Subject: Sylvan Mishima Brackett

• 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 technique and Slow Food sourcing. Make that Sylvan Mishima Brackett. The 33-year-old wants you to know he has a Japanese mom, grew up in a Japanese-style house, and spent two years cooking in Japan. Bracket

  May 21, 2009

• Bento Maker's Traditional Japanese Menu Offered at Saturday's Mission Street Food

  Want a schooling in traditional Japanese cooking with a Slow Food approach? Oakland bento-maker Peko-Peko is slated to rock Mission Street Food on Saturday, June 20, with a pristine menu set to include braised pork belly with sake, kombu-cured halibut, and the last of the season's fresh bamboo shoots from Livermore. According to Peko-Peko owner Sylvan Mishima Brackett, none of the eight dishes will cost more than $12, and a portion of the take will benefit Mercy Corps. Learn more in the next day

  June 18, 2009