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UM RecessionUmamiventures are organized monthly, traveling far and wide to find good, cheap grub off the beaten path.
What is Umami? Ponder the oyster. Tom yum. Carne asada. All umami. Don't try to define it! Just surrender to the addiction; savor the flavor implosion.
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Should you tip for take-out?
- No: All they had to do was put my food in containers! (70%, 14 Votes)
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August 22, 2010
Head’s Up – Umamiventure #28: San Tung Restaurant (SF)
Confession: This Umamiventure has been created solely for the purpose of sating my own obsession for San Tung’s chicken wings.
San Tung is no secret in the SF dining community– it’s got like 1700 Yelp reviews and is a mob scene at all hours of the day. My dear friends
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July 22, 2010
Umamiventure #27: The Trappist (OAK)
Met up with fellow Umamimartians last week at The Trappist, a Belgian beer bar in “Old” Oakland, downtown. I made SF folks come out to the East Bay– and they actually did! On a school night! Such trickery.
The thing is,
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July 9, 2010
Umamiventure #26.5: Candytown (LA)
Omg, I totally forgot to write about Candytown, right next door to the San Pedro Fish Market! Silly me!
After gorging ourselves with shrimp, oysters and ceviche, we finally called
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July 7, 2010
Heads-Up! – Umamiventure #27: The Trappist (OAK)
Can we just be lazy this month and have a low-key Umamiventure? YES! Let’s meet at The Trappist Belgian beer bar in downtown Oakland for their Taco Tuesday, next 7/13 at 7pm. Yes, SFers, I’m asking you to trek over
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June 24, 2010
Umamiventure #26: San Pedro Fish Market (LA)
Photos by Alda Ly, Moet Hashimoto, and myself.
Sara wrote a post two years ago about the San Pedro Fish Market, and I’ve fantasized about visiting since then. All that sunny, surfside seafood looked like
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June 10, 2010
Umamiventure #25: Severely Stoned in Berkeley
The 25th Umamiventure took place at Hida Tool and Hardware in Berkeley. After writing about sharpening Carbon and Stainless Steel
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June 6, 2010
Heads Up – Umamiventure #26: San Pedro Fish Market (LA)
I’ve been dying to visit the San Pedro Fish Market since Sara wrote about it a few years back. It’s the perfect summertime Umamiventure! Although it’s always summer in LA, isn’t it? Sigh.
Since I’ll be in LA this week, let’s all get together and gorge on fresh
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May 17, 2010
Heads Up – Umamiventure #25: Knife Sharpening Workshop at Hida Tool & Hardware (Berkeley)
I owe much of my knife sharpening knowledge to the folks at Hida Tool & Hardware in Berkeley. So when a few people emailed me about wanting to learn more about sharpening knives, and/or purchasing a hocho, I thought it would
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April 21, 2010
Umamiventure #24: Guerilla Ramen Night (SF)
This Umamiventure report, a love letter to ramen from the old world to new, is written by special guest writer Wen, originally posted on her blog, We Eat Everything. All photos by Wen.
A recent New York Times article about exploring Tokyo via its
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April 12, 2010
Heads Up- Umamiventure #24: Guerilla Ramen Night (SF)
Let’s say I know this guy. We’ll call him Marcel.
Marcel is a ramenaholic. You think you love ramen? Oh no, not like Marcel loves ramen.
Marcel has traveled to Japan multiple times to meticulously research the art of ramen. The broth. The noodles. The pork.
This dude is so obsessed, that he pulls
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