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Japanify: Ohitashi (Blanched Spinach)
May 5, 2011
Hey hey, Kayoko here, filling in for Yoko this week. Seems that summer has arrived...
Happy Hour: General Ignacio
May 4, 2011
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, and many of you will be sloshing down the compulsory...
The Gift of Food for Japan Benefit (LA)
May 3, 2011
All Photos by Yoko Kumano. About a week after our initial GIFT OF FOOD fundraiser...
ReCPY: Sous-Vide Pork at Home
May 3, 2011
I am hosting a rather important dinner party with lots of opinionated eaters this weekend,...
Culinography: Momofuku Cake In My Purse
May 2, 2011
I know this piece of cake doesn't look so hot, but to be fair, it's...
Old School Eats: Bob's Big Boy (LA)
April 29, 2011
Around the corner from the dimly-lit, time machine-esque Smoke House is Bob's Big Boy. This...
Upcoming Event PSA: Sake Tasting for Beginners (NYC)
April 28, 2011
Annual Sake Tasting & Lecture: Back to Basics! Tuesday, May 10 @ 6:30 pm Japan...
Tap This: Stag Dining's Brewmasters Dinner with Magnolia (SF)
April 27, 2011
If you are not convinced that beer pairings work with upscale dining, this post may...
Slightly Peckish: Mitsukoshi Restaurant (LDN)
April 26, 2011
In Junichiro Tanizaki's celebrated novel, The Makioka Sisters (or Sasameyuki (細雪), loosely translated as 'light...
THE GIFT OF FOOD (Video)
April 26, 2011
Our good friend and talented videographer Joe Stillwater (of Bright Spectrum) joined us on April...
ReCPY: Ramps, The Sign of Spring
April 25, 2011
When you see ramps at the Greenmarket, it is a sign that spring is here....
Culinography: Pick Your Own Asparagus!
April 25, 2011
It's asparagus season, people! Did anyone know this is what asparagus looks like when it's...