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Happy Hour: The Affinity, Your New Fall Cocktail
October 11, 2013
Affinity: a liking for or an attraction to something. I discovered this long-lost cocktail one...
Long Beach Seikatsu: Hot Java
September 27, 2013
*Jackie Toshi Hashimoto is a graphic designer and native Tokyoite who recently moved to Long Beach...
The Forest Feast: Blueberry-Picking in Vermont
September 2, 2013
While Jonathan and I were visiting the east coast for a wedding last week, we snuck away...
Happy Hour: The Saigon Correspondent
August 30, 2013
Fact: A gin and tonic is the quintessential summer cocktail. My grandmother Margaret knew this...
Happy Hour: The Cobbler and the Flirt
August 9, 2013
The Cobbler is the elder statesman of summer cocktails. At its core, the Cobbler is...
Conbini Cabaret: Tanita Organic Tea
June 21, 2013
I went to college in the States after I graduated from high school in Japan....
Kayo's Kitchen @Hopkins Buffet: Ume Gin Cocktail
June 14, 2013
Welcome to a special edition of Kayo's Kitchen: Live from Hopkins Buffet! For those who...
Happy Hour: La Louisiane
May 31, 2013
Once upon a time in the Crescent City, there was a culinary institution and hotel...
Happy Hour: The Improved Japanese Cocktail
March 15, 2013
In honor of Umami Mart’s sixth anniversary/ lease-signing and the Japan Week celebration in NYC,...
The Forest Feast: Sunset Manhattans at The Cliff House (SF)
March 4, 2013
One of my favorite places for a sunset cocktail in San Francisco is the historic Cliff...
Japanify: Amazake (Sweet Sake)
February 28, 2013
A step-by-step recipe to making your own amazake, sweet sake, at home.
Happy Hour: Fraise Sauvage for Valentine's Day
February 8, 2013
“Champagne for our real friends and real pains for our sham friends.” - A toast...