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Portrait of a man with a red face and a head wrap smiling.
DAIKI THE CHEF CURED MY HANGOVER
Acrylic and gouache on archival paper
A3 Paper
2020
$200

I met Daiki and his father one night at a tiny bar on Matsudo's Bar Street. I opened the minivan-esque sliding door, and there they were. The bartender informed me that it was 2000 yen for all you can drink, so I did. We got to know each other, drank many beers, and when challenged I sang Sinatra's "New York, New York" off of the tiny karaoke screen. I learned they both owned restaurants.

The next day, insanely hungover, I rode the train five stops to where Daiki's ramen shop was. He made me a huge bowl, and the broth healed me.

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