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February 17, 2014

I am incredibly lucky to be able to eat whatever I want when I want...

February 14, 2014

I just got back from a four night/ five day trip to Joshua Tree and...

February 12, 2014

My new neighborhood in Tokyo is called Yayoicho, just a mile west of Shinjuku, one...

February 10, 2014

I've lived in the Grand Lake district of Oakland for four years now, and we've...

February 7, 2014

Make an easy and satisfyingly delicious rice bowl featuring fresh salmon sashimi and avocado.

February 6, 2014

I realized yesterday that Umami Mart will turn seven years old this month. WOOOOO! That's...

February 5, 2014

Hello from a tofu cafe in Taipei. The tofu was served warm, a common dish...

February 3, 2014

It's been twenty years since I last set foot in Hong Kong and I was...

January 31, 2014

Konnyaku has been used in Japan as a medicinal food for 1500 years and was...

January 29, 2014

I'm on my longest trip to Tokyo yet. I moved here! They granted me a...

January 27, 2014

All day to do as I pleased, all night to gorge on cheese: this was...

January 24, 2014

We are ECSTATIC to announce our first partnership with The Trappist, our wonderful neighbor, and...