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The Forest Feast: Annabelle's Farm to Rich Table
February 11, 2013
I recently had a dream assignment for Edible San Francisco Magazine in which I followed one ingredient...
Upcoming Event: Quick Pickles + Canning with Kelly Geary
January 14, 2013
Based in Brooklyn, NY, Kelly Geary is the founder and chef for Sweet Deliverance, a...
Ask Sushi Kuni: Usuzukuri
December 5, 2012
Uzuzukuri is one of my favorite preprations of sashimi. Kuni (my dad) would make this...
Great UM Noodletown: Teuchi Soba @ Ippuku (BERK)
November 14, 2012
Since May, our beloved Ippuku of Berkeley has been serving teuchi (handmade) soba. Owner-chef Christian Geidemann...
Upcoming Event: First Friday with Grease Box
October 30, 2012
Our great friend (and twice-Umami Mart writer) Lizzy Boelter is popping up at Umami Mart...
Umamiventure #33: Hive Tour with East Bay Urban Bees
October 18, 2012
Did you know that a bee's lifespan is based on the distance it has flown?...
Just For You: The Best Hangtown Fry in San Francisco
October 17, 2012
In the spirit of getting back into writing and sharing my thoughts more often on...
Culinography: The Thomas (Napa)
October 8, 2012
I had a lot of fun shooting recently with Chef Brad Farmerie (of Public in...
Upcoming Event: Umamiventure #33: Hive Tour with East Bay Urban Bees
October 2, 2012
Umamiventures are BACK! The last field trip was at the TCHO factory back in March...
Upcoming Event: UmamiLab #1: Ramen Shop Noodle Test #6
September 28, 2012
As you may have heard, there's a highly anticipated ramen shop coming to Oakland. Our...
Upcoming Event: Yaki-Onigiri for First Friday (OAK)
September 4, 2012
That's right, we be grillin' balls this Friday! Our good friends Koichi, Ryoji and Steven...
Skankynavia: California: Fast Food Frenzy!
August 29, 2012
I spent my summer of 2012 in California, my favourite place in the world --...