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Super Faminto VIDEO: Umami Baby Zac + Brazilian Baby Food
July 12, 2013
Zac was born at the end of last year, so for the last eight months...
The Street: Maracuja (Passion Fruit)
August 9, 2012
Spending two weeks in Brazil the middle of the Umami Mart build-out was a bit...
Postcard from Rio de Janeiro: Romeo + Juliet
July 26, 2012
A common dessert in Brazil called "Romeo and Juliet" comprised of goiabada (guava paste) and Minas...
Super Faminto: Naengmyeon (Chilly Korean Noodles)
March 13, 2012
São Paulo has the second largest Japanese population outside of Japan (about 650,000+), but since my...
Super Faminto: Gracinha's Feijoada-Lite (São Paulo)
June 17, 2011
With the in-laws away in Paris, my sister-in-law, grandma, house chef Gracinha, and dog-in-law Pri...
Super Faminto: Preparing for Lent: Carnaval in Rio + Paraty
March 18, 2011
Carnaval is just complete madness. People running around, eating, dancing, shaking it, getting it on,...