Troy: last night I went to this new restaurant on Court Street. It’s really awesome however, I started choking during my meal. like, I really couldn’t breatheand one of my fellow diners actually performed the Heimlich on me and it worked! me: OMG!!!!! Troy: I had just gotten my fried chicken and cheddar waffles with […]
Author Archives: Kayoko Akabori
Packaging Whore: Cornichons, Paris Style
Here’s something awesome that Matt brought back for me from his jaunt in Paris. Looks like just an ordinary jar of cornichons (aka the Gherkin), right? Think again. When you open it up, there is this awesome stick floating in the middle of the jar. What is it for? To pick up the remaining cornichons […]
January 20, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 039: Sea Kittens and Gwenyth Picks
– PETA hopes to change the word “seafood” to “sea kittens”:“A lot of people don’t realize that fish are capable of feeling fear and pain, that they develop relationships with each other, and even show affection by gently rubbing against one another.“Ummmmm good luck with that. (via Tmonkey; canada.com) – The Umami Mart theory that […]
January 19, 2009
Inaugural Luncheon Needs Foam
Thanks to Serious Eats and some masterful googling skills, I came up with what will be served at the Inaugural Luncheon tomorrow after Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the US- HOLLA!!! A BRACE OF AMERICAN BIRDS, anyone? The menu doesn’t knock my socks off, but I would kill for a seat. […]
January 18, 2009
All Rise for Jamon Iberico de Bellota
Remember how I found the unopened package of jamon iberico on Friday in my parent’s fridge from 2007??? Well, the Akabori’s have no shame whatsoever, and we ate it tonight for dinner. All of it. And it was fucking glorious. This was Jamon Iberico de Bellota, which is the highest grade of jamon available because […]
January 16, 2009
Fridgin’ Out: A Japanese Fridge in Cupertino, Pt. I
I swear, I’m bringing Fridgin’ Out back! Just spent the morning sifting through my parent’s fridge and boy, let me tell you that it was a pretty nasty affair. It’s like a dungeon in here- sorta like the time I want through the Work Fridge. Because there is just so much interesting stuff in this […]
January 15, 2009
For Those Covered in Snow
The world doesn’t need another post about the In-N-Out burger, but I just wanted to send a little bit of west coast sunshine to all my peeps who are covered in snow right now. Miss you!!! And believe it or not, I miss the snow very much. It’s just very strange to be having lunch […]
January 14, 2009
Remnants of a Vegasaholic
Going through my camera and found some random pics from my trip to Vegas a few weeks ago. The complimentary parmesan that gets carved at your table in the beginning of the meal, at Il Mulino at Caesar’s. The meal was disappointing however. Also at Il Mulino, you get homemade grappa at the end of […]
January 13, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 038: The Bizarro Edition
The Umami Reader brings you international headline food news every Tuesday, however outdated it may be. Please email links to what you’re reading to umamimart@gmail.com Trader Joe’s sues NYC grocery store Gristede’s for opening a look-alike store they named Trader John’s. “My name is John and I am a trader so I don’t know what […]
Fancy Budget Beachfront Lunch (Monterey)
Went to visit Ayagwa and Tmonkey in Monterey! We made a lunch stop at Roy’s, in the ultra fancy Spanish Bay clubhouse with Aya’s mama. Roy’s started in Hawaii and is now a huge fancy restaurant empire in the U.S. serving “Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine.” My brother actually used to work at Roy’s in LA and […]