's pretty f-ing good. Way better than ramen places on Sawtelle, better than Daikokuya even.
We were gonna go to Torrance on the way home, but we ended up at Boomer's and since we didn't want to leave until we did 5 rounds of go-karting, I had to say bye bye to the other ramen *sob*
Especialy since you CHers said that one had the best noodles
re: burumun
here is a shot of santouka miso ramen on the left, Sumire on the right.
Surime had the BEST noodles.
re: Skunk2Racer
yes, yes it did. but goddamn the grease made me hate myself after.
Hey S2R, were you there Saturday for lunch?
re: Skunk2Racer
Ah interesting. I think I just missed you then. Unless you happened to be sitting right in front of the Santouka...
Me and the wifey were eating Sumire ramen in that tatami area. The people next to us had a bowl of each. We looked over, saw them doing a side by side comparison, and decided that we had to do the same.
I got bowl #1480 of the Chibakiya ramen today for lunch. The soft-boiled halved egg with golden yellow yolk was fantastic, made me wish there was another half hiding somewhere. Sliced bamboo was fairly standard and the predominant topping. Did I forget to mention the paper thin slice of pork? I need more than a nimble of chasu! The noodles themselves were nothing to write home about but the broth was great. Falls short of Santouka when compared head to head but what doesn't.
re: Skunk2Racer
why you gotta go so early? lol. I was there for 90 minutes last time eating!
Just got back from trying Asameshi at the Torrance Mitsuwa with my brother. Really good, firm noodles and delicious broth. But I like the pork at Santouka much better. Wow we really have a treasure here in Santouka. Sorry to have missed Sumire and Chibaki, but I will come back next year. Thanks, Rameniac for the heads up.
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Awesome, can't wait. Thanks for the review! Wouldn't by chance know what time they close?
re: Ogawak
Ah, unfortunate; don't think I can make it there from DTLA in time...thanks though.
S2R - I'll try to meet up with you tomorrow.
re: Skunk2Racer
Just got back from Lunch. Met up with ns1. Nice to meet others that have the same dedication to food. Well on to the Review.........Asameshi maeda Honten I had high hopes..... Chashu Shabu Shabu thinly sliced, Nice flavor the best thing about the dish. Hanjuku tamago Sorry It was completely Hard boiled. So so menma a lot softer than others. Now on to the Noodles & broth. Both were OK The broth was Assari you could taste the seafood stock in it. The noodles were Ok also. Nothing special. A side by side comparison with santouka. The broth was much better. Now if I could have Sumire Noodles, Asameshi Maeda Honten Chashu, and Santouka Shio broth. All would be well.
Picture Santouka Shoyu Ramen Left, Asameshi Maeda Honten Shoyu Ramen Right.
re: Skunk2Racer
Funny how my review is almost spot on with S2R's.
Asameshi chashu pork, excellent. thinly sliced, similar consistency/texture to shabu shabu/pho tai. Easily the highlight. The broth was ok, wasn't bad wasn't great, same with the noodles. The shoyu ramen from santouka was also ok, not as good as the shio ramen IMHO.
I find it easier to eat on an everyday basis vs the sumire ramen, but I think Santouka Shio and daikokuya are better than Sumire and Asameshi.
Santouka Shio/Daikokuya (tied for me) > (Sumire, Santouka Shoyu, Asameshi)
It would take some combination of (Sumire/Asameshi + a different broth) to beat out (Santouka Shio/Daikokuya).
S2R- Sorry couldn't stay for too long. Too many errands on weekends! If it weren't for food I don't know what I'd do haha. Nice meeting you and your dad. Til next time!
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Heh, I just got back too. I forgot to look for the skunk shirt in the chaos that is Mitsuwa. I was the skinny Asian guy with the super-long hair.
My review is pretty much the same. Very good chashu (i like it more than Santouka's special toroniku chashu, and perhaps on par with Santouka's regular chashu), broth not as good as Santouka's toroniku shio broth (but compared to the regular shio broth, or the toroniku shoyu broth, I'm not too sure, it might be a close battle for me). The broth was almost as oily as Sumire's miso broth. Flavor and consistency-wise, it was in between Santouka's toroniku shoyu broth and Gardena Ramen's shoyu broth. The noodles had good flavor, but were too soft; not as good as Santouka, and not even close to Sumire. I don't think their egg was supposed to be hanjuku. Chibaki-ya is the place known for hanjuku egg.
