Ok, ok, so I’ve been totally delayed in getting on the Twitter bus. But I’m in the Silicon Valley now so I’ve gotta start getting hip with all this Web 2.0 stuff right?? Honestly, I just didn’t get how to use Twitter- especially the @Replies. Am I alone here? The clouds parted when Adam Kuban, […]
Author Archives: Kayoko Akabori
January 30, 2009
Fridgin’ Out: A Japanese Fridge in Cupertino, Pt. III
Preface:Fridgin’ Out: A Japanese Fridge in Cupertino, The CoolerFridgin’ Oug: A Japanese Fridge in Cupertino, The Fridge Door I must say that I totally misunderestimated the absolute horror of my parent’s freezer. Honestly, going into this, I thought this would be the easiest compared to the cooler and fridge door. How so very wrong of […]
January 29, 2009
UM Recession: Free Lunch at Google HQ
Went over to Google HQ in Mt. View for lunch today. The plethora of food there is just mind-blowing- not to mention FREE!!! Doesn’t have the views like the NYC offices, but on this warm sunny Norcal day where outdoor seating is practically a requirement, I ain’t complaining. Google offices are scattered all over Mt. […]
January 28, 2009
w(h)ine-o: Deep Purple Wine
I don’t pretend to know anything about wine, but I do drink lots of it. When choosing a bottle, I honestly just peruse the aisles with a puzzled look until I see a label that catches my eye. Next, I continue with the pricetag, grape(s), and country of origin. It may be superficial, but aesthetics […]
January 27, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 040
– Cookin’ with Google is here! Use CWG for recipe hunting- type in a few ingredients and see what Google comes up with for you! (Researchbuzz.org; via Tmonkey) – Patrons of Obama’s fave Chi-town diner get together for the inauguration (Chicago Studies; via Alanna) – Nifty Food Network iPhone app (Food Network; via Bay Area […]
Japan’s #1 Fresh Wasabi
Took a bus tour down to the Izu Peninsula back in November, in the Shizuoka prefecture of Japan, full of small coastal towns, fresh seafood and blissful onsen. We stopped at Joren waterfall, which is known for their fresh wasabi. Supposedly, this wasabi is especially good because of the clean, cold water from the Joren. […]
January 26, 2009
Silverlake Cupcake (LA)
Inspired by the Food Network’s Ace of Cakes (such creativity!!! I love them!), Sara and I took a cupcake break this weekend at Lark Cake Shop in Silverlake- it’s a darling little bakery on Sunset with gorgeous jewel-like cupcakes and cakes. Lark beholds a wonderous galaxy of wacky cupcake flavors that are (almost) too cute […]
Fridgin’ Out: A Japanese Fridge in Cupertino, Pt. II
Preface: Fridgin’ Out: A Japanese Fridge in Cupertino, Pt. 1 Alright so this week I went through my parent’s Fridge Door- which was immensely overwhelming, and I really did not have patience for it like I did with the first part. There is so much stuff in here from years and years ago- the containers […]
January 22, 2009
Crabbin’ in the Richmond (SF)
Nhu took PPQ newbies Jacobo, Alice and me out for crab the other night in the Outer Richmond district of San Francisco- YAH!!! PPQ Dungeness Island (isn’t that the best name ever? Stands for Pho Phu Quoc), serves whole crab prepared in a variety of ways, Vietnamese style. No joke, this place is the real […]