My colleague Kristen who produces videos for Japan Society’s Youtube channel, asked me if I knew of any onigiri (rice balls) shops since they wanted to showcase them in an upcoming video. I thought, “How about I teach how to make onigiri in the video?†That’s how this project started. I had a lot of […]
Author Archives: Moto Yamamoto
March 21, 2011
ReCPY: The Art of Giving (Martha + Me)
PREFACE Martha, You Want Me Last week was intense. News reports on the Sendai Quake was getting worse by the hour and the number of victims had already exceeded that of the Kobe quake in 1995. It is still increasing. Radiation has been detected in spinach and milk. The Japanese government is slow in communicating […]
March 15, 2011
Help Japan!: A Yamahomo Fundraising Party (NYC)
UPDATED (Wed. 3/16, 2:37pm EDT): We just confirmed an anonymous donor who will match Friday’s gift, up to $10,000! So please drop by. We have a form you can fill out credit card information as well. Thanks, and hope to see you! +++ As you know, Japan is suffering tremendously from last Friday’s earthquake and […]
March 14, 2011
ReCPY: Martha, You WANT Me
Before I go into this week’s tear-jerking post, I am fortunate to tell you that all my peeps in Japan are fine, but my thoughts are with everyone who is affected by the earthquake. This is truly awful, sad, and devastating for all of us. Japan may be well-equipped to handle the situation technologically, but […]
March 7, 2011
ReCPY Redux: Peking Duck
About a year ago, Dickson’s Farm opened up a shop in Chelsea Market and I often go there to get my meat. It’s fresh, and sometimes you can see the guys butchering huge chunks of cow. It’s nice to buy meat where you can see it being cut up. Also, their prices are pretty decent […]
February 28, 2011
ReCPY: MOcarons
My MO-obsession (baking with rice flour) has returned, and this time, it’s the MOcaron. Now that I know exactly what to do when it comes to macaron-making, substituting almond flour with other ingredients is not that hard. Having said that, I had no idea whether rice flour would work. Since the first recipe I used […]
February 21, 2011
ReCPY: Kabocha Gnocchi
I’ve tried making gnocchi in the past, but the whole thing dissolved while boiling, so it was a complete failure. Since then, I haven’t even thought about making it again. A few weeks ago, I pondered what I would make for a small gathering. I really wanted to eat beef stroganoff. I looked around for […]
February 14, 2011
Battle ReCPY: Madeleines, Take II (Marta + Madeleine)
PREFACE: Battle ReCPY: Madeleines (Mary Ann + Marcus) Valentine’s Day is so overrated. Why do people pay extra for red roses? Why do you have to buy new lingerie? WTF is up with all the chocolate? I don’t understand what’s so romantic about today–it’s just a regular Monday to me. Us consumers are so manipulated […]
February 7, 2011
Battle ReCPY: Madeleines (Mary Ann + Marcus)
Since I got a nice Williams-Sonoma gift card for the holidays, I went there to hunt for things I wanted, but didn’t necessarily need. Aside from multi-color paper muffin cups for my MOffins and new sheet pans for my macarons, I also picked up a madeleine pan. I don’t know why but the shiny pan, […]
January 31, 2011
ReCPY: Yamahomo Brand Ramen (and NYC Event PSA)
When I was in Japan last month, I visited the Shinyokohama Ramen Museum. Yes, there is a museum that is devoted to ramen. As kitschy as it may sound, it was actually a lot of fun. The lower level was set up like seedy downtown Tokyo in the 1960’s (下町 or Shitamachi), with a bunch […]