In Japan, there is a custom to send and give out the New Year greeting cards. This year, I'm making...
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Read moreIn Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto, there is a Romanesque aqueduct, which has a very solemn feeling. I like this place...
Read moreI love pesto in the summer and used to make it back home in Minnesota. Pine nuts and good cheese...
Read moreThe Jyugatsu-zakura, literally, 'November Cherry', which blooms from November to January is a delightful and seemingly unknown treasure. The Jyugatsu-zakura...
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Read moreI was in Osaka everyday for a week helping out on a story for Wall Street Journal Magazine about culinary...
Read moreToday's breakfast and lunch. Breaki is orange brioche and lunch is this yummy sandwich that is a weird mash-up of...
Read moreMy order of habanero and jalapeno peppers arrived from Shino Farms in Kameoka. An uncommon vegetable in Japan. Next step...
Read moreFor a long time, I have had unshakable confidence in my Chinese spiced tea eggs. In addition to heaps of...
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