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Abura-ya: Izakaya for the People
February 10, 2015
Let me start off by saying that I think Abura-ya is the most exciting dining...
Umami Mart Map: The Chronicles of Nagoya
June 23, 2014
Instead of reaching there via a Wardrobe route, Nagoya is about a two-hour bullet train...
The Ramen Shaman: Gundam (Kyoto)
June 16, 2014
My trip to Kyoto was awesome for many reasons. Temples, new friends, raw nature, or...
Slightly Peckish: Tim's Kitchen (HK)
May 16, 2014
On my last night in Hong Kong, my friend S asked one of her Chinese...
Umami Map: Ode to Sacramento (And Mom)
May 9, 2014
On a game trip to Sacramento in 2001, Lakers coach Phil Jackson called Sacramento a...
Slightly Peckish: Vegetarian Temple Food and Claypot Rice (HK)
May 2, 2014
One of the things we wanted to do when we were in Hong Kong was...
The Ramen Shaman: Nagahama Ramen Miyoshi (Kyoto)
May 1, 2014
It's no secret that I have a massive man-crush on Ramenate, a ramen blog written...
Postcard from Chiang Rai: Journal Entry
April 29, 2014
"I talked to a local old man who turned me on to a place around...
Adventures in Nakano: Yakitori at Shimon-ya
April 8, 2014
One of the most memorable nights I had in Tokyo was an adventure in Nakano,...
Slightly Peckish: Breakfast in Hong Kong
March 31, 2014
I'm not ordinarily a breakfast person, I'd rather get an extra half an hour of...
Niigata Noodle JUNKtion: Hegi Soba, Ramen + The Italian
March 28, 2014
Japan is noodle crazy. Each station in each town of each prefecture have their own...
Umami Map: Oakland Chinatown
March 24, 2014
One of the joys of working in Old Oakland is Chinatown. We're only steps away...