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Celebrate Dad!: Thoughtful Gifts for Father's Day 6/16
May 27, 2013
I don't know about you, but finding a gift for Dad has always been so...
Umami Mart Closed This Sunday
May 24, 2013
Guess what, we're re-doing our floors!!! This is SO exciting for us -- as many...
Event Recap: Seed Season: Planting + Garden Caretaking
May 24, 2013
On a lovely spring day, we hosted an event focused on seed season and gardening....
Japanify 2-in-1: Miso-Shio-Koji Marinated Duck + Duck Fat-Slathered Yaki Onigiri
May 23, 2013
Duck has always been a bird I've been meaning to explore. Its rich, luscious fat...
Fridgin' Out: Furochan Eats (Tokyo)
May 22, 2013
Greetings! My name is furochan, and I'm super stoked to be writing for Umami Mart....
Casa de Kei: Mame Gohan (Beans + Rice)
May 21, 2013
Mame gohan (beans and rice) with English sweet peas, organic radish, negi (green onions) and katsuo...
Postcard from Hokkaido: Here's Looking at YOU
May 20, 2013
This squid was swimming around, minding its own business just a couple minutes before this...
Kayo's Kitchen: Harusame Salad for Summer Potlucks
May 17, 2013
I have a confession to make: I am not a fan of potlucks. I've always...
The Ramen Shaman: Miso Ramen at Sumire (Sapporo)
May 16, 2013
Los Angeles to San Francisco. San Francisco to Tokyo. Tokyo to Sapporo. Plane to train...
Skankynavia: A Portuguese Quickie
May 15, 2013
I seriously did not know anything about Portugal and its inhabitants until I set my...
Slightly Peckish: Brunch at Beauty and Essex (NYC)
May 14, 2013
One of the things we were told we must do in New York was to...
Event Recap: Lease-Signing Party
May 13, 2013
Photos by Josh Urich, The Joy of Drinking We did it! We signed a lease!...