August 13, 2007
It probably reached the usual 96 or so degrees F in Tokyo yesterday. On days like these, it’s hard to tear yourself away from the air conditioning vent. But at around one o’clock, this was achieved knowing that food adventures were to be experienced. Upon flipping through Brutus’ issue on parks, there was a review […]
July 9, 2007
Yamahomo finally writes. I have been cooking various things that usual people don’t even bother to make at home. The longer it takes, the more fun I get out of the process of cooking. Yeah, cooking is more than my hobby and sometimes I make crazy things, like Peking Duck. My boyfriend lives in a […]
June 7, 2007
A few weeks ago, we ventured on our first official Umami Mart field trip, which I hope we can organize once a month. The idea is to get people in the area, UM contributors and local eaters, to travel far and wide (an outer borough, OH MY!) for infamous eats. In the five years I […]
March 26, 2007
I made this little video this weekend. Check it out and let me know what you think! It’s the first in a series… The Best Soup Dumplings in Manhattan I was inspired to take some photos and make a regular ol’ blog post, but then I decided to mess around and try to distill it […]