Just got to Tokyo late on Monday, and my aunt swooped my away immediately to Atami, a sea-side town just an hour out of the city. We relaxed there for a night bathing in the hot springs and went to a cheesy jazz band dinner show (where the food was terribly bad). Above all else, […]
Author Archives: Kayoko Akabori
Dirt Candy- A Carnivore’s Thumbs Up (NYC)
Dirt Candy is OPEN!!! It’s a stylish restaurant that makes you forget that there is no meat on the menu. Seriously, a vegetarian joint has never been hipper in atmosphere, or amenable to the carnivorous palette. There’s such a taboo against vegetable-only restaurants: they are always either too granola-y and dogmatic, or tasteless. Often both, […]
November 4, 2008
Popping Cava for a Special Occasion
Sepi (aka Jon Sublet) and Amira got engaged!!! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we popped open a special bottle of Juve y Camps cava that Marc brought back for me from Barcelona. So awesome of him! I had been saving it for a special moment, and this was IT. The wine was crisp and dry- […]
October 30, 2008
UM Exclusive: BONJIN Ramen Comes to Williamsburg!
Remember BONJIN Diner, the cute little eatery that set up shop in Greenpoint every Thursday night? Well, since closing, BONJIN proprietress Momo and hubby Yuji have been hiding out in their atelier perfecting the bowl of ramen. The time has come to reveal the fruits of their labor- BONJIN Ramen is coming, for all nighthawking […]
October 29, 2008
Best Fancy Budget Lunch in NYC
Oishii Eats came to town! This was a very exciting event, as it was her first time in NY. We chatted online furiously the night before she got here- where would we go for lunch? I chose Perry Street, Jean-George Vongerichten‘s Far-West Village outpost. Seriously, it’s the best cheap fancy lunch in town. 3 courses […]
My #1 Restaurant in NYC
The Grand Central Oyster Bar is unquestionably my favorite restaurant in NYC. It’s my #1, totally and completely. I love everything about it- from the food to the servers, the long oyster bar counter, watching the soup guy make pan roasts and chowders, the clanking pots, the dim lighting, the white tiles, the swooping, cave-like […]
October 28, 2008
Eating Lunch Now: Babbo Leftovers
Sauteed my luscious porkchop from Babbo the other night with grape tomatoes, served over garlic fried rice with egg. Accompanied by a glass of red.
Anon’s Thai Food Truck (Brattleboro, VT)
Every Wednesday and Saturday, Anon opens up his truck in the Brattleboro Food Co-Op parking lot and displays his colorful wares to fellow Brattleborians. It seemed like the entire community came out for this event, as people were lined up to get their pad thai on. I had an eggroll the size of my head. […]
October 27, 2008
DIY at the Brattleboro Food Co-Op
Went up to Vermont last week for two nights to see my really dear friend Maria. She’s my oldest friend- I’ve known her for over 20 years. She’s an artist and musician who just moved to Brattleboro from California- and she’ll be touring Europe for the next month with a few other bands. She’s such […]
October 24, 2008
Umamiventure #13: Flushing Food Circuit, Pt. III
Preface: Umamiventure #13: Flushing Food Circuit, Pt. IUmamiventure #13: Flushing Food Circuit, Pt. II GOLDEN MALL41-28 Main StreetQueens, NY ON THE DUMPLINGS YAMAHOMODumplings were tasty, but to me a bit too chive heavy. HAMAMAMAI wasn’t feeling too adventurous – tried more dumplings (this time steamed — flavorful and fresh as well, but preferred our first […]