Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Sleep? Who needs that? Five days. four nights. 22 hours on a plane. 95 hours in South Korea. When you put it that way, it sounds even crazier than when I described it to my friends and family. First and foremost, I have to thank Visit Seoul for giving me the opportunity to visit South Korea....
Once bitten, twice shy. At least I didn’t burn down the house~ This blog is rightfully named Bay Area Menu Files, so there should be more menus and restaurants on here than cooking, but the acronym is also BAMF, and well… I feel as though it wouldn’t be right of me to run this blog if I don’t have some cooking skills up...
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Out of my budget Italian dining with family By now, you probably notice a pattern in the type of restaurants I visit. For the most part, I don’t have a huge budget when it comes to dining out. Don’t get me wrong, I love to eat, but my wallet speaks larger volume than the capacity...
Ramen. Let me count the ways of how much I love thee… Shall I compare thee to my poor college counterpart? No… You are in your own category. Ramen, to the Japanese are an essential part of Japanese cuisine. It’s hearty, hot, bold and full of complex umami-ness, but for us Americans, up until just the past decade, I would say we...
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Swish Swish, Shabu Shabu A little history lesson: Shabu Shabu or the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese’s Hot Pot can be traced back to the early 20th century where the name was originated with the opening of the restaurant “Suehiro” in Osaka (or so Wikipedia and the restaurant claims. But seeing as I cannot read...
