Kyoto Postcards

In Japan, there is a custom to send and give out the New Year greeting cards. This year, I'm making...

Christmas in Japan is annoying to me, so commercial and superficial that I try not to take any notice of...

In Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto, there is a Romanesque aqueduct, which has a very solemn feeling. I like this place...

I love pesto in the summer and used to make it back home in Minnesota. Pine nuts and good cheese...

The Jyugatsu-zakura, literally, 'November Cherry', which blooms from November to January is a delightful and seemingly unknown treasure. The Jyugatsu-zakura...

Kyoto Wagashi Imo Dango from Demachi Futaba

I was in Osaka everyday for a week helping out on a story for Wall Street Journal Magazine about culinary...

Today's breakfast and lunch. Breaki is orange brioche and lunch is this yummy sandwich that is a weird mash-up of...

My order of habanero and jalapeno peppers arrived from Shino Farms in Kameoka. An uncommon vegetable in Japan. Next step...

For a long time, I have had unshakable confidence in my Chinese spiced tea eggs. In addition to heaps of...