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Tokyo-SF Bartender Salon
March 21, 2012
On Sunday 3/11, the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Northern Japan, Yoko...
Slightly Peckish: Som Tum Salad (BKK)
March 20, 2012
One of my favourite Thai dishes is som tum, the spicy green papaya salad so...
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...
Slightly Peckish: Thai Suki at Coca (BKK)
March 6, 2012
One of the main things I look forward to whenever I visit Thailand is to...
Culinography: Spaghetti alla Chitarra
March 5, 2012
Spaghetti alla Chitarra prepared by chef Dan Kluger at The Core Club. He is now...
Great UM Noodletown: China Village (Albany)
March 2, 2012
I woke up to an email this morning with the subject line: "You're so ahead...
Great UM Noodletown: Amphawa Thai Noodle House (SF)
February 24, 2012
Sakura's noodle report from Bangkok earlier this week had me craving for a bowl of bah...
Slightly Peckish: Bah Mee Nahm (BKK)
February 21, 2012
Umamimart is celebrating 5 years this month with a celebration of noodles and how delightful...
Great UM Noodletown: Naengmyeon @ Sura (OAK)
February 17, 2012
I love the pucker-your mouth tartness of naengmyeon--cold buckwheat noodles with cucumbers, hard-boiled egg and pickled...
Sobayuwari (Shochu + Hot Soba Water)
February 15, 2012
By Shizuka Wakashita What do you drink when you go to a soba place? Beer? Sake?...
Great UM Noodletown: Pho Ga Special @ Ao Sen (OAK)
February 8, 2012
Pho ga dac biet is a special chicken noodle soup at Ao Sen, my favorite...
Postcard from Tokyo: Urara
February 7, 2012
*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.