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Japan

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Authentic Japanese Not-Very-Sweet Cakes Available in SF

    Jaz Banga​When I lived in Tokyo, and later New York where I actually ate even more Japanese food, I always felt Japan fell down on dessert. It didn't seem to be part of the food culture. When dessert was presented at all, it wasn't sweet enough for my tooth. A reader's letter espousing the virtue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Roving Pizzas Go Slice-to-Slice at Coffee Bar

    John BirdsallMargherita from Casey's Pizza.​Nomadic Pizza Throwdown, a Benefit for Japan Relief Where:Coffee Bar, 1890 Bryant (at Mariposa), 551-8100 When: Fri., May 13, 6-9:30 p.m. Cost: $12 admission; includes four pizza-tasting tokens, one drink token, and one voting token. For the hung ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Chefs Unite Dinner at Prospect Raises $42,000 for Japan Relief

    Prospect/FacebookThe six-course fundraiser brought in $42,000 for efforts to rebuild Japan's hard-hit Sendai region.​Sunday's Chefs United benefit dinner at Prospect raised $42,000 for Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief, Prospect chef Ravi Kapur tells SFoodie. Some 120 guests paid $300 eac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Japan Radiation Makes its Way into Milk

    It does a body good ... or does it?​Before you pour that next bowl of cereal, read this: Scientists in Berkeley told reporters that indeed the radioactive plum from the disastrous nuclear leak in Japan has made its way into an American staple -- milk.The good news is that scientists said the low l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Online Bake Sale for Japan's Goody Auction Ends Today!

    The Tomato TartYours for the bidding: caramel pecan kisses from Hungry Rabbit blogger Ken Leung.​You've got till the end of the day to bid on items in the Online Bake Sale for Japan, Tomato Tart blogger Sabrina Modelle's virtual fundraiser for Second Harvest Japan. This way to the goodies, don ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    This Week: JapaCurry Donating 10 Percent to Japan Quake Relief

    Ten percent of JapaCurry's proceeds this week are slated for the Japanese Red Cross.​Ebisu and Hotei aren't the only S.F. eateries ponying up 10 percent of the week's proceeds for Japanese quake relief. JapaCurry owner Jay Hamada is donating 10 percent of sales this week to the Japanese Red Cr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2011

    Rage Politely Against the Machine

    Ten percent of JapaCurry's proceeds this week are slated for the Japanese Red Cross.​Ebisu and Hotei aren't the only S.F. eateries ponying up 10 percent of the week's proceeds for Japanese quake relief. JapaCurry owner Jay Hamada is donating 10 percent of sales this week to the Japanese Red Cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    X Japan's Yoshiki on Touring the U.S., the Loss of Hide, and the Future of the Band

    Kirsty EvansYoshiki behind the piano.​ Shortly after X Japan's historic show at the Fox Theater last Tuesday, we got the chance to sit down with drummer, pianist, and band leader Yoshiki as he relaxed in his dressing room. A genuinely charming man, Yoshiki was friendly and remarkably frank about h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    A Convenient Truth: Eating Out More Can Save the Planet

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotpolka//FlickrStaving off environmental catastrophe can be deliciuos, too.​Our favorite morsel from the Web. At SFGate today, Berkeley writer Tracey Taylor passes along a bit of sustainability advice from Edo-period Japan: Eat out more often. Sure: Anyone who f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Arigato! Jamiroquai Wants to Sell You A Virtually Insane Cup of Noodles

    ​If you don't know the Jamiroquai song "Virtual Insanity" -- and its iconic, dancing-on-a-moving-floor-in-a-big-hat video -- you didn't watch enough MTV in the '90s.But even though we saw that floor retract across our screen a zillion times, and tried to sing along when the song came on the radio, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2010

    Family Plots

    ​If you don't know the Jamiroquai song "Virtual Insanity" -- and its iconic, dancing-on-a-moving-floor-in-a-big-hat video -- you didn't watch enough MTV in the '90s.But even though we saw that floor retract across our screen a zillion times, and tried to sing along when the song came on the radio, ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 24, 2010

