January 31, 2012
Postcard from Aomori: Sockeyes
*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.
Market
January 24, 2012
Postcard from Aomori: Tsugaru Woman
*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.
January 11, 2012
Postcard from Taiwan: 7pm
*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan magazines.
November 1, 2011
Hokutei Suisan Fish Market (Saitama)
By Sasha Wizansky
On October 21st, chef Kanji Nakatani took a small group of the OPENharvest crew on a trip to the Hokutei Fish Market to visit fish purveyor, Katsuhiro Sato. Apparently, Sato was kicked out of the main local fish market many years back and started his own small, maverick fish market,
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October 28, 2011
Tuna Head at Tsukiji Fish Market
Look at this tuna head! It was fucking HUGE–I could easily fit my own head into its mouth. Its eyeball was so clear, it looked as though it were still alive, looking deep into my soul, prodding me to try its precious ruby red flesh.
Sorry I have not been blogging so much. Every day is a
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September 14, 2011
Skankynavia: Torvehallerne: A New Farmer’s Market in Copenhagen
Yay, there’s finally a real farmer’s market in Copenhagen!
After decades of supermarket deathbore, a new race of DIY vendors, small farmers, honey harvesters and local produce hippies will show up in their home-built vans with truckloads of cheap, fresh, delicious and organic fruits of the earth, and deliver the goods our generation
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March 29, 2011
Slightly Peckish: Vegetable Shopping, Sri Lankan Style
My parents do their daily and weekly shopping at the vegetable shop just down the road from their house. The thing about South Asian countries is that even though their produce is fresher than fresh, but because of the heat, things go bad very quickly (who wants a bunch of wilted greens?).
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March 17, 2011
Tokyo JUNKtion: After the Quake (The Supermarket Edition)
These photos my friends in Tokyo sent me gave me a glimpse of what is going on there. The images have also reshaped my idea of what to include in my pathetic earthquake kit consisting of some nonperishable food and 4 gallons of water. (Note to self: buy sweet things and dried foods).
Most of my
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February 18, 2011
Breakfast at La Fonda Florecita (OAX)
I woke up thinking about breakfast. During my time in Italy ten years ago, I picked up the habit of not eating in the mornings at all–Italians tend to just have a cappuccino and cornetto (a little croissant-like pastry) for breakfast, opting to save space for a humongous lunch instead.
But I’m trying to fine-tune my
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