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The PDT Project

The PDT Project: Aviation

The Aviation is one of the last great cocktails created before Prohibition, having been invented just a few years before the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment. It made its first appearance in print in 1916 in Recipes for Mixed Drinks by...

UMAMI MART OPEN

Photos by Erin Gleeson We did it! With the loving supportΒ from our friends, family, and community, Yoko and I have opened Umami Mart, a retail shop in Oakland, CA, specializing in kitchen + barware from Japan. The idea for starting a brick-and-mortar shop really...

The Forest Feast

The Forest Feast: Watermelon Salad

Nothing says summer like watermelon! Slice watermelon into approx 1 inch rings, then remove the rind from each slice with a small knife. Place one watermelon β€œround” onto each salad plate, then top with a layer of thinly sliced fresh mozzarella (about five pieces,...

ReCPY

ReCPY: Pasta de Ramen

Ramen, as some of my fellow writers have observed, is totally taking over North America. People are obsessively eating, finding new shops, and eating more. New chains from Japan are opening like once a month here in New York City. Funny thing about ramen is...

ReCPY

ReCPY: Barbie Doll Cake

I am sure you have been wondering for a week what the hell I was going to do with Barbie doll.Β  I must say, this journey was one of the most hilarious baking experiences I've ever gone through. I made a birthday cake for a...

Happy Hour

Happy Hour: Rainforest Cobbler

It feels good to return to normalcy (read proper hydration) now that the Manhattan Cocktail Classic (read Manhattan Hangover Classic) has concluded. For myself and the other Bar Fellows of this year's cocktail classic, normalcy took a bit longer...