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ReCPY: Macaron, Not Macaroon
May 9, 2011
Dear Microsoft Office (and all you other people who can't differentiate between a macaron from...
Culinography: James Beard Awards 2011: Craig Deihl
May 9, 2011
In honor of the James Beard Awards being held tonight, I thought I'd post about...
Super Faminto: Falafel to the Beat of a Different Drummer (São Paulo)
May 6, 2011
In my hood, the chic São Paulo bairro of Jardins, I share sidewalks with a...
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...