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Flashback Fave: Kayoko aka Your Humble Editor
April 17, 2013
It's really hard to choose my most memorable post on Umami Mart. They're like my...
Flashback Fave: Sakura aka Slightly Peckish
April 16, 2013
*Sakura's involvement with Umami Mart is testament to the power of bringing people together over...
Flashback Fave: Washi Washino aka Shochu Stop
April 15, 2013
*Washi debuted his column Shochu Stop in 2011. Since, he has become a certified Shochu...
Flashback Fave: Payman aka The PDT Project + Happy Hour
April 12, 2013
*I met Payman at a dinner party at Erin's in Brooklyn. He was making caprese...
Flashback Fave: Yoko aka Japanify + Tokyo JUNKtion
April 11, 2013
*I still vividly remember the conversation about starting a food blog with Yoko. She was...
Flashback Fave: Anders aka Skankynavia
April 10, 2013
Anders joined the Umami Mart writing staff in 2009 and is deeply engraved in the...
Flashback Fave: Ryohei aka MOTOism + Yamahomo
April 9, 2013
When I asked MOTO what his most memorable post would be, he immediately replied back...
Flashback Fave: Erin aka Culinography + The Forest Feast
April 8, 2013
Starting today, we'll be going back in time to reflect on the most memorable posts,...
Event Recap: First Annual Hinamatsuri
April 5, 2013
How often do you see babies on the front page of Umami Mart??? Well, it was...
Postcard from Hanoi: Bread Lady
April 5, 2013
*Johnny Lopes is based in San Francisco and is currently traveling through Southeast Asia for...
Japanify: Mizuna Crunch Salad
April 4, 2013
Spring is here and my local market is starting show signs of different colors of...
Casa de Kei: Spring Pea Salad
April 3, 2013
Lightly sautéed green salad with upland cress, sweet english peas, pea tendrils, ginger, purple artichokes,...