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...
January 22, 2014
In the first post of this series Chinatown, Bangkok, I covered a little family run cockle and...
January 20, 2014
I just watched Animal House for the first time last night. What a clever movie!...
January 17, 2014
If there's one thing 6 days in paradise (Kauai) reminded me about life, it's that...
January 15, 2014
I’ve been thinking a lot about food and nostalgia. I always think about food, but...
January 13, 2014
My parents hosted a shinnenkai (New Year's party) last night and it was a fantastic feast! As...