Blog

Slightly Peckish: The Restaurant of Love Regained by Ito Ogawa (A Book Review)
July 3, 2012
Books featuring descriptions of food often leave me drooling. In fact, what you read about...
The Grand Foie Finale
July 2, 2012
We said our tearful farewells to foie gras this weekend in California. This fucking blows....
The PDT Project: Algonquin
June 29, 2012
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy." --Dorothy Parker...
Darjeeling Discovery: Goomtee Tea Estate
June 28, 2012
Darjeeling reminded me of Hayao Miyazaki's Laputa: Castle in the Sky. It is hidden within...
Great UM Noodletown: Shanghai Dumpling Shop (Millbrae)
June 27, 2012
After all this talk of fancy dining, 4-star service, Le Bernardin and the lack thereof,...
MOTO Restaurant Review: Le Bernardin: Disagreeing with 4 Stars
June 26, 2012
I recently became a permanent resident of this country, and to celebrate my newly acquired...
Big News! Umami Mart Lands in Oakland
June 25, 2012
I am ecstatic to announce that Yoko and I will be opening a real-deal brick...
The PDT Project: Americano Highball
June 22, 2012
With the Summer Solstice having just passed, we are officially in the picnic days as...
Tokyo JUNKtion: Matsunami Ramen
June 21, 2012
Matsunami Ramen was my first stop in Tokyo after a 9-day long trip of a...
Lazyass Cookin': Egg + Rice
June 20, 2012
Two out of three of my closest friends do not like eggs. How could this...
ReCPY: Shio Koji
June 19, 2012
Shio koji, or 塩麹 (salted koji) is a going through a major boom in Japan...
Forest Feast: Cocktail Party in the Woods
June 18, 2012
Last weekend we hosted some people from my husband’s work for a little late afternoon...