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定食 (Teishoku)
November 18, 2011
Teishoku is a pre-set meal -- a main dish, always with miso soup and a...
November 3, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEYg8KURILk&feature=channel_video_title Washio is one of my favorite nomiyas (watering hole) in western Tokyo. I spent...
Dobinmushi, The Essence of Autumn
October 21, 2011
Danran, a sushi spot in the Sakura-jyosui neighborhood of Tokyo, is no stranger to Umamimart....
OpenHarvest Japan: First Soba Supper
October 18, 2011
By the time you read this, Yoko and I will be in Niigata, Japan, a...
OPENharvest: Umamimart Goes to Japan
September 16, 2011
I am ecstatic, beyond words, to announce that Yoko and I will be joining the...
Tokyo Tidbits: Getting to Know Chef Maria Suzuki
September 6, 2011
Chef Maria Suzuki was exhausted. She’d spent the last two days cooking her heart out...
Skankynavia: Copenhagen Onigiri (A Tribute to Tokyo)
August 31, 2011
My city has experienced the wettest summer in the recorded weather history of Denmark. Just...
Tokyo Tidbits: The Birth of Gochiso, An Upscale Pop-Up
July 12, 2011
“Are we really doing this?” I asked, uncertainly nibbling on a grilled shiitake mushroom. Eriko...
Tokyo JUNKtion: After the Quake (The Supermarket Edition)
March 17, 2011
These photos my friends in Tokyo sent me gave me a glimpse of what is...
Packaging Whore: Kawaii Eats
February 9, 2011
The kawaii (= cute) world of Japan is a very positive dimension of happiness, beauty,...
Tokyo JUNKtion: Hitsumabushi at Unagi Ochiai
January 13, 2011
While my husband is away in Tokyo this week, I dig myself deeper everyday into...
Japanify: How to Make Biwashu (Loquat Liqueur)
June 26, 2009
After making my umeshu and bottling it up for indulgence in October, I became restless....