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Umamimart Shop Spotlight: Tote + Apron by Wormfun
July 22, 2011
Earlier this year, Yoko and I approached Wormfun (aka Kaoru Kumano) to be our Featured...
Happy Hour Photography Show (NOLA)
July 20, 2011
Paystyle and Vanessa are in New Orleans this week for the annual cocktail fête of...
Skankynavia: My Japanify Diet
July 20, 2011
This is a personal post about being lost in culinary hell and finding the path...
The Ume Project: Pickling for Umeboshi
July 19, 2011
After our Berkeley backyard ume foraging adventure, Yoko, Sylvan (of Peko Peko) and I met...
ReCPY: Mandarin Orange Jello
July 18, 2011
On a hot day in summer, when you don't feel like cooking or baking, yet...
Culinography: Summer Cornicopia
July 18, 2011
A summer harvest table arrangement at the recent Taste of Greenmarket benefit in NYC. Photo...
Tap This: Central American Beer
July 15, 2011
I've traveled around most Central American countries over the past few years on surf trips...
Japanify: Summer Slurp Series: Cha-Soba (Green Tea Soba)
July 14, 2011
PREFACE Summer Slurp Series, Pt. 1: Nikumiso Udon Summer Slurp Series, Pt. 2: Hiyashi Chuka...
Shochu Stop: Toyonaga (Short Rice)
July 13, 2011
I'm ashamed to say that I had not tried kome (short rice) shochu so often...
Skankynavia: Edamame Explosion Salad
July 13, 2011
Last week I attended a birthday party at a friend's house. He rarely cooks but...
Tokyo Tidbits: The Birth of Gochiso, An Upscale Pop-Up
July 12, 2011
“Are we really doing this?” I asked, uncertainly nibbling on a grilled shiitake mushroom. Eriko...
Slightly Peckish: Sanuki Udon at Koya (LDN)
July 12, 2011
We've been very lucky. Since last summer, we've had a bona fide udon-ya (shop) right...