October 2, 2012
This is my second write-up in a series about summer vegetables. Instead of enjoying them...
October 1, 2012
The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur was last week, which continues the season of the...
October 1, 2012
Happy October! The air is a bit crisper, the leaves, brighter. What better way to...
September 28, 2012
As you may have heard, there's a highly anticipated ramen shop coming to Oakland. Our...
September 28, 2012
Infusions are pretty common at PDT, since they're a great way to add a particular...
September 27, 2012
Whenever I go see my 92 year-old grandma and have a conversation over tea, she...
September 26, 2012
Brazil has a serious love for condensed milk in their desserts and brigadeiro is the...
September 25, 2012
Summer is over, but I like the beginning of the autumn. I can finally wear...
September 24, 2012
Zatar (sometimes za’atar) is a Middle Eastern spice made up (usually) of a blend of salt,...
September 21, 2012
About a century ago, to call something "the bee's knees" meant you considered it to...
September 20, 2012
Myoga madness continues as I experiment with the harvest from my sister's myoga plant. Last...
September 19, 2012
We visit Yokohama Ramen Nakamura-ya, a restaurant in Tokyo that serves ie-kei style ramen.