I’m finally taking a much needed break and heading out to Cali for a week. God, don’t I go anywhere else??? NO!!! All I want for the next week is pho and burritos and Sushi Kuni. I also want dim sum but Hideko informed me that they just went last weekend so we won’t be […]
Author Archives: Kayoko Akabori
August 12, 2008
KhoiBoy Food Marathon: Sexy Time at Sushi Samba (NYC)
Khoiboy Food Marathon Pt. 1: MoMA’s Cafe 2Khoiboy Food Marathon Pt. 2: Burger JointDisclaimer: Khoi is a childhood friend- NOT a date! Alright, let me finish this KhoiBoy Food Marathon Trifecta with our final meal together. We went to this super trendy Japanese-Brazilian fusion restaurant Sushi Samba, which is a major meat market in the […]
August 11, 2008
Pho Lovin’: Thai Son (NYC)
Tmonkey once cooked with Michael Bao (of Bao 111, Mai Noodle Shop, etc.), so he knows a thing or two about Vietnamese food. So when he says where to go for the best pho in the city, you follow. You know how there’s 3 Vietnamese restaurants in a row on Baxter in Chinatown (and you […]
August 9, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol. 027
Top 3 reads: “No beer, no civilization”: how alcohol has saved lives over centuries (via Paystyle, Real Clear Politics) A fantastic 3-part video about the extensive menu collection at the NY Public Library (via Jud-san, Chow) A Swiss gourmand on a culinary world tour goes missing after his meal at El Bulli (via Tmonkey, Reuters) […]
August 8, 2008
Fridgin’ Out: The Staples
Today, let’s talk about the staple items in your fridge. What can always be found in the fridge on any given day of the year? The stuff you can’t live without? I haven’t done my own fridge for a while, so here goes. It’s a pretty sad state of affairs in this single girl fridge.Veggie […]
August 7, 2008
UM Redux: Far Rockaway Wharf (NYC)
Been making a pilgrimage to the beach every Friday for the past few weeks now. It’s so easy- I just hop on the A train to Far Rockaway and I’m there in less than an hour. PARTAY! This also means that I’ve been eating at the Wharf. They’ve never let me down, not once, since […]
August 6, 2008
Umamiventure #11 This Saturday!
Sunset Park Banh Mi CrawlSat. 8/9 at 1pmBrooklyn, NY It’s a banh mi off! First stop, Ba Xuyen. For details, visit the UM Facebook event page, or email umamimart@gmail.com
August 5, 2008
UM Secret: Underground Sushi Bar (NYC)
My friend Naoko was in town for a few weeks on business from Tokyo and we spent a lot of time together eating and drinking. We’re so dangerous together- it’s like we feed each other’s food/drink addictions, we don’t stop. So Naoko knew a sushi chef at this new place called the Greenwich Grill in […]
August 4, 2008
What’s Your Favorite TAMPOPO Scene?
Went over to Aya and Tmonkey’s place last night for cocktails on their astroturf rooftop and delicous grapefruit fennel steak salad. We were lying like comatose whales on the living room floor flipping through the iTV when we unanimously decided that we were all craving TAMPOPO. YAH! Do you all remember the first time you […]
August 2, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol. 026
Sorry, only 3 this week: Umami in the News: Check out this dried bonito slicer (via kanshefle, Zagat) Travel to Yamagata, Japan for near perfect ramen (Ayagwa Around the World) Serious Uni Porn (via Daniel, kasennum.jugem.jp) *What am I missing? Email what you’re skimming these days to umamimart@gmail.com