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A timeless story told with a Japanese tongue and German wit

August 24, 2014 by antdina

Now when they found a little brook leaping brightly over the stones, the brother was going to drink out of it, but the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a tiger; who drinks of me will be a tiger.” Then the sister cried, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wild beast, and tear me to pieces.” The brother did not drink, although he was so thirsty, but […]

Categories: Food Finds • Tags: Barlata, beets, Fairytale, meat and potatoes, Nobuo, Phoenix, sushi, tuna tataki

Journeys are defined by the side trips

May 11, 2014 by antdina

Most Americans capture their personal universe on smartphones. Parents who bear witness to their prodigies taking one for the team or putting one in the goal. Fluffy or spot with an adorable head tilt. Dashing sunsets. Or even a snap of where they parked the car. Just in case clarity escapes by the time they return. The need to remember and the need to share. Foodies, a nation without borders, layer in one more photo category. Like some kind of passport stamp, […]

Categories: Food Finds • Tags: Amarin Thai, chicken wings, Mai's, Mark Twain, salt toast shrimp, sushi, Thai Basil, Thai food, Tokyo, Vietnamese food

What literary and visual masters already know

April 20, 2014 by antdina

It is a shade of blue that rarely appears in nature. Perhaps on a sunny day in the Mediterranean, the sea will offer up this crisscross of blue and green. A faint touch of milk to smooth out the acidity of refracted light. It might also appear in the nest of a mother robin. An eggshell painted for Easter’s new day. Or perhaps the shade of a semi-precious gemstone from the Navajo desert. Turquoise set into necklaces and bracelets line the stalls […]

Categories: Design • Tags: chef, color, contrast, Cotogna, drama, foil, Goodalls, Green Mesquite, sushi, Tiffany, Tiffany blue box, Tokyo

Don’t blend in…blend out

January 19, 2014 by antdina

Ask an evolutionary biologist about stripes and they will wax poetic about tigers, zebras and angelfish. In their view, these animals gained vertical striations for camouflage. To disappear into the environment. When we admire their physical beauty, it’s usually separate from where they prowl or hide. From a designers perspective, these natural patterns deliver appeal to clothes, drapes and rugs. Our brains delight in change. A departure from the homogeneous. Smart chefs have picked up on this trick. Sauces loaded […]

Categories: Design • Tags: El Chile, food, Izumi, Mexican, relleno, sauce, stripes, sushi, Umami Mia

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A timeless story told with a Japanese tongue and German wit

Journeys are defined by the side trips

What literary and visual masters already know

Don’t blend in…blend out