Food Sparks

Last week I received a phone call from the produce lady of Bi-Rite Market.   She said that Early Girl tomatoes would be in the store for ...

We all felt sorry for Akujiki when we saw his reaction to the unexpectedly cold tofu and veggies on his entree.  I love tofu, but cold?   H...

The other day, we had a leisure lunch with some very good friends.   One item stood out from the menu and winked at me was a “peach...

The colourful tomato salad with fresh basil in Akujiki's post whetted my appetite for more.  I had a BBQ last night and created my own s...

I like fried chicken, a lot.  Most people would say that it is unhealthy.  I don’t think that is necessarily the case.  If the ingredients...

Soy and all things made with it are major ingredients in a vegetarian diet.  I'm no vegetarian, butI find myself addicted to the soy...

Our friends invited us to a dinner party in Osaka.  We arrived at a humble Korean restaurant on a side street in Kita-ku, not far from an ...

Japan boasts the highest number of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the world.  Its 2012 Tokyo Guide lists 292 one-, two- and three-starred ...

The ban of production and sales of foie gras in the State of California, U.S.A., will come into effect on the First of July, 2012.  It is ...

Drinking in Japan has changed a lot in the past two decades.  While shochu (a clear spirit distilled usually from sweet potatoes but also ...