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March 31, 2009
The UM Reader, vol. 049
MUST READ: A disgruntled Virgin passenger writes a letter to Sir Dick Bronson himself, complaining about the food, which he calls a “CRIME AGAINST BLOODY COOKING”!!! Apparently Dick called this guy to personally retaliate. HILARIOUS. (Telegraph UK; via Swati) Brooklyn Food Conference: On May 2, Brooklynites will get together for workshops and panel discussions in […]
March 24, 2009
The UM Reader, vol. 048: Special LOST Tribute
How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich, by the Losties Jack1. Gather ingredients2. Point gun at ingredients and shout “HOW DO I MAKE A SANDWICH OUT OF YOU?!?!?”3. Breathe heavily through your nose as though you were about to hit ingredients4. Give up and make the sandwich yourself, and eat it bitterly Kate1. Make separate […]
March 23, 2009
The Wedding: Tear, Swear and Despair
    Preface: Wedding Cake Perfection – Trial 1 Wedding Cake Perfection – Trials 2 & 3 Wedding Cake Perfection – Trial 4 Wedding Cake Perfection – Final Trial The day came, and went. The reception was wonderful, the couple looked very cute as you can see, food was good, and I got completely wasted. That’s […]
March 17, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 047
The Definitive Guide to Banh Mi: Tam Ngo throws down all sorts of mad knowledge on the ingredients of the venerable sandwich, from NYC’s best banh mi shop, Ba Xuyen. Love that girl! (Serious Eats NY) Pulitzer-winning food critic Jonathan Gold: “Snoop Doggy Dog is kind of the Miles Davis of rap.” Amazing. Here he […]
Wedding Cake Perfection – Final Trial
Preface: Wedding Cake Perfection – Trial 1 Wedding Cake Perfection – Trials 2 & 3 Wedding Cake Perfection – Trial 4 I was going to practice piping last weekend, but it’s kind of useless doing it on a flat surface. The difficulty of piping lies in the fact that you mostly pipe on sides. As […]
March 16, 2009
Mentaiko Rice Recipe
Mentaiko and sesame oil are meant to be together forever. I realized this when I first tried Mentaiko Gohan (Rice) at one of the izakayas I frequent. Luckily, the ingredients were so simple that I could recreate the dish to a T at home. It has since become my ultimate comfort food. Ingredients: 1 generous […]
March 14, 2009
PELLET EATS SAN JOSE: Ox Penis at Bun Bo Hue An Nam
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 14: Happy White Day!
This is my third White Day. One of my first blog posts on UM was about my first White Day. Then there was last year’s White Day. Three times a charm and I finally realized that White Day is the one time to really milk it in the Japanese workplace. So this year, I made […]
March 10, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 046: WHADDUP GREENS!
– Two acclaimed liqueres, St. Germain elderflower liqueur and Domain de Canton ginger liqueur were started individually by feuding brothers, who come from a long line of liqueur distillers. (WSJ; via Paystyle) – Various sandwiches + scanning of the cross section = SCANWICHES (via Tmonkey + Ayagwa) – Foie Gras Manifesto: how the foie debate […]
March 9, 2009
Wedding Cake Perfection – Trial 4
Preface: Wedding Cake Perfection – Trial 1 Wedding Cake Perfection – Trials 2 & 3 Seriously I am getting sick of this. I am usually a perfectionist when it comes to cooking/baking, but the smell of whipped cream is bothering me and worrying about overmixing the batter is giving me nightmares. Why? What was I […]