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June 5, 2008
Tokyo Michelin Guide
I finally gave in and bought the Tokyo Michelin Guide. Luckily, I was able to come across the English version with no problem. Tokyo was awarded a total of 191 stars earning the crown, by far, for best place to eat in the world according to Michelin (compared to the second: Paris with 65 stars, […]
May 31, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol.020: Bacon, Biofuels, and Beer in Space
Mining the i n t e r n e t for stuff worth reading (lots this week!): “Laptop Lunches”: Bento boxes American style (via Tmonkey, Flickr) The Dunkin’ Donuts Rachel Ray Backlash: a pulled ad over a terrorist scarf. You KNOW that stylist was fired in a heartbeat. Insightful quote by my girl Jeni: “The […]
May 24, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol.019
Mining the i n t e r n e t for stuff worth reading. I was work crazed this week so I didn’t get to read so much. Lucky for you!: How shrivelly, dried up sea creatures create an “Umami Arsenal” (via Grocery Ninja of SE) Colorful banana covers!!! No more bruised bananas! (via Tmonkey, […]
May 17, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol.018
Mining the i n t e r n e t for stuff worth reading: A comprehensive how-to map on taking advantage of the Ikea ferries and shuttles to get your Red Hook Ball Fields ON this summer. They totally geeked out for this! Love it! (via Adam, Ed Levine’s NY Eats) Egos collide when Wolfgang […]
May 12, 2008
It’s Alive! (Shioyu Ryokan, Karatsu)
Live Yobuko squid cut up and staring at you while you eat it. Tentacles periodically lash out at you. This guy was just beautiful and the best squid I have ever had. Culinary gold – my precious awabi simmered to its death in front of my eyes. Its resemblance to a vagina is uncanny. The […]
May 11, 2008
UM Secret: Shhhh… My Favorite in NYC
Living in this overhyped dining netherworld that is NYC, everyone has to have a place that is absolutely their OWN SECRET. It’s usually somewhere on the downlow, waaaay below the radar, somewhere that you hope to god won’t ever get written about in the lame-o Times or blow up on Yelp. This is how it […]
May 10, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol.017
Mining the i n t e r n e t for stuff worth reading: An extremely in-depth, colorful, enthusiastic report on blow-fish, or FUGU by Adam Platt- make sure to go through all 6 pages! (via Judson, NY Magazine) Why is design never mentioned by restaurant critics? (via Alda, Metropolis) Ever wonder what those stinky, […]
May 7, 2008
California Soul: Blue Bottle Music Video
This is ridiculously overdue, being the last post in my California Soul series which began two months ago (!). Putting together this video has been haunting me, and I finally buckled down and worked on it for your viewing pleasure. It took me all Sunday to make it, so you better friggin love it! I […]
Straight to the Source: Ramen Peep Show (Fukuoka)
Over Golden Week I went to Kyushu for some R & R. And when you go to Kyushu, you eat ramen. Hakata is where the original Ippudo and Ichiran are. We decided to go to Ichiran. We arrived at Ichiran (Tenjin location) at 11:50am. Located in a tiny alleyway we were met with a guy […]
May 6, 2008
Allergy Season – Sucks For Me, Great For My BF
My allergies are in full force. It was so nice outside yesterday, but I couldn’t even be outside for more than 20 minutes. It was bad. And it is bad today too. I am wearing a mask, which makes me look like either a shady criminal or I that I have SARS. I want to […]