Overall I still prefer Santouka, but the oilier, darker broth is a nice change of pace from the occasionally overwhelming sweetness of Santouka's toroniku shio broth (occasionally as in after having it more than once a week for a couple of months, heh).
Point of reference, my ideal L.A. Franken-ramen would be Asa's noodles, but more katamen like Shin Sen Gumi's, with Santouka's toroniku shio broth and Asa's toppings plus Santouka's kikurage. Tokyo's Kyusyu Jangara zenbuiri ramen with katamen noodles and kotteri broth would be even better.
re: kelvlam
Because the shio ramen is Santouka's signature ramen, the one most people go to Santouka for. So we're basically the best Santouka has to offer with the offerings of the visiting ramenya.
Had it today.. Decent bowl but absolutely not unique.. Broth..serviceable, noodles...not too fresh, chashu...thinly sliced but nothing else to distinguish it. I don't really see the point in offering this ramen at all, it was not unique in any way. For me it's still: 1)Santouka, 2)Shinsengumi, 3)Chabuya...they would be number 2, but their service and food is inconsistent.
i went to mitsuwa torrance to try the ramen, and i tasted a friends bowl and opted out of ordering one for myself.... instead i went to hakata (since i eat at santouka venice/centinela all the time) i feel like their noodles have really gone downhill....
does anyone else think this? its probably been over a year since i've had it so it could just be poor memory...


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The Internet probably hasn't made people less religious
January 20th, 2013 | Posted by: Vlad Chituc
If there was a single cultural currency of the atheist movement, it would undeniably be the Internet language of memes, macros, and Facebook screencaps. Though atheists still make up only around 3-8% of the population, depending on who asks and how, they're a dominating presence in online discourse. On websites like Reddit, where more than 80% of users are men and under the age of 35, atheism seems to be a default cultural assumption. The atheism subforum is in fact so popular—it has more than a million and a half subscribers—that it's one of the few that new accounts are automatically subscribed to upon registration. From Facebook to YouTube, it seems like atheism has a serious presence online.
It's not really much of a surprise, then, that atheists really love the Internet. It seems that atheists are always quick to add a comment like "[a]nd the Internet. Don't forget the Internet" to the sociologist's explanation of why we're shifting from religion. And this week, Valerie Tarico took this trend to the extreme with her Salon article, "Religion May Not Survive the Internet."
Let me continue in my role as stats-nerd and general naysayer to suggest the following: Religion did and will survive the Internet and, at least when we're talking about shifts in demographics, we probably should forget the Internet.
So here's what we know:
Atheism hasn't risen much at all over the last decade.
For all the fuss made over the "rise of the Nones," they're remarkably religious. About 70% of the religiously unaffiliated say they still believe in a God or a universal spirit. The rest of the population isn't much different. Though it's true that fewer Americans are saying they believe in God—according to Gallup, 86% of respondents said they believed in God in 1999, whereas 80% said they did in 2010—more Americans now say they believe in a universal spirit—the number was only 8% in 1999, and it's risen to 12% in 2010.
The number of Americans in the 2000′s who believed in neither God nor a universal spirit hardly changed at all, rising only from 5% to 6%. It'd be weird if a decade characterized by greater access to information only had the effect of pushing people away from God and into belief in a universal spirit. If the Internet has done anything, then, it seems like it's only connected nonbelievers into online communities, which has likely made them more comfortable identifying as atheists. That's not to say the Internet hasn't been important, since it likely allows many geographically isolated nonbelievers to have a community, but it probably hasn't changed many people's minds.
Migration from religion has only really affected Protestants.
I discussed these data briefly when I gave my advice to Evangelical Christians. If, as sociologists like Robert Putnam and authors like David Niose argue, what's driving the exodus from organized religion is a cultural shift to the left on social issues coupled with our current mix of religion and conservative politics, then you'd expect to see conservative churches losing the most members. A look at the polling data shows exactly that. Over the last five years, according to Pew, the unaffiliated have risen by about 5%, and Christianity has dipped about 5%. But the numbers seem to come exclusively from the largely conservative Protestants, whereas the generally liberal Catholics have hardly been affected at all. If it's access to information that's driving this trend, then it'd be weird if Protestants were the only believers using the Internet.
