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Sushi Taro (Japanese kaiseki and sushi)
Dining at Sushi Taro the night before Veterans Day: a treat in honor of my husband’s present (and my past) service to our country. It was also his ploy to stop temporarily my obnoxious keening f… more →
You, madam, are no Sei Shonagon
Sushi Taro (Japanese kaiseki and sushi)
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wrote 1 month ago: Dining at Sushi Taro the night before Veterans Day: a treat in honor of my husband’s present ( … more →
Del Ray Farmers' Market and Marcela's Bakery
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wrote 7 months ago: Saturday morning: Wake up! Let’s go to the Del Ray Farmers’ Market. Want some coffee to … more →
Bite the mochi
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wrote 8 months ago: Photo: Sakura daifuku (cherry blossom mochi with bean paste filling) at the National Cherry Blossom … more →
Fresh eggs from a new layer
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wrote 9 months ago: Photo: Eggs from Pennsylvania purchased at the Del Ray farmer’s market. The eggs are smaller t … more →
The day before Thanksgiving
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wrote 1 year ago: Photo: Front entrance to Shelly’s Back Room in Washington, D.C. The day before Thanksgiving. S … more →
Wow, just...wow
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wrote 1 year ago: Ganbatte President-Elect Obama! Photo: From DailyKos.com … more →
Tanabata wish
wrote 1 year ago: I meet my friend Eriko and her six-year-old daughter, Amy, to go to the Higashi-Zushi Tanabata festi … more →
Cherry blossoms, of course
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wrote 1 year ago: Van Morrison was singing “Madame Joy” as I walked among the cherry blossoms in my neighb … more →
Ume ume, oh no we gotta go
wrote 1 year ago: The best among blossoms is the red plum, whether light or dark in color. As for the cherry, the blos … more →
Snottygobbles, Cackleberries, and Black Dog Shiraz
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wrote 1 year ago: We’ve been away for two weeks in a sunny, warm, and strange land, with hyper-friendly people, … more →
A mold spore, a yeast cell, and a Shinto priest walk into a bar...
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wrote 1 year ago: Photo: Day 1, dinner at Sasagin, my tasting notes on the evening’s five featured sakes. The Jo … more →
Clams, radishes, mochi, miso, notebooks, pens
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wrote 1 year ago: Photo: (Clockwise from bottom left) Yuki hinode (snow sunrise) miso, tāsai (tatsoi in English), pars … more →
The Bridge of the Brocade Sash by Sacheverell Sitwell
wrote 2 years ago: “Is there just one Sitwell? No, there are Sacheverell.” —Ogden Nash I just receive … more →
Guess who's coming to dinner...
wrote 2 years ago: Here’s a little ditty going out to my main squeeze, Carlitos. Tantos besos. Carlos sometimes l … more →
Portrait of Ai Weiwei by Charles Burns
wrote 2 years ago: This post has absolutely nothing to do with Japan. I was just in the kitchen slapping a temporary ta … more →
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
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wrote 2 years ago: Yes, yes, you know how the song goes. Gah, warm October day, out with my friend Eriko to see the sec … more →
Pan to chiizu
wrote 2 years ago: On a cool and rainy day last week, I toured Kaizoji temple in Kamakura with my teacher and her frien … more →
