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ReCPY Redux: Peking Duck
March 7, 2011
About a year ago, Dickson's Farm opened up a shop in Chelsea Market and I...
Culinography: Dried Clementine Peels
March 7, 2011
I recently visited the beautiful kitchen of cookbook editor Valerie Saint-Rossy in Brooklyn Heights and...
Old School Eats: Henry's Tacos (LA)
March 4, 2011
Located in Studio City or Toluca Lake (depending on who you're talking to) since 1961,...
Japanify: Ikura Shoyu Zuke (Marinated Salmon Roe)
March 3, 2011
Step-by-step instructions on how to make the Japanese shoyu marinade for ikura (salmon roe).
Postcard from Oakland: In Search of Skankynavia
March 2, 2011
Dear Anders, Umamimart misses you. I  mean, it just ain't the same out here without...
Ask Culinography: How Do I Take Food Photos With My Smartphone?
March 1, 2011
I am a professional food photographer, and even I seem to find myself camera-less in...
ReCPY: MOcarons
February 28, 2011
My MO-obsession (baking with rice flour) has returned, and this time, it's the MOcaron. Now...
Culinography: Wine + Scones
February 28, 2011
Photo by Erin Gleeson.
Tap This: Beer Recipe Writing Improv
February 25, 2011
If you are getting tired of using beer kits or following other peoples recipes and...
Japanify: Shira-ae (Sesame Tofu Dressing)
February 24, 2011
Kayoko let me borrow Japanese homecooking maven Elizabeth Andoh's new book "Kansha: Celebrating Japanese Vegan...
SOLD OUT! Heads Up - Umamiventure #32: TCHO Chocolate Factory (SF)
February 23, 2011
My first introduction to TCHO chocolates was in 2007, working in New York City. My...
Super Faminto: Civet Coffee is THE SHIT (Bali)
February 22, 2011
Bali was our first destination on our honeymoon tour. It is where I was promised...