Gazen Izakaya Tofu: Sweet sesame miso sauce (Saikyo), plain w/ sea salt and tea leaves, black sesame seed (Kurogoma) Gazen Izakaya 2840 Kapiolani Blvd – tofu specialist, a dark club/bar atmosphere — Tofu sampler and the Daikon Salad. The other items on the menu are hit or miss. The fried squid (or octopus?) and standard [...]
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Izakayas, Shave Ice and Salmon Skin
November 10, 2010
MORIMOTO NAPA **’
August 15, 2010
Had a good dinner at Morimoto this weekend. We tried the following: Toro Tar Tar – very nice presentation interesting nori paste and accompaniments. One of my favorites of the night. Tuna Pizza – a layer of thinly sliced pieces of tuna topped with aioli, olives and jalapeno on a large round cracker. The crunchy [...]
MIKI*’
May 19, 2010
A little mom and pop Japanese spot right next door to Shanghai House in the Outer Richmond. The sign says Azusa but it’s actually Miki’s. Ramen is not on the menu but on the specials taped to the wall. I tried the tonkotsu shio spicy and had a taste of the tonkotsu miso spicy. Both [...]
Hawaii
March 2, 2010
Hawaii Eats March 2010 KCC Farmer’s Market – bbq abalone, delicious abalone bbq’d on the half shell. One stand had – excellent kalua pork, smokey and moist without being over cooked and stringy. The vendor said that it was done traditional emu style (by burying it), it was definitely better than a lot of the [...]
SANTOUKA RAMEN ****
January 21, 2010
Santouka Toroniku Ramen (#7). Shio broth is silky and complex with balanced salt, seafood and pork flavors and a sesame note. The special pork (pork cheek?) is thinly sliced with a nice ribbon of fat that softens in the broth, nice soy flavor and tenderness. Noodles were good though not notable. Halu’s noodles are more [...]
KABUTO ***
August 23, 2009
I went to Kabuto about ten years ago when it was on the North side of Geary and I remember it being very traditional, in fact, I don’t even think they had spicy tuna rolls. It was a place to get nigiri, but I could be wrong. Apparently, that chef is gone and their current [...]
NYC Trip – Part I
June 1, 2009
NYC Trip – Part II
May 31, 2009
Aburiya Kinnosuke, Jacques Torres, Little Owl, Clinton Street Baking, Kefi, Tai Pan Bakery, Caracas, Numero 28, Sushi Yasuda, OMS/B, Dousoeur de Paris, Amy’s Bread, Ruby et Violette, Azuri, Kyotofu, Company, Peter Luger, Momofuku Ko lunch and dinner, Perilla, Extra Virgin, Bespoke Chocolates, Dessert Truck, Babbo, Artisanal, Szechuan Gourmet, Cho Dang Gol, Stone Home, Assi Market [...]
YOTTEKO-YA****
March 27, 2008
There’s something that always makes food taste better, like my mom cooking her special dish for me when I haven’t been home in a long while, a celebratory meal with an old friend, eating anything outside on a nice day, or finding some special food when far from home. This may explain why I like [...]
