1 pint Strauss family creamery organic half & half
1 pint Strauss family creamery organic whipping cream
1 T mirin
5 tsp matcha
2/3 C sugar
2/3 C water
Combine sugar and water and heat over medium heat, bringing to a very light simmer. Allow to gain a very small amount of color, turn off heat, immediately add mirin & stir. [...]

Not too long ago I was visiting Peter at Red Blossom Tea Company–I was going on a little about the ice cream maker I had just purchased and not really had a chance to use yet. P’s sister, Alice, jumped in talking about some ice cream she had made with their Golden Monkey tea. Now, [...]

Miso marinated fish
For the slaw:
1/2 fuji or other firm apple
mixed or “rainbow” microgreens, washed & dried
2 large red radishes
gomashi or sesame seeds & coarse salt
brown rice vinegar
toasted sesame oil
Julienne the apple and radishes. Whisk the gomashi, vinegar, and oil together to make a light dressing. Mix everything together just before serving.

It’s nice to be able to get fish this quality already prepped for sashimi. On Saturdays, this has become a staple meal post-grocery trip. Some days, we find some great toro.

Let’s talk about comfort food. I took on my first porkroast after a pretty intense craving for some pulled pork mustered up a few days ago after having an extremely delicious pulled pork slider at the Alembic in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood near my house. Maybe it was the magic of the cocktails along with it [...]

Burdock root, Japanese leek, thinly cut pork, tofu, mitsuba & mixed miso with kelp dashi