California


March 17, 2010

Camino Restaurant (OAK)

by yoko

Camino exterior

Two long tables that seat about 40 guests Harry Potter-style, line the walls of Camino in Oakland. These dramatic slabs of wood sum up the restaurant itself – friendly and warm. Adding to the drama are two stone grills at the back of the restaurant
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February 18, 2010

Making Natto in North America

by yoko

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Natto is the one of those foods that elicits strong reactions. I get overwhelmed with a sense of joy and excitement, but the response I hear from most people (who aren’t from or aren’t descendants of the eastern regions of Japan) is pure disgust.

I remember how clueless I
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December 27, 2009

Chez Panisse: Petit Four (Berkeley)

by Kayoko

Chez Panisse: Petit Four

Chocolate ganache | Almond shortbread thumbprints with meyer lemon peel and icing.

Find my meal in pictures here.

July 15, 2009

Daytrip to Calistoga: Cafe Sarafornia

by Kayoko

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Erin was in town for a few weeks and I went up to see her in her hometown near Santa Rosa. What a trip! We killed some roosters together, ate her first meat meal together, and enjoyed the gorgeous Sonoma County sun.

One day we decided to go “into
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July 6, 2009

Umamiporn: California Sun-kissed Picturelog

by yoko

A California Dinner

I took a much-needed trip back home to California in May for two weeks. I risked contracting the swine flu to indulge in my second passion after eating – photography with my grandma’s 1970s Nikon EM film camera.I love taking photos of food in
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June 17, 2009

Umamiventure #16: Harley Farms Goat Dairy

by Kayoko

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We ventured out to Pescadero a few weeks back, which is about an hour south of San Francisco, to visit Harley Farms Goat Dairy. It was such a special Umamiventure- Yoko was here from
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April 19, 2009

Shake Stop off the 5 at the Apricot Tree

by Kayoko

Drove down to Palm Springs last weekend for Sashe‘s fabulous wedding weekend. It was to be a fun-filled weekend of old friends, celebrating love,
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January 29, 2009

UM Recession: Free Lunch at Google HQ

by Kayoko

Went over to Google HQ in Mt. View for lunch today. The plethora of food there is just mind-blowing- not to mention FREE!!! Doesn’t have the views like the NYC offices, but on
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January 28, 2009

w(h)ine-o: Deep Purple Wine

by Kayoko

I don’t pretend to know anything about wine, but I do drink lots of it. When choosing a bottle, I honestly just peruse the aisles with a puzzled look until I see a label that
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January 15, 2009

For Those Covered in Snow

by Kayoko

The world doesn’t need another post about the In-N-Out burger, but I just wanted to send a little bit of west coast sunshine to all my peeps who are covered in snow right now. Miss
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