Widespread access to information isn't that new.
From how you hear many atheists talk about the Internet, you'd think that no one had access to any information that challenged religious beliefs before Al Gore worked his magic. But "the Great Agnostic" Robert Ingersol was one of the most popular and sought after speakers in the mid-to-late 19th Century, and, thanks to Benjamin Franklin and the public library system, any curious doubters of the 20th Century could easily read Hume's "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" or anything, really, by Bertrand Russell. Information may be easier to access now than ever before, but the access has always been there—so long as you were literate and could make it to a library. Religion survived in those days, and it's surviving now.
We only really look for information that confirms what we already believe.
Over the last few decades, psychological research has shown again and again how bad we are at changing our minds. When given the opportunity, we seek information that justifies what we already believe and ignore or try to discredit information that doesn't. The research is broad, but Chris Mooney summarizes many of the findings nicely in his 2011 article "The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science." So even though the Internet might be providing a breadth of new information, it's not immediately clear how persuasive it's been. And since the amount of Americans who believe the Earth is less than 10,000 years old has remained basically constant over the last twenty years, I'm not too optimistic. It seems that whether it's today or a hundred years ago, doubters are going to seek out information to confirm their doubts and believers are going to largely ignore conflicting information.
Given these data, I think it's really unlikely that the Internet has played any substantive role in bringing Americans out of religion. Everyone has a self-serving bias, and atheists aren't immune. Atheist writers seem really optimistic—they say we have the truth on our side, information is widely accessible, and we're growing in numbers. But it seems like these first two things don't really matter that much, and our growth seems to be more in organization and political influence, rather than genuine conversion.
To me, this supports a focus on values rather than beliefs, and about this I'm optimistic—if America is becoming more socially liberal but remains God-fearing, then that's fine with me. So long as we have a cultural momentum geared toward gay rights, secular government, and social justice, the politically liberal religiously unaffiliated can help to push this progress forward. And there the Internet might help, no matter what anyone believes about God.
Vlad Chituc is a lab manager and research assistant in a social neuroscience lab at Duke University. As an undergraduate at Yale, he was the president of the campus branch of the Secular Student Alliance, where he tried to be smarter about religion and drink PBR, only occasionally at the same time. He cares about morality and thinks philosophy is important. He is also someone that you can follow on twitter.
11 Responses to "The Internet probably hasn't made people less religious"
Anon Says:
January 20th, 2013 at 7:46 pm
Personally, I have to attest to the internet being responsible for /my/ current atheist status.
If it weren't for the web, I can almost guarantee that I'd be some denomination of protestant by this point in my life. Being able to confer with other like-minded individuals (because atheists are not clustered in one large group, we're kind of sprinkled around the world) is a boon that helped me confirm my own beliefs.
Nico Says:
January 20th, 2013 at 11:24 pm
I think this post has it's merits, but you are discounting a large section of the population that was never exposed to ANY secular perspectives before the internet…I know, because I am one of those people. I grew up in rural Western Alabama, and I never knew there was an option of not believing, it was ingrained in us at an extremely young age that there were only believers (and the other faiths were all lies). Being exposed to mainstream culture was not an option, as most of the folks where I lived were in the same boat as we were; we were kept away from any meaningful TV programs, books or music that disagreed with the extreme christian/right narrative. That is until the internet, which opened up many new horizons and led me in a new direction…the same things are echoed each day in places like r/Atheism and youtube.
Sabio Lantz Says:
January 21st, 2013 at 7:36 am
For me, it matters little if people still believe in a "universal spirit" as long as exclusivist, magical, theocracy deities wither. I agree that religion is here to stay. Every poke helps to eliminate the type of theist god I mentioned — but your article does indeed demonstrate that folks may be far too optimistic about their impact. But what the hell, every little bit helps. I have had several people write me saying my atheist writings were part of what moved them away from their theism — but that is anecdotal, I imagine you are right that it is only a small number compared to your main point that liberalism may be the best way to push if we are to further the decline of anti-science theocracy gods.
