Cuisine Crush Helsinki! Midhill Burger Answers My Hunger

Helsinki, City Käytävä

Eating burger shall not be unavoidably super sizing up, as long as the bun, the beef, the sauce and the salad are non-gene modification and properly made. After my Mountain View life in August 2011, I have been hunting and searching some high quality burger inn with casual dining atmosphere hiding in Helsinki, Finland.

Passing by the passage linked between City Centre and Aleksanterinkatu, Midhill Burger is waiting there, vibe, brisk and full of American graffito ink on the porcelain wall. Fascinated by the chalk hand-written ‘Brgr of the Day’ on the storefront board, we folks decide to give it a fresh try. The menu is designed a twitter-like layout, and the pony-tailed waitress takes our order soon. First served French Fries on green pepper, 4e, I love the iron pen-rack and yesterday newspaper loading the hot snack. Secondly is Brgr of the Day,9,80e: holding onto a very-in-and-out burger basket, with slightly baked bun, yellow pickle, purple onion and red potato rings, chowder cheese, and juicy, rich, thick and medium rare beef, Top-A!D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!! Usually beef fiber can be easily un-chewable and later stuck between teeth gaps, but Burger of the Day has answered my very own meaty concerns.

Operated by TV chef Hans Välimäki, only open for a few weeks and already become one of the hippest burger joints in the centre of city. The menu at Midhill Burger Helsinki features a variety of burgers, with fresh ingredients and black Angus beef. Recommended are the Korean BBQ burger, the classic cheeseburger and hot dogs!! With the a bit tough of American diner, and the designer furniture and stuffed wild boars on the wall, its interior is reminiscent of retro and trendy. This restaurant is great for lunch while shopping and reunion of a group of happy at the same time goofy buddies. 

An unforgettable burger defines its beef quality and sauce taste. Enjoying my burger and watching the head of boar hanging on the beam column at Midhill Burger, hhuumm…Brgr of the Day does make my day!!

Photography: Mindy Yuan 

Special Thanks: JMH

https://www.facebook.com/midhillbrgr 

Magazine Madness: Mary-Kate Olsen at Allure December 2013

allure December 2013

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986), also known as the Olsen Twins collectively, are American actresses and fashion designers. The sororal twins made their acting debut as infants playing Michelle Tanner on the television series Full House.

Charm the allure cover the second time, Mary-Kate and Ashley show up separately at allure December 2013 cover, share their beauty tips and talk about the turning point of their life to be designers. The sisters’ last cooperative movie project, New York Minute, was not, overall, considered a success, but still an enjoyable Hollywood YA comedy for a great laugh (I even own the DVD). For the allure interview, Mary-Kate is ‘wearing a crisp black blouse with bouffant sleeves from The Row; it is tucked into a pair of Earnest Sewn jeans, craftily ripped at the knees. A perilous pari of dark Manolo Blahnik heels lifts her three inches higher than Ashley. Mary-Kate’s hair falls loosely over a pair of pretty earrings from Croatia’ (Bachrach, 200).

The effortless style is what I adore of the Olsen twin. The sisters can always match with fast fashion and high-end, sometimes with vintage mix, to level the style to another represent. In Olsen Sisters: Fashion Style Book, it introduces their Boho style, ethnic one-piece, fur coat, maxi-length, leopard pattern, leather, tailored jacket, knit, shirt, cut & sewn, skinny pants, check shirt, stole, shoes, bag and sunglasses to analyse their dressing-up and down secrets. Over 350 pictures of Olsen sister’s chronicle fashion pictures, lately I consider even though owning rather low-intermediate Japanese reading ability, still, I would prefer continuously purchasing collection book rather than monthly magazine in the near future; since I would like to have my penny and inspiration, non-stop, without lousy advertisement, surprise at every page turn.

Photography & Works Cited:

Bachrach, Judy. ‘Doubling Down’. Allure December 2013. New York: Condé Nast Media Group, 2013.

Helsinki Late Night Shopping Event December 12, 2013: IVANAhelsinki & Piia Viitasen

From 19:00-20:00

In Helsinki, we are still waiting for the pure, thick, white snow! At IVANAhelsinki, the last Late Night Shopping Event of 2013, greets the goers with ginger cookies, hot glögi, salty popcorns, designed postcards, lovely staff, Christmas atmosphere, and of course, my favourite live music.

