September 2, 2016
In Minamisanriku, surveying the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
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Kudo-san with a picture of the tsunami's immediate aftermath. On my last day in Minamisanriku, a small group of us from World in ...
August 4, 2016
In Praise of a Classic Combo: Tempura and Soba
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Tempura Matsui's shrimp and shiso leaf tempura with zarusoba. While ramen continues to be all the rage in New York, soba--its less...
July 25, 2016
Growing Social Impact Ventures in Tohoku, Japan
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Our learning journey team, led by Mio Yamamoto, bottom left in yellow. Photo courtesy of Shinya Sotowa. I've just returned from ...
June 17, 2016
A Farmer and a Baker Talk Heritage Grains
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Mark Stambler's miche and sourdough. It's been a while since my last post, but I'm back at last, inspired to write by a cha...
December 17, 2015
Talking Japanese School Lunches on Heritage Radio Network
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At Heritage Radio Network's East Williamsburg, Brooklyn studios. Earlier this week, I had the fun experience of being a guest on ho...
December 11, 2015
Chef's Choice: Twenty-two Chefs Dish on Japanese Food Culture
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One of the most entertaining reads of this fall for me was Chef's Choice: 22 Culinary Masters Tell How Japanese Food Culture Influenced...
October 22, 2015
In Upstate New York, Talking Tanka Poetry
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Here's some of what I collected at Tanka Sunday in Albany over the weekend. Tanka, the ancient form of Japanese poetry, i...
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