I think you are right, but there is a counter balancing piece of data which may be important:
People tend to drift into religiosity when they are in physical, economically or emotionally insecure environments. And we are not certain that ALL liberal policies will secure these. But perhaps you have more faith than me.
timberwraith Says:
January 21st, 2013 at 9:07 am
I think it's interesting to see (some) atheists claiming great optimism regarding how the internet will ultimately lead to atheism gaining more and more followers. This position assumes that atheism is, by its very nature, more alluring than its various competing systems of belief and ways of being. There's an unspoken belief that atheism is a superior way of viewing the world and will catch on by sheer dint of this superiority.
However, the internet also opens up exposure to many alternatives to the dominant religion in the various cultures of this planet, which inevitably entails exposure to a multitude of spiritual and religious world views and practices. If such exposure truly has the potential to cause great shifts in religious demography, I see no guarantee that people will move toward the alternative of atheism only, but rather move to a great multitude of other alternatives as well.
Humans are many-varied creatures and are hardly as predicable and monochromatic in their was as some atheists (or any other true believer of a particular perspective) would have it.
Last but not least, what I see happening on the internet seems to be more of a kind of segregationist flavor, where people clump into various virtual spaces catering to particular popular philosophies and rarely wander beyond the boundaries of those safe spaces. This isn't necessarily conducive to seismic shifts in philosophical and religious demography. We humans are a tribal lot, and more than anything, the internet seems to reflect that tendency.
ChristopherBlackwell Says:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:57 pm
The main thing about the internet is that it allows isolated groups to find people to communicate with. In my case I happen to be Wiccan in the middle of farming and ranching country. Pagans are few and far between, so almost my only contact is by e-mail or Internet.
Why am I on a few Atheist blogs? Simple we share some of the same problems in a country dominated by Christians. Each of us come up with our own solutions. So I see how atheists are dealing with it, I may find inspiration in how to handle it myself. Ironically we even sometimes tend to be allies on matters of discrimination and on the legal fight for religious freedom, which of course includes the right not to believe.
Then there is the fact that I can learn some things about the range of people in atheism. This helps break any stereotypes that I might have, or that I might be in any danger of falling into. With the Internet, I can explore other ways of looking at thngs. To me that is a necessary aspect of having a brain, to explore different ideas.
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[...] on women's issues and LGBTQ rights. Though I think reports of religion's demise are greatly exaggerated, the country's shift to the left on social issues should give us reason to be optimistic [...]
VladChituc Says:
January 25th, 2013 at 3:33 pm
I totally don't mean to invalidate your personal experience, but I think the reason studying social sciences, including sociology and psychology, is because it's often times difficult to just introspect and understand the cause of something. Often times we're actually quite bad at figuring out the cause of our own actions and beliefs. That said, I think it'd be interesting (and I'm legitimately curious) to ask why you sought out online atheist communities to begin with?
It seems plausible to me that you had doubts and went looking for something to confirm them. Again, I don't want to dismiss your personal experience as irrelevant, but I think it's a lot more complicated than looking back and pointing at something. I became an atheist when I read that Douglas Adams was one. I remember clearly realizing "Oh, an atheist is something it's okay to be, I guess I'm one of those." That's not to say though, that it couldn't just have easily been any number of other things further down the line that would have taken me to the same place.
VladChituc Says:
January 25th, 2013 at 3:35 pm
I think your last point is really interesting and important. That's one of the reasons I suspect that a breadth of new information doesn't necessarily help when you can google to find information to challenge any challenging beliefs. That way, it seems like it can be an awful insulating force.
Allen Downey Says:
January 26th, 2013 at 10:01 pm
I did a statistical study of this question recently and found an association between Internet use and disaffiliation that is strong enough (if causal) to explain about 50% of the "rise of the nones". I can't prove that it's causal, but I make an argument for why it probably is here: http://allendowney.blogspot.com/2012/07/secularization-in-america-part-seven.html
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Rose Says:
July 19th, 2014 at 3:53 am
I was raised a believer by a non-baptized Jehovah's Witness. When I started using the internet on a regular basis, I was a Christian debating non-believers, then I was an irreligious (around this time I started to become a lot more liberal, especially towards issues such as homosexuality and sexuality in general. It was very freeing) deist debating atheists, then an agnostic, and now I'm an agnostic atheist. I don't know if whether or not the internet had a large influence on my beliefs. I have always been a deep thinker so I'm sure I probably would've lost my beliefs eventually as I matured. But I'm certain that the internet had at least some influence on my beliefs.


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