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Great UM Noodletown: Amphawa Thai Noodle House (SF)
February 24, 2012
Sakura's noodle report from Bangkok earlier this week had me craving for a bowl of bah...
Great UM Noodletown: Naengmyeon @ Sura (OAK)
February 17, 2012
I love the pucker-your mouth tartness of naengmyeon--cold buckwheat noodles with cucumbers, hard-boiled egg and pickled...
Great UM Noodletown: Pho Ga Special @ Ao Sen (OAK)
February 8, 2012
Pho ga dac biet is a special chicken noodle soup at Ao Sen, my favorite...
Great UM Noodletown: Misoya Ramen (Santa Clara)
February 1, 2012
Happy February, everyone! Umamimart turns 5 years old this month, and I thought it would...
Umamimart @ Pecha Kucha 1/24 (SF)
January 17, 2012
Yoko and I have been invited to give a presentation at the world-renowned Pecha Kucha...
Lois the Pie Queen (OAK)
January 12, 2012
Chicken + waffles at Lois the Pie Queen in Oakland.
Peko-Peko's Tataki Gobo (Burdock Root with Toasted Sesame)
January 6, 2012
I was fortunate enough to peek into the Peko Peko kitchen this last weekend, while...
2012 Peko-Peko Osechi Bento (SF)
December 23, 2011
For the last four years, Sylvan of Peko-Peko catering in San Francisco has been making...
Food Rx: The Mayan Corn God vs. Nopalito (SF)
October 20, 2011
"After September 6th, everything will make sense," a friend told me. She's referring to New...
Ramen Underground (SF)
September 1, 2011
I must admit that Washi and I have more-than-healthy appetites and the lunch boxes at...
Edible Schoolyard Lunch
August 26, 2011
Maiden Lane in San Francisco on Wednesday at 12:30 was swarming with people chowing down...
Orenchi Ramen (Santa Clara)
August 12, 2011
The Bay Area is a big sprawling wasteland of awesome food, that rivals Los Angeles...