I’m not sure where exactly I picked up my love for the papaya, but I do love it. It’s a magical fruit, super tropical. It has the power to make you feel as though you are on a white sand beach somewhere farfarfaraway, crystal blue waters, the rustling of the palm trees, soft waves crashing… […]
Author Archives: Kayoko Akabori
June 19, 2008
UM Recession: Amish Market Butter
There’s been much talk about butter in the press in the last few months: the NY Mag butter taste-testing, and the article that Emily (of Serious Eats) pointed out about Japan’s endangered butter supply. Also, there was my babbling manifesto on butter last year- the stuff means a lot to me. But, butter is also […]
Jean-Georges Gift Certificate for Oph3lia Benefit Tonight
Ok, last plug for Aya’s awesome play oph3lia, and the benefit I’m helping put together tonight. But I’m especially excited because we just secured a gift certificate for two to Jean-George (the formal room! He’s one of my favorites! A 4-star establishment!). So come out tonight at 7:30pm for the show, afterparty with the cast, […]
June 16, 2008
Bid Away at the oph3lia Benefit This Thursday!
Here’s a little schill for my lady Aya Ogawa’s brilliant 3-part play which opened at HERE in SoHo last week. I’m organizing a benefit evening for her company, knife inc., this Thursday which each and every one of you need to come out for. Here’s why: for $50, you get the play, then the after […]
June 14, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol. 022
I’m not doing a lot of food reading these days- in print or online. I haven’t even checked Eater in weeks, which could either mean I don’t have the time right now, or that I just don’t have patience for the hype machine at the moment. Here is my limited (but still recommended) readings for […]
June 13, 2008
Fridgin’ Out: Moving Out in San Francisco, Pt. I
This week, I’ve gone into my girl Vanessa’s fridge, who lives in San Francisco at the moment. She has moved since these pictures were taken, so you will be looking at what was eventually all thrown out. Sad! But I think that as a generation of transients and constant apartment movers, we all have this […]
w(h)ine-o: Blush Wine for the Summertime
In the spirit of missing Kanitra, I’m continuing her column w(h)ine-o. I’m not qualified to talk about wine the way she does, but I can at least show you pictures of what I’m drinking these days. When it’s hot out, you gotta go for the pink stuff. There seems to be a myriad of terms […]
June 12, 2008
Holland Herring Festival at Grand Central Oyster Bar (NYC)
Little did we know when we walked into the Oyster Bar last night that it would be in the midst of a 3 week-long festival for fresh herring! I am reading now that the GCOB does this every year, to celebrate the first “nieuwe maatjes†herring of the season from the Netherlands. The herring came […]
June 11, 2008
Biggie Ate Sardines Too: In Spicy Oil From Morocco
Born sinner, the opposite of a winnerRemember when I used to eat sardines for dinner – Juicy, Notorious B.I.G. So I finally opened this can of Moroccan sardines I bought from Kalustyan‘s ages ago. This can was only 99 cents! Can’t beat that. And they are quite good- I got them packed in “spicy oil”, […]
June 10, 2008
When Om Goes Bad
Sonja and I went to a party to launch a new line of trendy sakes. It was an expansive collection of really bad Asian stereotypes rolled into one event. There was even a KOTO player! How hilarious is that??? This above is an ICE SCULPTURE of the BUDDHA. Is it just me, or is this […]