Funny how some weeks I have nothing to share with you, and some- like this week- I have a ton of reading for you. I gave you a day off last week, now, it’s back to the books: Bartering pints for eggs in the UK? Let’s make it happen on this side of the pond […]
Author Archives: Kayoko Akabori
October 3, 2008
Umamiventure #12: Sheepshead Bay Pt. 2 (Randazzo’s Clam Bar)
Preface: Umamiventure #12: Sheepshead Bay, Pt. 1 (Jordan’s Lobster Dock) On the morning of our trek out to Jordan’s Lobster Dock, I was cruising the net and happened upon ravings of another seafood shack in Sheepshead Bay, Randazzo’s Clam Bar. Started in 1916 as a fish market, Randazzo’s has built their reputation on fresh seafood, […]
October 2, 2008
Sanma Lunch Special at Aburiya Kinnosuke (NYC)
It’s that time of year: sanma time. Sanma aka Pike Mackerel aka Pacific saury, is a wonderful seasonal fish to celebrate autumn in Japan. My favorite time of the year! We just got back from Aburiya Kinnosuke, where they have been serving a sanma lunch special since last week for $13. Check out this spread! […]
Umamiventure This Sunday: Flushing Food Court Circuit
Many of you may already know that I’ll be leaving NYC at the end of October. I’m gonna try to stir things up a bit in the Yay Area food scene- I go in and out of freaking out about this decision (usually these moments take place on the subway), but it’s an impulse that […]
September 29, 2008
Umamiventure #12: Sheepshead Bay Pt. 1 (Jordon’s Lobster Dock)
Last week’s Umamiventure was to Jordan’s Lobster Dock, in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. My friend Christine had told me about Jordan’s on Long Island, and after some vigorous online research, I found that the original Jordan’s had been in Sheepshead Bay since 1938. What’s fascinating is the lobster rolls are a very regionally specific creation. As […]
September 25, 2008
Packaging Whore: White Cow Dairy Yogurt
There’s a Murray’s Cheese right inside the Grand Central Terminal Market, so I took a gander at their yogurt section the other day on my way home from work. This brown cardboard wrapping caught my eye- no logos, just the expiration and yogurt flavor stamped onto it. Love it. 2 cute glass jars are snuggled […]
September 23, 2008
UM Redux: Di Fara (NYC)
Went out to the Brooklyn pizza institution, Di Fara the other day with Jorge. I don’t want to go on and on about this (since there’s been so much written on the place), but seriously, it’s the best pizza I’ve ever had in the States, hands down. Frankly, it even beats out pizzas I’ve had […]
September 22, 2008
Banditboxxx: A Tetra Pak Pinot
Picked up a bottle, er, a BOX of Bandit Pinot Grigio last weekend at LeNell’s in Red Hook. This stuff rocks!!! It was $10 and totally decent wine… in a Tetra Pak! Hailing from St. Helena, CA, Bandit is made by Three Thieves, a winery who puts out various other wines in status quo glass […]
September 20, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol.032
Can’t get enough of Cake Wrecks- and this one is my favorite (via Dan and Amy Ann, Cake Wrecks) Nasty-ass moldy ziploc bags to keep the playground bullies from stealing your lunch- GENIUS! (via Mike T., Sherwood Forlee) 101 Cookbooks becomes a Kiva Lending Team to help support food-based programs in developing countries (via Dawn, […]
September 17, 2008
Ice Creaming in Boston
Went to Boston this weekend to visit my super pals Alda, Jade and Mo. I pranced around Cambridge (I’m not supposed to call it Boston, am I??) all weekend pretending to be smart, which took a lot of work, so ultimately I just ate and slept in excess. It’s hard being me, I know. Besides […]