the boys shift into summer mode which means joel will wear shorts to show off his thigh tattoos and karl will once again foolishly contemplate buying white jeans, and discuss the flurry of openings in LA's finest neighborhood, echo park. then, the fellas are joined by courtney kaplan, the owner-operator/sommelier of Tsubaki and now OTOTO, two of the city's finest japanese eateries/sake purveyors, to delve into the world of sake, seafood pancakes, drinking out of teacups on the sidewalk, and why booze and food is the critical underpinning of all great cultures.