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The PDT Project: Aperol Spritz
July 6, 2012
It's 95˚F right now in Brooklyn and my air conditioner is busted, so the timing...
Darjeeling Discovery: Junpana Tea Estate
July 5, 2012
"What is different about the Junpana tea estate, from all the other tea estates in...
Forest Feast at the Farmer's Market
July 4, 2012
I love this time of the year when farmers markets set up during the evenings...
Slightly Peckish: The Restaurant of Love Regained by Ito Ogawa (A Book Review)
July 3, 2012
Books featuring descriptions of food often leave me drooling. In fact, what you read about...
The Grand Foie Finale
July 2, 2012
We said our tearful farewells to foie gras this weekend in California. This fucking blows....
The PDT Project: Algonquin
June 29, 2012
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy." --Dorothy Parker...
Darjeeling Discovery: Goomtee Tea Estate
June 28, 2012
Darjeeling reminded me of Hayao Miyazaki's Laputa: Castle in the Sky. It is hidden within...
Great UM Noodletown: Shanghai Dumpling Shop (Millbrae)
June 27, 2012
After all this talk of fancy dining, 4-star service, Le Bernardin and the lack thereof,...
MOTO Restaurant Review: Le Bernardin: Disagreeing with 4 Stars
June 26, 2012
I recently became a permanent resident of this country, and to celebrate my newly acquired...
Big News! Umami Mart Lands in Oakland
June 25, 2012
I am ecstatic to announce that Yoko and I will be opening a real-deal brick...
The PDT Project: Americano Highball
June 22, 2012
With the Summer Solstice having just passed, we are officially in the picnic days as...
Tokyo JUNKtion: Matsunami Ramen
June 21, 2012
Matsunami Ramen was my first stop in Tokyo after a 9-day long trip of a...