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Culinography: Dim Sum Charlie's
April 11, 2011
I was recently in my hometown of Santa Rosa (Sonoma County, CA) and a bit...
Old School Eats: Smoke House (LA)
April 8, 2011
The Smoke House is the sort of place where old-timey execs sip their nightcaps as...
Japanify Ingredients: Komezu (Rice Vinegar)
April 8, 2011
I used to be amused by the number of Kewpie mayonnaise tubes my 85 year-old...
Happy Hour: The Desert Ain't That Dry
April 7, 2011
The Prohibition Era figures prominently in the collective imagination of the cocktail world. The aura...
Skankynavia: The Royal Café (CPH)
April 6, 2011
I'm so over normality. I'm over generic cafes, mediocre restaurants and bleh bars with all...
Super Faminto: Kyoto Cuisine in São Paulo
April 5, 2011
My wife and I are dressed to kill. The guards are looking us up and...
Culinography: Sea Salt Flakes
April 4, 2011
My new favorite thing to cook with! Photo by Erin Gleeson.
Japanify Ingredients: Sendai Miso
March 31, 2011
Before the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Sendai was a city that made my favorite...
Last Night to Drink for Japan at Camino (OAK)
March 31, 2011
Are ya'll sick of hearing about fundraisers for Japan yet? Well, get over it--Japan needs...
Happy Hour: March Cocktails: Out Like a Lambs Club
March 31, 2011
“Floreant Agni” (May the Lambs Flourish) - Motto of the original Lambs theatre club The...
Skankynavia: Indian Food at Face (BKK)
March 30, 2011
I know, how silly is this? Eating Indian food when you're finally in Thailand? It's...
Slightly Peckish: Vegetable Shopping, Sri Lankan Style
March 29, 2011
My parents do their daily and weekly shopping at the vegetable shop just down the...