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- Grapefruit-Shiitake Soba With Ersatz Ponzu
Today, I took a long, hard look at the décor of my new apartment and saw that it was strongly reminiscent of…my blog.
Really. My sofa is white, with orange cushions. My dining table is white, with red chairs. The walls are white (well, a pale beige), the wardrobe and the chest of drawers are white, […]
- The Best Things In Life Are Wee
Psst–I have a confession to make.
Beneath my cranky and occasionally grim exterior beats the tender, kooky heart of a miniatures collector.
My boyfriend and I have just signed the lease on our very first apartment together. I have yet to buy a piece of furniture, but I’ve already begun accumulating the teeny pastries that I plan […]
- In Which I Complain Profusely About The State of Sushi In America
Psst: I hate super-rolls. Caterpillar rolls, dragon rolls, rolls wrapped in eel and stuffed with avocado, rolls wrapped in avocado and stuffed with eel, spicy tuna rolls, spicy crunchy salmon rolls: they all taste exactly the same–which is to say, of avocado. Now, I like avocado as much as anybody, but come on. I am […]
- My Favourite Izakaya
I am obsessed with Ariyoshi’s fried chicken. It comes floating in ponzu, so you need to act fast before the crust goes mushy. I think about this dish all the time. It’s fried in smaller pieces than Southern-style chicken, so you get a higher crunch-to-flesh ratio. And the thinner batter allows the chicken’s own skin […]
