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Kayo’s Kitchen: Final Days of Janky Eating 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I’m in a flurry of packing at the moment. Actually, Yoko and MOTO had to come over and help me pack since I just can’t seem to get it together. The movers come tomorrow and my days of single living ar...
Wrapper’s Delight: The Onigiri Edition 23 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
By MellyG Not many snacks require instructions, but you’ll be left hungry if you don’t play by the rules when eating an onigiri (rice ball). A traditional Japanese snack, onigiri is made of salted ri...
One Year of Umami Mart Oakland 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Our first year as Umami Mart in 3D has zipped by. We opened our doors at 815 Broadway on August 3, 2012, and what a year it’s been! It seems like only yesterday that Yoko and I were having one of our ...
The Ramen Shaman: Bunsuke (Asakusa,Tokyo) 21 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I went to the future the other day and found this synopsis on an IMDB page from 2018: A lonely Tokyo ramen shop proprietor secretly pines for a local bar owner and former model. His three most devote...
Slightly Peckish: Pao Xiang Bah Kut Teh (Kuala Lumpur) 20 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
One of the things my mum wanted to eat in Kuala Lumpur was bak kut teh, the rather notorious Chinese medicinal broth in which pork, veg and other delicacies are cooked. We’d heard it can be an acquire...
Casa de Kei: Sato-kun Sausage Sandwich 19 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
4 mini pork sausage links (Satokun sausage from Mitsuwa or Nijiya) 1/2 avocado (sliced thin) 3 shiso leaves 1 heirloom tomato (small and thick slices) 1/2 pack bunshimeji mushroom (sautéed and sea...
Haenyo: Diving for Sea Creatures on Jeju Island 16 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
By Vanessa Lee Jeju is a volcanic island approximately 240 miles south of Seoul. It is otherwise known as the Hawaii of Korea, as well as Korea’s capital for unusual theme parks — including Love Land...
Japanify: Egg-On-Egg Pasta 15 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
One of my favorite things to find at the fish counter is sujiko (fish roe). Its appearance is fleeting so I end up getting pounds of it to take advantage of the situation. I swear I could never get bo...
Lazyass Cookin’: Foil-Steamed Salmon 14 Aug 2013 | 10:12 pm
Last night Johnny and I would watch the season-premiere-of-the-same-season of Breaking Bad. It was a few nights delayed but I had been looking forward to it nonetheless. For this, I wanted to make a n...
Upcoming Event: Matsuri Festival (It’s Our Birthday!) 14 Aug 2013 | 01:58 am
August is our birthday month! It’s been one year since we opened our doors at 815 Broadway in Oakland, and indeed it’s been an enriching, exhilarating year. Thank you everyone for supporting our visio...
