Blog

Upcoming Event: OPENharvest at the Headlands (Sausalito)
March 23, 2012
Remember when Yoko and I went to Japan last year with the OPEN crew? God,...
Tokyo-SF Bartender Salon
March 21, 2012
On Sunday 3/11, the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Northern Japan, Yoko...
ReCPY: Anko (Sweet Bean Paste) + Wagashi Event @ Japan Society (NYC)
March 19, 2012
My most recent obsession is making anko (sweet bean paste) from scratch. As I wrote...
OPENeducation: Bob Cannard of Green String Farm
September 22, 2011
PREFACE OPENeducation: Napa Valley Bee Company +++ My A-HA! moment during OPENeducation in Berkeley was...
OPENeducation: Napa Valley Bee Company
September 20, 2011
OPENeducation was a daytime event at the Berkeley Art Museum, and part of the Chez...
Edible Schoolyard Lunch
August 26, 2011
Maiden Lane in San Francisco on Wednesday at 12:30 was swarming with people chowing down...
SF Chefs 2011
August 16, 2011
SF Chefs spanned three days, August 5-7, and looked like it landed from somewhere in...
Culinography: Taste of Greenmarket
July 25, 2011
Chef Gabriel Kreuther of The Modern prepared this dish for the recent 4th Annual Taste...
Happy Hour Photography Show (NOLA)
July 20, 2011
Paystyle and Vanessa are in New Orleans this week for the annual cocktail fête of...
Tokyo Tidbits: The Birth of Gochiso, An Upscale Pop-Up
July 12, 2011
“Are we really doing this?” I asked, uncertainly nibbling on a grilled shiitake mushroom. Eriko...
Skankynavia: Hot Dogs for Japan (CPH)
June 15, 2011
Mash-ups has been en vogue for over seven years now. Every time Britney or Gaga...
Skankynavia: Breaking the China
June 8, 2011
Do you serve your best food on ugly plates? Are you still using the saucers...