UMAMIVENTURE #15: Loisada Throwback CrawlThis Sunday, March 15, 2009Meeting Time: 11:30amKossar’s Bialys 367 Grand Street (btwn Clinton & Suffolk) The votes have been cast, and the Lower East Side Crawl won by a landslide. Thanks to all who voted- let’s go to the crevices of the Loisada in search for the gems that have been […]
Author Archives: Kayoko Akabori
March 6, 2009
Oden: Japan’s Ultimate Comfort Food
One of the ultimate comfort foods during winters in Japan is oden, which is essentially fishcake stew. Whether cooked at home, bought from the konbini (I hear that Japan’s 7-11 makes it the best), or as a nightcap for businessmen to accompany cup after cup of sake, it is the darling of Japanese winter dishes. […]
March 3, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 045: Homemade Corndogs and LA Taco Manifesto
– The definitive guide to LA’s taco “tables” (Eat Drink & Be Merry) – Fat Duck in England temporarily closes after 30-40 people fall ill from dining there. Um, maybe cause you ate the SNAIL PORRIDGE??? (BBC News) – Homemade corndogs. Recession holla! (Chaos in the Kitchen) – Twittering celeb chefs – Giada’s on it! […]
March 2, 2009
Umamiventure #15 – VOTE!
Hey ya’ll, next Umamiventure will be in NYC on Sunday 3/15. There’s been some discussion on where we should go, so I thought it would be fun to hand over the decision to UM’s loyal readers (that’s YOU!) OMG that was so infomercial of me. This is the first time I’m doing this “poll” so […]
February 25, 2009
The Golden State LA To Open Early March (For Real This Time)
My dear friend Jim is opening a sandwich, beer and ice cream joint in LA!!! My three favorite food groups all under one roof- could you ask for anything more? I think not. He and his biz partner Jason have named the cafe The Golden State, that will quite appropriately be highlighting beers, meats, cheeses […]
February 24, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 044: Coffee, Tropicana, and White House Kitchen
– Bento meals through the ages- in darling miniature plastic replicas (Just Bento) – Tropicana retracts new design and will bring back old logo and ubiquitous straw in orange motif. Apparently an uproar to the new design in the Twitterverse- interesting considering the new Pepsi logo has been so highly lauded (NYT; via Tmonkey) – […]
February 23, 2009
LE BERNARDIN! (NYC)
Finally made it to my #1 NYC fantasy restaurant, Le Bernardin! I had been dying to go there for years- one time I had almost convinced my parents to take me, but alas my dad refused when he heard of their silly jacket requirement. I don’t actually think he owns a suit… My prayers were […]
February 19, 2009
Umamiventure #14: Happy Birthday UM!!!
UM turns TWO next week which can only mean one thing: the return of the Umamiventure! We are celebrating SF’s Strong Beer Month at Magnolia Pub & Brewery next Wed. 2/25 at 7pm, hosted by UM’s beer guru, CJ. YESSS! Please join us if you are in the Bay Area- you can’t pass up rare […]
February 18, 2009
Anago: The Underdog Eel
For some reason, anago (saltwater eel) is not so popular in the States- its freshwater sister, Unagi (freshwater eel) just took the limelight and ran with it. Perhaps it’s because anago is not as buttery, I’m not sure… poor anago, it’s the underdog eel. But I’m telling you folks, anago is BETTER! It’s just delicious […]
February 17, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 043
– The peanut frenzy was just the beginning- here come the rest of the the maggots, bugs and rodents in your packaged foods, all conveniently overlooked by the FDA. “In case you’re curious: you’re probably ingesting one to two pounds of flies, maggots and mites each year without knowing it, a quantity of insects that […]