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Before we had bars, we had places called taverns and saloons. And before we had Manhattans, Martinis, and...
My pal Washi just got back from Japan and brought me an entire BAG full...
February is upon us, and for those of us in the Bay Area it brings...
When I was in Japan last month, I visited the Shinyokohama Ramen Museum. Yes, there...
Every year a friend of mine hosts a "Receptacle Spectacle" party where a keg is...
My introduction to vegetable ash came back in 2005, in the form of a very...
I had many opportunities during my first six months living in Japan to get really...
A guide to the difference between a mixing glass, cobbler shaker, Boston shaker. Find out what a yarai mixing glass is and how to use it to make cocktails.
My neighbourhood is changing rapidly these days-- for the better. The whole block used to...
When shooting food, when should I use flash? When using a little point-and-shoot camera, my...
Since seeing Michael Romano's collections of Japanese knives (many were around $1,000, but some were...