Downstairs, since IVANAhelsinki collaborating with Sony Plaza Japan, there are more kitchenware and daily goods to choose as Christmas gifts. Though usually brown is not my colour, the exotic print Russian Dolls (Maatuska-mummo) plastic cup is definitely going to be my cosmetics stand, perfect!! Cruising around the basement exhibition, darker dresses, wool cardigans and cotton scarves are the major characters, and the ‘blue corner’ portraits the slightly melancholic of Finnish December mood.

Upstairs, at 19:00 sharp, Piia Viitasen, red haired, pale and petit, with a bit shy cheeks, picks up the acoustic guitar and starts to sing. Her music decorates with folk genre, her voice is calm and sweet, without any hesitation. She has been in Nepal to learn how to speak what she wants from her mind by playing those strings; the silence and ‘boredom’ were exactly the reason to be at the country side of Katmandu. It turns out, at IVANAhelsinki, a deep and elegant echo cruising around.

Outside of the door, I hold my little black shopping bag, satisfied. Combining food, drinks, shopping, art and music is indeed a smart marketing idea and a great way to have as a pre-Christmas party. So, Hyvää joulua, and see you around next spring at shopping event, IVANAhelsinki!

Photography: Mindy Yuan

IVANAhelsinki

Uudenmaankatu, 15

00120, Helsinki,

Mon-Fri 11-19

Sat 11-16

Magazine Madness: ELLE UK November 2013, Natalie Portman by Tom Hiddleston

ELLE UK November 2013

What happens when one British hotshot interviews an Oscar winner? They talk sexism and punching faces, of course.

I adore the revision of ELLE UK since this February, the layout, the colours, the fashion campaign and the twitter mania, are the pleasure of visual satisfaction. Though, beyond my dissatisfaction of the cover girls presenting, from Rihanna to Cyrus, none of them being qualified enough for permanent collection value.

Fortunately, ELLE UK November issue exhibits this multi-profession heroine, she was a Lolita-like killer, a hear-broken lover, a sensual seducer, a cleaver scientist, a perfectionist ballerina or twice a Queen. Natalie Portman, both elegantly beautiful and brilliantly intellectual, interviewed by a God she punched so hard in Thor: The Dark World, at a Middle Eastern restaurant in California.

For the first few paragraphs, they are Tom Hiddleston’s monologue and memory: on his encountering with Natalie, on the shooting of Thor before Christmas, on how he got stuck in car for 3 hours in order to chat with this Oscar Best Actress and those abundant meals and drinks that Natalie ordered for him. Entering the Q&A sessions, we readers realise that Natalie’s admirable directors are Mike Nichols (Closer) and Terrence Malick; the enjoyment of being a mum; sexism, racism and ageism make her angry; Berlin, Madrid, Santa Fe and Tunisia are her unforgettable shooting locations, and of course, punching Tom in Thor is feeling so good.

Under the lens of Chinese photographer Feng Zhikai, Natalie Portman portraits Rodarte embroidered silk jumpsuit in rarely sexually, and not surprisingly, which, wins on the subscriber cover.

Photography: www.elle.uk

Helsinki Design District Market: November 23, 2013

At Mannerheimintie 3, November 23, 2013, 13:30-15:00

Joining Design District Helsinki on Facebook fanpage allows me getting the latest notification, besides, it’s still sunny and (a bit) warm at the end of November. Ciao, Mitä Kuuluu!Fashion Design Market!!  

Hosted by Design District Helsinki, the scale is not on abundant as Fashion Stock Sales in May, 2013, yet, it summons more home deco design owners/artists to exhibit and contact in public. Chatting with designer of 2OR+BYYAT, from his candlelight design to flight tickets on Chinese New Year holidays, I also check around the stalls and find Saana ja Oli fabrics fabulous. I really would like to try some wool accessories or cardigans to welcome the ‘who-knows-hell-chilly’ winter in December, but just realise this pair of rose-pattern mittens from ovvn on my hands would make me look like a bake-loving housewife. 

Attracted by some mini purses, either giving as gifts or collecting as my own pleasure a great investment, hence, I bought 2 Lumi leather coin purses and 1 miun mini satin bag(10e), whose layering hues are unique, chic and very vintage boutique look. After shopping I read some magazines at bookstore; surely, yet another great Saturday to spend in Helsinki.

Photography:Mindy Yuan

www.designdistrcit.fi