to new foods and my parents made sure that we tried everything. I had my first potato pancake in Tokyo at a German restaurant now gone but was called Kettles, their apple strudel was pretty fine too. Of course we ate Japanese...

...tying up a couple of ends: 1) “Perilla” is the name of the resto. The namesake is a fragrant herbal leaf, a member of the mint family, used frequently in Asian cooking. Also called “shiso” by the...

Yesterday we went to the Hollywood Farmer’s Market, specifically for strawberries. We bought: 3 baskets of Gaviota strawberries from Harry’s Berries - $11 1 Fuerte avocado and 1 Pinkerton avocado - $3.00 3 Japanese...

like home anytime, anywhere. -Halo-halo ice cream: never got tired of it -Cheese steam cake: this is Japanese I think. Oh boy, are they gooddd. That’s enough for now.

it or not). There might be more flexibility at the bar with Keizo-san, and of course you need to reciprocate with the thank you’s, this is delicious, and even better if you learn the Japanese phrases for it (and the names...

Eggplant makes my gums kind of sting, it’s weird. I can almost count on this if the dish is eggplant parm. If it’s a Chinese/Japanese dish the chances are less likely. Is this due to the types of eggplant used, or the...

Japanese Curry Mandarin Fried Chicken Wings Beer Battered Shrimp Homemade Pot stickers Soon Doo Boo Spicy Bulgogi BiBim Naeng Myun

I think you nailed it right there, Ruth. Dropping $20-30+/entree for French, Italian, Japanese, or Cal Cuisine? No problem. But charge those prices at a Mexican (or SE Asian, or BBQ) restaurant and everyone complains that it is...

Takahashi’s "Joy of Japanese Cooking" JG Vongerichten’s "Simple Cuisine" Julia Child “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” - I don’t use it much but this is was what got me really interested in...

.), then another staffer can write it. Or the critic can in another article. Recently, the Boston Herald critic, Matt Schaeffer, reviewed a pretty amazing Japanese restaurant, all focused on the dining experience and, especially,...

nobody’s business... I tend to eat alot of bread with my Italian food – like eating rice with alot of Chinese and Japanese dishes that are purposefully salted heavily – to help mute down the salt issue, as the...

That’s a very good point pikawicca, we all mostly grow up learning to finish what’s on our plate... but rather late in life I learned this isn’t the golden rule (over-indulging is gauche). I’ve recently...

I know there’s not that much to add to these wonderful suggestions, but I can think of one or two... Chaya Japanese vegan on Shattuck at Virginia – I was really really impressed with everything we tasted there, and...

Hey New England hounds. Snooping on the board for my upcoming RI trip I couldn’t help but weigh in on the chow mein sandwich. Yes, they’re alive and well... for the Japanese...in New York. I’ve seen them at JAS...

I can’t believe there’s a Japanese word for “crab baloney”.