May 15, 2012
Do you guys all know my pops? His name is Kunio, and he is a...
April 12, 2012
My partner Washi recently got a job as a salaryman. This may not seem that...
January 16, 2012
Happy New Year! I can't believe the holiday season passed so quickly, and now we...
January 4, 2012
Five minutes. That's litterally how much time I had to decide whether I was going...
December 27, 2011
Danran, a little sushi spot in the Sakurajosui station in Tokyo, is no stranger to...
November 28, 2011
I was in Miami for Thanksgiving, listening to salsa music while eating turkey, which was...
October 4, 2011
Yes, Japanese food in this country is still equated to sushi. Growing up, people would...
September 8, 2011
Iwashi (Sardine) from Mie Prefecture Saba (or mackerel) is often priced really cheap in the...
April 26, 2011
In Junichiro Tanizaki's celebrated novel, The Makioka Sisters (or Sasameyuki (細雪), loosely translated as 'light...
March 3, 2011
Step-by-step instructions on how to make the Japanese shoyu marinade for ikura (salmon roe).
March 31, 2010
When I first moved to Studio City earlier this year, my friend Trevor greeted me...