What is Umami? Ponder the oyster. A martini. Tom yum. Carne asada. Fleur de sel. All umami. Don't try to define it! Just surrender to the addiction; savor the flavor implosion.
Sonja: I love anything with rose so this sounds fantastic! I like the glass as well 
rikomatic: ok, that market looks crazy dope. Now I have to go to C-town and get some pork buns.
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February 23, 2010
Last week I was invited to dinner at the Farm on Adderley in Brooklyn and by chance there was a special dinner going on, so we signed up for it! The butchers from Fleisher’s in Kingston, NY were hosting
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February 12, 2010
I love chicken livers, but battered in panko and fried???? HOLY HOTCAKES! I could not stop– I think I ate this entire plate all by my lonesome. No sharing, sorry!
The nuttiness of
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PREQUEL
Umamiventure #22: St. George Spirits & Hangar One Vodka (SF Bay Area)
What’s the best accompaniment to whiskey? BBQ all the way! As I’ve already told you, the very first time I tasted St. George whiskey was at
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February 8, 2010
Ibu Oka is one of the most famous food joints on the entire island of Bali– located in a touristy area of Ubud, Ibu Oka serves some of the best suckling pig. Anthony Bourdain has been here, as have many other food celebrities. Since we stayed
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August 21, 2009
So after watching Julie & Julia and being the dork that I am, I got inspired to make boeuf bourguignon. Props to my buddy Grant – I got the recipe from
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August 13, 2009
So had some friends over on Tuesday night and wanted to make something special and complicated (ish) — I had not cooked in a about a week and my Two Dudes, One Pan
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July 6, 2009
Last week I had some fresh chicken livers in the fridge (from a rooster I killed with my own bare hands!!! More about that some other time). Chicken livers are so cheap, but this was my very first time cooking with them! My mama got this new Cuisinart
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June 30, 2009
My father has one sister and four brothers- all of who are in the restaurant business. The Akaboris are destined to work with food, what can I say?? My brother just spent some time in a
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January 14, 2009
My first dinner of 2009 will go down in the books.
On the menu was roasted squab (one squab for every member), wild rice with soaked dried cherries, herb stuffing, homemade cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy, and an avocado and grapefruit salad. Everything was purchased at the my favorite grocery store in the world, the Berkeley Bowl.
At the helm
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January 9, 2009
One of my new year resolutions is to cook more. I’m serious this time! Here’s something I made yesterday that is super easy, and perfect for the cold winter months. Oops, I’m in California where it’s 65 today. Sorry NYC suckas!!!
Tonjiru is a Japanese dish, which is just miso soup with hearty vegetables, tofu and pork. That’s it.
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