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January 7, 2010
Osaka JUNKtion: Strawberry Purin, Yuck
Happy New Year everyone! This year’s resolution for me is to try to post more since I’ve been pretty lazy for some time now. I went home last month, and found a couple of interesting items that hasn’t been posted by Yoko in Tokyo JUNKtion. 1.) Fanta World, BIG APPLE, Limited Edition. Fanta is widely […]
January 4, 2010
NYE 2009: Flour + Water (SF)
Rang in the new year (well, almost) at the mucho-hyped, impossible-to-get-a-reservation, must-wait-over-an-hour-for-a-table Italian spot/pizzeria Flour + Water, in the Mission district, SF. Four-course prix-fixe menu, A Night in Emilia-Romagna, dedicated to THE SUPREME food region in Italy. Bologna, holler! Above: Tortellini en brodo with parmesan truffle & house cured meats, amuse bouche style. A shot […]
December 29, 2009
Postcards from Japan, XV: Fujiya Strawberry Shortcake
Isn’t she darling? Fujiya is a very old bakery/sweetshop chain in Japan– my dad always tells me that as a child, it was a super special treat to ever get a cake from Fujiya. This was the very last thing I ate in Japan, in Narita airport. Au revoir, Tokyo!
December 27, 2009
Chez Panisse: Petit Four (Berkeley)
Chocolate ganache | Almond shortbread thumbprints with meyer lemon peel and icing. Find my meal in pictures here.
December 16, 2009
The Essence of Winter: Satsuma Mikan
In Japan, the start of the satsuma mikan (tangerine) season is truly the mark of winter. It’s a specific breed of oranges that are sweet like honey and the skin just peels right off. My folks have a satsuma tree in the backyard. Lucky me! Here’s my bounty for the week– there I am in […]
December 15, 2009
The Umami Reader, vol. 075: The DIY Pizza Equipment Edition
– Catch It Keep It‘s Mike Senese shows us how to make our very own pizza paddle, er, peel. Someone please carve me one for Jesus’ bday. COME ON! There’s still time! (mikesenese.com; via @fauxbrizio). – Apropos: Senese also gives a DIY session of how to build your VERY OWN temporary wood-fired brick pizza oven. […]
December 14, 2009
Postcards from Japan, XI: Unnecessarily Large Bowl of Udon
Kumiko and I walked into a relatively fancy-looking noodle shop off of Dotonbori in Osaka. We ordered; the food arrived; we were stunned. Were they for real??? The bowl was literally wider than her torso– this is NOT an optical illusion. She looked this awkward the entire time she slurped her noodles. It was all […]
December 8, 2009
El Barrio Love: Patty’s Fruitland (SD)
Nate took me to the Barrio Logan section of San Diego, which I adored. Colorful houses and storefronts dotted the streets, signs were in Spanish, and grocery shops boasted three avocados for a $1. BARGAINTIME. It’s that sort of neighborhood– still predominantly catering to the Mexican community (it’s dubbed El Barrio for chrissake) and won’t […]
December 4, 2009
Postcards from Japan, VIII: Push My Ramen Button
Will it be shoyu? Miso? Tonkotsu? 大もり= Oomori = Super Size Me? Side of fried rice? Gyoza? An extra egg? Extra slices of roast pork? Choose button carefully– there’s no turning back! Drop your yen into the machine and the ticket will print with your order. Take ticket to the dude behind the counter, who […]
December 3, 2009
Umamiventure #21: SD Fish Taco Crawl, Stop 4 (El Zarape)
PRELUDEStop #1: South Beach Bar & Grille (Ocean Beach)Stop #2: Tin Fish (Gaslamp Quarter)Stop #3: Mariscos German (Normal Heights) Our last and final stop was El Zarape, in University Heights. Let’s be real: by this point, we’re all fucking stuffed. Passing-out-behind-the-wheel, stuffed. Take-me-home-so-I-can-take-a-crap-then-nap stuffed. What started out at South Beach all giggles has slowly (but […]