    Berkeley Rep's Strange Devices: Boredom ... boredom ... boredom ... PAIN

    ​If you don't know the Jamiroquai song "Virtual Insanity" -- and its iconic, dancing-on-a-moving-floor-in-a-big-hat video -- you didn't watch enough MTV in the '90s.But even though we saw that floor retract across our screen a zillion times, and tried to sing along when the song came on the radio, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    The Last Slurp of 2009: Your SFoodie Lunch Planner

    burntfat/FlickrHere's to a long life -- in this case, mixed up with shrimp and egg.​Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009 In Japan, oomisoka -- New Year's Eve -- is a chance to slurp the buckwheat noodles called soba. The long noodles symbolize long life. They're called toshikoshi soba, literally "passing t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2009

    The Stuff of Miracles

    burntfat/FlickrHere's to a long life -- in this case, mixed up with shrimp and egg.​Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009 In Japan, oomisoka -- New Year's Eve -- is a chance to slurp the buckwheat noodles called soba. The long noodles symbolize long life. They're called toshikoshi soba, literally "passing t ... More >>

  • Film

    May 27, 2009

    It's hard to stay mad at surprise Oscar winner Departures

    burntfat/FlickrHere's to a long life -- in this case, mixed up with shrimp and egg.​Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009 In Japan, oomisoka -- New Year's Eve -- is a chance to slurp the buckwheat noodles called soba. The long noodles symbolize long life. They're called toshikoshi soba, literally "passing t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Former Alice Waters Assistant Turning His Hand to Bento Boxes with a Drop-Dead Sensibility

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Tokyo!

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2009

    Waxing Brazilian

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 12, 2008

    Kings of Hip-Hop

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 12, 2008

    Fumihiko Maki: Architecture at the Global Crossroads

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2008

    Blood Money

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    Fugitive Contortionist Back in the News

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2008

    Fixie-Fashionistas Find Olympic Outlaw Cred

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Prog Rockers Get to BARF at the Independent, June 27-28

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2008

    Drumming It Up

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2008

    Japan: Things Just Got More Awesome.

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2007

    J-Pop Center to Open in Japantown -- Massive "Kawaii" Outbreak Feared

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2007

    SF Toilet Startup: Like A Sonicare Toothbrush For Your Ass

    Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>

  • Music

    September 6, 2006

    Bountiful Braintrust

    Japanese New Music Festival members play musical chairs

  • Calendar

    June 1, 2005

    Flyaway Anime

    Cool animated feature films from Miyazaki Hayao's Studio Ghibli

  • Film

    September 4, 2002

    Zoom Lens

    Cool animated feature films from Miyazaki Hayao's Studio Ghibli

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Unusual Textiles

    Satin Moon Fabrics

  • Dining

    August 1, 2001

    Discovering Japan

    Takara

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best No-Frills Restaurant

    Yokoso Nippon

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best High Tea

    Ritz-Carlton

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Way to Pretend You're in a Foreign Disco While Staying at Home

    Medium Rare Records

  • News

    April 18, 2001

    Tales of the North Pacific

    What a 62-year-old man can teach shellshocked dot-commers as he sails from Osaka to San Francisco. Alone. Again.

  • Film

    March 21, 2001

    The Riddle of Japan

    A new film by documentarian Trinh Minh-ha is timeless and apolitical -- much to our disappointment

  • Music

    March 21, 2001

    House Of Tudor

    Devil-Ettes fund-raiser; Love Psychedelico; "Sound Effects: The Magic of Foley"

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Place to Day-dream About Faraway Places With Strange-Sounding Names

    The Middle of the Golden Gate Bridge

  • Calendar

    April 5, 2000

    Back to the Streets

    The Middle of the Golden Gate Bridge

  • Music

    March 22, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    "Wild Wild Winter," "Japan Nite," "Dead Celebrity Bowling"

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2000

    Rousing Thunder

    Kodo

  • Dining

    November 17, 1999

    Battle Sushi

    Kodo

  • Dining

    November 3, 1999

    Hospitality's Sweet

    Kodo

  • Calendar

    October 6, 1999

    The Criminal Element

    "Criminal"

  • Calendar

    September 29, 1999

    Breaking the Law

    Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film

  • Film

    September 29, 1999

    Zoom Lens

    Past Master

  • Calendar

    April 14, 1999

    Blowing in the Winds

    Past Master

  • Culture

    April 24, 1996

    Aisle Seat

    Past Master

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