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Below are a collection of recent news items related to Maria Ozawa’s upcoming movie shoot in Indonesia “Menculik Miyabi” (Kidnapping Miyabi) :

Gentlemen, brace yourself for an upcoming Indonesian film that might tempt you more than any other: It will feature famous Japanese porn star Maria Ozawa, better known as Miyabi.

Scheduled for release at the end of this year, Menculik Miyabi (Kidnapping Miyabi) is a movie that will probably attract a lot of hype this year.

Written by witty blogger Raditya Dika, the comedy tells the story of a man so obsessed with Miyabi that he plans to kidnap her.

Production house Maxima Pictures are still pulling the necessary strings to cast the 23-year-old Japanese star, movie producer Odi Mulya Hidayat said, as quoted by newsportal detikhot.com on Thursday.

“It’s not easy to invite her here and we have to pay her a lot to star in the movie,” Odi added.

But excited male audiences should calm down and rein in their imaginations: Miyabi won’t be doing any scenes of the type she is famous for.

It will purely be a comedy, just with an occasional shot of Miyabi’s face here and there.

As a woman of distinctive beauty created from the mix of genes from her Japanese mother and French-Canadian father, Miyabi has risen into global stardom since she started appearing in porn movies in 2005. – JP From the Jakarta Post

Muslim chief: Japan porn star should not be in Indonesia film
Asia-Pacific News from Monsters and Critics

Sep 18, 2009, 9:24 GMT

Jakarta – An Indonesian Muslim leader on Friday criticized an Indonesian production company for inviting a Japanese adult video star to appear in its new film, a report said.

Indonesian media reported Thursday that porn star Maria Ozawa, also known as Miyabi, was to visit Indonesia next month for the shooting of a film titled Menculik Miyabi, or Kidnapping Miyabi, to be produced by Jakarta-based Maxima Pictures.

‘I suggest they not use the porn star, even if the film is not pornographic,’ Amidhan, chairman of the Indonesian Council of Muslim Scholars, was quoted as saying by the Detik.com news portal.

‘It could give Indonesia a bad image for inviting a porn star,’ said Amidhan, who like many Indonesians goes by one name. ‘It is as if there were no other stars at home.’

In the film, the character played by Ozawa is kidnapped while visiting Jakarta by three Indonesian university students who are infatuated with her, according to the Okezone.com news website.

Women activists welcome Miyabi’s arrival
Sun, 09/27/2009 10:30 AM | Headlines

INDONESIA: Women activists say that Japanese porn star Maria Ozawa, better known as Miyabi, should be allowed to come to the country as there are no legal problems that may hinder her arrival here.

“For me, if anyone has met all the legal requirements, then he or she should be allowed to enter the country,” Muslim scholar and woman activist Siti Musdah Mulia told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.

“If she is actively involved in the porn film industry, then it is none of our business.”

Ozawa, who started her career in porn at the age of 18 in 2005, will star in an Indonesian comedy movie titled Menculik Miyabi (Abducting Miyabi).

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has opposed Ozawa’s trip to Indonesia. – JP from the Jakarta Post

Susur Lee (born 1958) is a celebrated chef based in New York, USA. He was born in Hong Kong, the youngest of six children. He served his culinary apprenticeship at Hong Kong’s renowned Peninsula Hotel. He immigrated to Canada in 1978, where he worked his way to executive chef status at a number of restaurants. Lee currently owns two restaurants in Toronto, “Madeline’s” (formerly “Susur”), and “Lee”‘, located side-by-side at 601 and 603 King St. West. In 2008 he opened “Shang”, located in the Thompson Hotel in the Lower East Side of New York City. His eclectic style is described as fusion cuisine.

The internationally acclaimed restaurant Susur opened its doors in 2000, and was designed with aid from his wife, Brenda Bent (Lee’s first wife died in the Korean Airlines disaster in 1983). Recognized by Gourmet, Restaurant (UK) and Food & Wine, among others, “Susur” has been on various international Top 50 lists, including Restaurant’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. Instead of offering a traditional menu, a tasting menu is built each day from whatever inspires Lee at the marketplace that morning.

He was the second Canadian chef to appear on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America (the first was Rob Feenie) in a battle with Iron Chef Bobby Flay, resulting in a tie. The episode first aired on May 3, 2006. The theme ingredient was bacon. Lee has also been a guest chef on Ming Tsai’s show, East Meets West, on the Food Network. Restaurants with which Lee has been affiliated with include:

* Shang, New York (owner & chef) 2008-present
* Madeline’s, Toronto (owner & chef) 2008-present
* Lee, Toronto (owner & chef) 2004-present
* Susur, Toronto (owner & chef) 2000-2008
* Tung Lok Group
* Prague Fine Food Emporium, 1998
* Club Chinois, Singapore (Consulting Chef)
* Ritz-Carlton, Singapore (Consulting Chef) 1997
* Kojis Kaizen, Montreal
* Hemispheres, Toronto (Consulting Chef)
* Oceans, 1990
* Lotus, Toronto (owner & chef) 1987-1997
* La Bastille, Toronto (guest chef) 1987
* Lela, Toronto (chef or executive chef)
* Peter Pan, Toronto (chef or executive chef)
* Le Trou Normand, Toronto
* Le Connaisseur, Toronto
* The Westbury Hotel, Toronto (cook)
* Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong (apprentice/commis)

Lee is now based in New York City as the head chef of the Shang restaurant at the new Thompson LES Hotel. This move caused his Toronto restaurant “Susur” to close and re-open as “Madeline’s”, a European themed restaurant. His other Toronto eatery “Lee” will remain open.

Slow Cooked Chili Duck Breast with Honey Glazed Taro Root
Recipe courtesy of Susur Lee

Prep Time:
15 min
Inactive Prep Time:
0 min
Cook Time:
30 min

Level:
Intermediate

Serves:
2 servings

Ingredients

* 1 pair duck breast, boneless
* Salt and pepper
* 2 Thai Bird chiles, minced without seeds
* 1 tablespoon duck fat
* 4 cloves garlic, minced plus 2 tablespoons
* 2 tablespoons port wine
* 5 cups dark duck stock
* Korean Chili Paste (Ko Chu Jung)
* 1 large diced taro root
* 1/2 cup honey
* 1 teaspoon roasted sesame seeds
* 1/4 cup chopped parsley

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Season duck breasts with salt, pepper, and chiles. Sear the duck breasts skin side down, and pour off and reserve the rendered fat. Place the breasts in the oven. Do not turn the breasts. Cook 10 to 15 minutes, until medium rare.

Meanwhile, saute 4 minced cloves of garlic in 1 tablespoon of the reserved duck fat. Add 2 tablespoons of port wine. Add 5 cups of duck stock and reduce by 1/2. Finish by adding Korean Chili Paste. Strain using a fine strainer, set aside to keep warm.

Blanch taro root in water. Cook until medium. Saute in a large pan with some more reserved duck fat until golden brown. Pour off the grease and put in 2 tablespoons of honey and 2 tablespoons of minced garlic. Then sprinkle with sesame seeds and parsley.

Wine Suggestion: River Bend, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir, 1996

Printed from FoodNetwork.com

Birthday: 1984-03-03
Blood Type: A
Height: 161cm
Body Measurements: Bust:86cm(E) Waist:58cm Hips:86cm
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Hobby: visit museums, listen to music

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