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Skankynavia: In the US (Part 2)
May 25, 2011
PREFACE Skankynavia: In the US (Part 1 - Berkeley) Last week I listened to the...
Slightly Peckish: Paris in the Footsteps of Hemingway, Serge + Jane
May 24, 2011
My family and I went on a flying visit to Paris again to rendez-vous with...
ReCPY: Vegetable Overdose (Kyuri No Kyu-chan + Kale Chips)
May 23, 2011
I don't know what got into me this weekend. I am a proud carnivore. I...
Culinography: Ruth Reichl for Gilt Taste
May 23, 2011
This week, Gilt launched a new food website, Gilt Taste.  I had the pleasure of...
Super Faminto: The Cookie Shop Brings More Than Just Cookies (São Paulo)
May 20, 2011
After getting canned without reason, the day after her maternity leave was up, Paula Cinini...
Umamimart Shop // Season 2
May 19, 2011
Here it is, the moment you have all been waiting for... Our second line of...
Skankynavia: In the US (Part 1)
May 18, 2011
I want to talk about the US, particularly about its food. USA--my god, such a...
Umamimart Writers Dinner Party 2011 (NYC)
May 17, 2011
All photos by Yoko Kumano and Vanessa Bahmani, I've been running Umamimart for over four...
ReCPY: Azul Restaurant (MIA)
May 16, 2011
I went to Miami for my birthday this year. I didn't do much besides reading,...
Culinography: What Happens When (NYC)
May 16, 2011
It seems that pop-ups are popping up all over New York City recently. What's going...
Custom-Made Noodles at Ken Ken Ramen (SF)
May 13, 2011
Recently, I had a ramen epiphany in San Francisco. It was at Ken Ken Ramen,...
Japanify: Kombu Tsukudani
May 12, 2011
I am home in Berkeley after taking a week-long road trip through the American southwest...