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The Forest Feast: Orange Galette
November 11, 2013
Hola from España! To celebrate finishing the cookbook (yay!), we headed to Andalusia. We rented a little...
Postcard from Portland: Biwa Restaurant
October 23, 2013
Yoko and I are here for Portland Cocktail Week, where we were on a panel...
Postcard from San Francisco: Steak Americana
August 6, 2013
An annual treat. HOUSE OF PRIME RIB 1906 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94109...
Postcard from Tokyo: Cutting Soba/ Missing Finger (Ikebukuro)
July 15, 2013
On my recent trip to Japan, Kuni and I went to a kona-ya (flour shop)...
Postcard from Tokyo: Hungry Ajikawa Curry Shop (Suidobashi)
July 5, 2013
Hambagu (hamburger) curry rice with an over-easy egg and a touch of fresh cream. Our uncle's...
Postcard from Oakland: U-MART Opens Tonight!
June 25, 2013
Come out tonight for the grand unveiling of U-MART, the Bay Area's first conbini. We...
Postcard from Tsukiji: Akagai (Red Clam)
June 11, 2013
*Kid Skwid is a sous chef at Spago restaurant in Beverly Hills. On his rare...
Postcard from Hokkaido: Here's Looking at YOU
May 20, 2013
This squid was swimming around, minding its own business just a couple minutes before this...
Postcard from San Francisco: Stairway to Whisky
May 6, 2013
Went to Hard Water the other night, Charles Phan's newest eatery located along the scenic...
Postcard from Luang Prabang: Breakfast Essentials
April 26, 2013
On an early morning off the main drag in Luang Prabang, Laos, Pasaneyom Coffee Shop...
Postcard from Hoi An: Cao Lầu on a Lonely Night
April 19, 2013
Cao lầu is a noodle dish comprised of pork, mint and noodles and is native to...
Postcard from Cái Bè: Meat Market Stall
April 18, 2013
I just returned from a week in Vietnam with Johnny. We had an incredible time!...