The Japanese Grill: A Whole New Level of Summer Favorites Thursday, June 16 @ 6:30 pm Japan Society, NYC You may think grilling is a signature American summertime sport, but it has been used in Japanese cuisine for a very long time as well. Unlike babyback ribs, burgers, or dogs, Japanese grilling has much more […]
Author Archives: Moto Yamamoto
May 30, 2011
ReCPY: Let Them Eat Yamahomo Cake
As you know, I love to bake, and I am especially fond of cakes. I do it all–classic cakes, crazy cakes, Japanese cakes, chocolate cakes, wedding cakes (trauma). I love to come up with crazy combinations, that I try to master after tweaking the recipe over and over. Over the years, I’ve posted many of […]
May 23, 2011
ReCPY: Vegetable Overdose (Kyuri No Kyu-chan + Kale Chips)
I don’t know what got into me this weekend. I am a proud carnivore. I cannot live without meat, and I don’t even care if it’s “organic” or not. Food Nation didn’t scare me enough to eat only grass-fed beef or cage-free chicken. I will pretty much eat whatever meat parts are served in front […]
May 16, 2011
ReCPY: Azul Restaurant (MIA)
I went to Miami for my birthday this year. I didn’t do much besides reading, lounging by the pool, drinking piña coladas, and eating. It was 90ËšF every day, sunny, dry, and my allergies disappeared while I was there. For those of you who suffer from severe allergies each spring–with stuffed-up noses, eyes and ears–the […]
May 9, 2011
ReCPY: Macaron, Not Macaroon
Dear Microsoft Office (and all you other people who can’t differentiate between a macaron from a macaroon), Macaron is not a macaroon. Every time I write “macaron”, you always highlight it, suggesting I misspelled the word and replace it with “macaroon” instead. How atrocious. I am not sure how Seattle’s gourmet food scene is, but […]
May 2, 2011
ReCPY: Sous-Vide Pork at Home
I am hosting a rather important dinner party with lots of opinionated eaters this weekend, so I’ve been practicing and experimenting with what I may serve. In the last year or so, whenever you go to an upscale restaurant, you always encounter sous-vide this and sous-vide that. Â What is sous-vide? To explain it in simplest […]
April 28, 2011
Upcoming Event PSA: Sake Tasting for Beginners (NYC)
Annual Sake Tasting & Lecture: Back to Basics! Tuesday, May 10 @ 6:30 pm Japan Society, NYC Every year, Japan Society hosts a sake lecture and tasting, inviting dozens of brewers from Japan. Over the years, we’ve covered so many topics on sake–from water, rice, milling, sake vessels, molds, to even bottling. Sake is becoming […]
April 25, 2011
ReCPY: Ramps, The Sign of Spring
When you see ramps at the Greenmarket, it is a sign that spring is here. These delicacies are only available for short period of time. I discovered this awesome plant last year, and its flavor of onion, garlic, scallion, mixed all into one is very nice. When you go to upscale restaurants around this time […]
April 18, 2011
ReCPY: Double Dose of Kajitsu (NYC)
I am finally back. Although the past couple of weeks have been super hectic, I had the opportunity to go to my favorite restaurant Kajitsu, twice in two weeks. At the end of March, my work held a special dinner gathering there, and I wasn’t planning on going, but at the last moment I got […]