February 23, 2012
Karasumi (or bottarga) is salted and dried mullet roe. It comes in two sacks and are...
January 26, 2012
By Kenji Miura Shiokara is a fantastic savory condiment to your favorite glass of shochu....
January 3, 2012
To celebrate the new year, I hosted a last-minute dinner last night with a few...
November 30, 2011
Enjoying the early winter so far? I know I am. I'm a cave bear and...
October 6, 2011
Whenever I take a test, I always make associations between certain things in my life...
September 21, 2011
Most people think the Japanese eat sushi for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fact is, most...
September 20, 2011
The Japanese have many dishes that originated somewhere in the world, but recreated it in...
July 28, 2011
I visited my mom recently and she served me one of the best breakfasts I...
July 20, 2011
This is a personal post about being lost in culinary hell and finding the path...
July 12, 2011
Photos by Derek Dercep. I am currently writing this post from Lake Muskoka in Canada....
June 30, 2011
The one (and only) thing that I miss about the disgustingly humid temperatures in Tokyo...
June 28, 2011
My sister is married to a wonderful man, whose mother also happens to be an...