Luke Thompson, connoisseur of sushi and hooters

I must say, I was a touch skeptical when I saw that my friend Luke Y. Thompson had reviewed a sushi bar for the OC Weekly. I mean, I find his film reviews amusing, although not everyone agrees. But I wasn't so sure about his taste in food -- I know he likes sushi, yet he also consumes more fast food than seems prudent or chowish. But, more fool me -- Luke did a very nice job reviewing Takaraya in Orange. And just like one of his food-reviewing mentors, Meredith Brody, it was fun to see who he went with -- in this case, David and Julie, frequent commentors on Luke's and the late Cathy Seipp's blog. And he didn't mention hooters once.