April 23, 2008
Here’s a fancyfun activity for next Monday night at the ever-enchanting Kyotofu in Hell’s Kitchen- a 7 course shochu pairing dinner! Shochu is a Japanese barley liquor- basically Japan’s version of vodka. Explore all the wacky varieties with different dishes!
Mention Umami Mart when you make a reservation, and get $10 off your spot! I’m sorry but
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February 8, 2008
I know, this “what’s in your fridge” shit is so tired! But I’ve been wanting to blog about these specific food finds, so I’m just gonna bite it and start the “Fridgin’ Out” column. What a DORK.
Here’s this funky herb concentrate stuff that I got at a little Argentinian bakery in Jackson Heights called Terma Serrano. Mariana, whose
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December 29, 2007
Sis diagnosed herself as having pre-diabetes so we decided to go to a dessert place, of course. Kyotofu had been NY Mag’s pick for cupcakes so we headed uptown to 9th Ave and 49th St. I liked the look of the front of the restaurant, very cutesy and white and homey. But the back area was kind of cheeseball with
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June 7, 2007
A few weeks ago, we ventured on our first official Umami Mart field trip, which I hope we can organize once a month. The idea is to get people in the area, UM contributors and local eaters, to travel far and wide (an outer borough, OH MY!) for infamous eats.
In the five years I have lived in NY, I
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June 1, 2007
I could eat tofu every day of the year and not get tired of it. I would drive a car made of tofu or take a tofu train. I would sleep on a tofu mattress. Silken, soft, firm, you name it, I’ll eat it.
Last night, I made Martha’s sesame seed-encrusted tofu with a spicy peanut
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April 6, 2007
March 26, 2007
Over the weekend, I spent some time in Nikko which is about three hours away from Tokyo. Most people go for the gaudy shrines – wooden and painted in bright red and gold reflecting Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu’s glory.
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March 12, 2007
Anybody been to Kyotofu? Same people who did Chikalicious.
“Like its precursors, ChikaLicious and Room4Dessert, Kyotofu endeavors to turn the meal’s last course into a dedicated evening outing, accessorized with fruity cocktails and wrapped up in a
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