This post has nothing to do with food, but I am desperate. Don’t you all play Sudoku and crossword on AM New York, Metro, NYT, NY Sun, TONY, etc? Aren’t we all obsessed with these games? That’s what I thought and came up with a program below. It is REALLY a rare opportunity to hear […]
Author Archives: Moto Yamamoto
October 14, 2008
Weekend Full of Cooking
My weekend was spent cooking and baking. This is as usual, if you know me. It was nice outside throughout the weekend, but I kept myself in the kitchen. This is my stress remedy. Some people might enjoy sitting outside, go for a walk, drink their sorrows away (I do that all the time), go […]
October 9, 2008
Japanese Vegetable Delivery Service
This is great. My colleague Miho told me about it. The deal is, you sign up for an e-mail subscription that this farm, Nihon Yasai, sends every weekend, and order mixed vegetable box for $30 plus shipping, or you can get individual vegetables to be delivered on Thursday. Daikon was 20 inches long, thicker than […]
October 1, 2008
Yamahomo’s Comment on Umamiventure #12
You saw them, they were lobster rolls. No, it should have been said “shit load of lobster meat on a hot dog bun.” There should be a clear indication of how lobster rolls are being served. They had lobster bisque with or without meat, so lobster rolls should have had a choice of “as is” […]
September 15, 2008
Pierre Herme’s Chocolate Eclairs
With my twisted ankle from last week, I took it easy this weekend. It was also 90 degrees outside, so I cranked up the air conditioner and baked all day. Mind you, my oven isn’t working properly yet, but the convection is the only dysfunctioning part, so I could still use it. I do bake […]
September 11, 2008
Shiso Juice: A Healthy Mixer for Unhealthy Boozing
Shiso, as you might know, comes with your sashimi dish at any Japanese restaurant. It is usually green, and looks as if they are recycled since no one eats them. I like them wrapped in a piece of sashimi since it absorbs fishy-ness from fish. People call it “Japanese basil” or perilla. There is also […]
September 3, 2008
Yamahomo Bakery Shuts Down (Already?)
Yamahomo’s super fucking expensive oven broke last night. It doesn’t heat up. After making another batch of raisin-wiches, I had the exact amount of egg white left for macarons, so I decided to re-open my battle with Laduree. Complete and Utter failure, becausethe oven was 202 degrees, instead of 350. It’s like owning an expensive […]
Beckham+Food+Comedy+Japan=Weird
Japanese people are obsessed with food. When you turn on TV in Japan, it’s everywhere. From restaurants to street food to cooking shows, you name it, everything is there. Even 6pm news programs host food segments, which gets the highest rating of the hour. There are so many fun food related TV programs that I […]
August 27, 2008
Yamahomo Brand Launching
What do you think? I made raisin-wiches last night. These are quite famous in Japan. The cookie is almost similar to short bread, and cream consists of Italian meringue, butter, and plump raisins. Sandwich in the decadent cream, wait for a night, and it’s a damn good raisinwich. Because of its rectangular shape, I thought […]