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Slightly Peckish: Khanom Thai - Thai Sweets (BKK)
May 1, 2012
I know it's been almost two months since I visited Bangkok, but I didn't want...
Forest Feast: Meals On Wheels Gala (SF)
April 30, 2012
The Forest Feast heads to the city for an evening! San Francisco is just 45...
The PDT Project: 20th Century
April 27, 2012
The 20th Century is a cocktail created in the 20th Century (1937 to be exact)...
Umamimart Pop-Up #3: Piper and John General Goods (OAK)
April 27, 2012
The Umamimart Shop has been busy popping up all over the Bay Area, and here's...
Tokyo-SF Bartender Salon Video Series: Tomokazu Kai (Heuga Bar)
April 26, 2012
Here is Part Deux in our Tokyo-SF Bartender Salon Series. Meet Monsieur Tomokazu Kai, bartender...
Postcard from Tulum: Mixed Cóctel
April 25, 2012
Hola from Tulum, Mexico! It has been an unforgettable trip: snorkling with turtles, hiking around...
Great UM Noodletown: Idiyappam
April 24, 2012
Here's something I dragged out of my photo archives. It's from my trip to Kerala,...
Forest Feast: Spring Kohlrabi Salad
April 23, 2012
Spring Salad with Kohlrabi Combine: 6 spears of asparagus (thinly sliced) 1 peeled kohlrabi (cut...
The PDT Project: 212
April 20, 2012
  Aisha Sharpe and Willy Shine, the founders of Contemporary Cocktails, created this refreshing springtime...
Tokyo-SF Bartender Salon Video Series: Jon Santer (Prizefighter)
April 19, 2012
If you can recall, Umamimart helped organize a special bartender event back in March, with...
Packaging Whore: The Intelligentsia Coffee Pour Over Set
April 18, 2012
Now, Umamimart has never really been "in" on the "scene". We don't really get invited...
Great UM Noodletown: Ikura Spaghetti
April 17, 2012
Remember when Yoko posted that pornlicious article about how to make ikura-don (salmon roe over...