Author Archives: UM Guest


April 21, 2010

Umamiventure #24: Guerilla Ramen Night (SF)

by UM Guest

This Umamiventure report, a love letter to ramen from the old world to new, is written by special guest writer Wen, originally posted on her blog, We Eat Everything. All photos by Wen. A recent New York Times article about exploring Tokyo via its ramen shops left me desolate, homesick, and hungry. I whined to […]

July 5, 2009

Hopfen Weisse: German-American Love Child

by UM Guest

I received a rave review of this beer in my inbox a couple of weeks ago from my friend Lakshman. If someone emails you at length about how great a particular product is, chances are it’s worth trying. I finally got around to it, and this certainly is a lovely summertime beverage. At the very […]

May 28, 2009

Fridgin’ Out: Midtown Lunch

by UM Guest

*This week I asked Zach over at NYC’s Midtown Lunch to give us a little peak into his fridge. You all know what he eats for lunch everyday- here’s a chance to see how he do at home. Enjoy! -kayoko Alright… so here it is. My fridge. Very exciting. Since I eat gross lunches every […]

April 9, 2009

Fridgin’ Out: Ambitious Deliciousness, Pt. 2

by UM Guest

Preface: Fridgin’ Out: Ambitious Deliciousness, Pt. 1Last week, Ambitious Deliciousness let us peek inside her freezer, where she stores her seaweed to keep it crispy- GENIUS!!! Would like to thank her for sharing her deepest darkest fridge secrets with us here on Umami Mart. Now, let’s move to the inside of the fridge… I’ll start […]

April 3, 2009

Fridgin’ Out: Ambitious Deliciousness, Pt. 1

by UM Guest

Hello readers, I’m the author of Ambitious Deliciousness, a site featuring step by step directions and recipes that inspire me. I hope to inspire people to cook. I find cooking so enjoyable, not to mention eating! I love that food brings people together :) When I first started reading Umami Mart, I thought that the […]

March 14, 2009

PELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Ox Penis at Bun Bo Hue An Nam

by UM Guest

Preface:PELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Taqueria Eduardo #4PELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Banh Mis at DakaoPELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Fried Chicken at Hydration Written by PelletPhotography and Captions by Kayoko I don’t even remember the name of the bowl of soup they serve, but it’s great. Fat noodles, animal blood, ox penis, really distinct broth – everything […]

March 13, 2009

PELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Fried Chicken at Hydration

by UM Guest

Preface:PELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Taqueria Eduardo #4PELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Banh Mis at Dakao Written by PelletPhotography by Kayoko This place came in towards the end of the great boba craze of 2003-2004, I believe. Their boba is good, but their popcorn chicken is their fucking Gem of Cyttorak. It’s perfect, though drowning in it […]

March 12, 2009

PELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Banh Mis at Dakao

by UM Guest

Preface: PELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Taqueria Eduardo #4 Written by PelletPhotography by Kayoko Dakao is about a block away from one corner of San Jose State University. It’s on Third and San Salvador and they have great Vietnamese sandwiches. I like to get the regular chicken sandwich, or the ham, headcheese sandwich. Get a few […]

March 11, 2009

PELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Taqueria Eduardo #4

by UM Guest

Pellet is an extremely imaginative, hilarious artist who is making his way to NYC from lil’ ol’ decrepit San Jose. Bright Lights, Big City!!! Having just left the city myself, I am extremely excited for him to branch out of California and tackle NYC head on. There ain’t no other thrill like it, is there??? […]

October 20, 2008

Fast Food and Coca-Cola in Iran

by UM Guest

By Jane Stillwater What do they eat in Tehran? Fast food! It’s true. I’m here in Iran and only have brief access to a computer so I’m typing as fast as I can but they do eat a lot of fast food here. Tehran is a very westernized city except that us ladies all have […]