Hello, friends. Thank you so much for visiting my blog. You notice all the images, except for the cover images of my previous blog posts, are blocked now. I've been using Photobucket as a hos...
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The short 1 week back home was about to end. As usual, before I left for Narita Airport, Tomoko and I had soba lunch. I had yamakake soba, hot soba noodle with grated yam topping. ...
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On my final evening in this stay, I got to join a special wine dinner with Tomoko. My long time friend and wine mentor, Etsuko (she is now a renowned wine journalist in Japan) and a wine imp...
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In this very short stay back home, I could still manage to get together with some of very good friends in Tokyo. One night, I got together with Isako and Akiyo, the 8th generation siste...
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Tomoko and I had some errands to run in Urawa, then we bumped into Annual Unagi Festival. Urawa is famous for unagi (eel) and boasts dozens of unagi specialized restaurants in the city...
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This time, because we had a lot of family stuff to take care of, I spent a lot of time with Tomoko in Urawa. I love the neighborhood and it has a nice gourmet scenes. Our "go to" soba pl...
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Every time I go back to Japan, I go to see Mikizo-san at Ichirin. His seasonal kaiseki dishes are to die for. Tomoko and I were excited to experience early summer treats. Cold Akit...
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I had another trip back to Japan last week. I took ANA fight. I liked the braised mackerel in soy ginger sauce. Back in Urawa. Dinner at a local sushi restaurant with my sister...
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The latest issue (Issue 10) of a popular culinary website, COOK'S GAZETTE , is all about Japanese food and its culture. And, they have a SPECIAL ARTICLE ABOUT DONABE . It's a wonderful story...
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My donabe chicken sukiyaki, ready to serve Last Sunday, I had a pleasure participating in a big charity event, hosted b American Liver Foundation. The event was titled Flavors of Los An...
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I was so happy to see the latest (April 2017) issue of FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE, because my friends, Kyle & Katina, and their restaurant, SINGLE THREAD FARMS , are featured! It's an extens...
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It was my honor to contribute Japanese egg recipes for ALL ABOUT EGGS COOKBOOK by Rachel Khong/ Lucky Peach! I wrote Chawanmushi (savory custard) and TKG-TamagoKakeGohan (raw egg over ric...
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My stay was only for a week this time, so it went so fast. On a final night, we went to a local sushi restaurant. I was ready to pound! Grilled young bamboo was served with mi...
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Back in Urawa, we had mom's memorial for her 1 year passing anniversary. Our aunt (mom's younger sister) and uncle came to join us. My mom passed away 4/16 last year. I can't believe it's be...
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It was the end of March, sakura (cherry blossom) trees were getting to bloom more and more. Lunch at Akomeya Tokyo. I love their lunch so much. Dinner in Roppongi. I got together wi...
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I made a quick trip back to Japan a couple of weeks ago. Another teddy bear greeted me this time again. The meal on this flight was actually not bad this time. I had a Japanese men...
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Just got a copy of Ryori Tsushin, The Cuisine Magazine, February 2017 issue. There's a 2-page story about me. I'm honored to be featured in this prestigious culinary magazine in Japan! ...
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What a wonderful relaxing 8-day stay we had in Costa Rica! We spent a lot of time both by the pool and on the beach. We got our own cabana every day. Lunch was different every day. ...
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Almost every morning, we woke up around 6 pm and had nice big breakfast. Then, we worked out in the gym, went jogging, and played tennis. Lunch options were also nice at the res...
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The first weekend of January, we left for Costa Rica. Our 8-day New year vacation started. It was our first time to visit this country. We stayed at a beautiful resort in Papagoya, abou...
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Osechi Dinner at Home (Photo by Emiko) Happy New Year! I wish everybody a wonderful year of 2017! I had such a busy final month of last year. So, I didn't really get to prepare anything ...
Every time I go back to Japan, I can never leave without visiting Mikizo-san's Ichirin. Tomoko and I went there for lunch this time. It was great to see Mikizo-san one last time before 2016 ...
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I was invited to dinner at Takahiro & Akiyo's the other night. It's always great to see them and Isako, as they are like my second family. Takahiro made another amazing dinner. Lightly-...
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Lunch time is happy time in Japan. I love teishoku (set lunch). I love soba. During winter time, I love hot soup soba. Something I always look forward to about coming back to...
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I went back to Japan again...it was already the 5th time this year! I happened to be one of the first customers to experience United Polaris Business Class (UA's new business class servi...
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