Category Archives: Food

Perfume promoting the benefits of spraying water on concrete

Uchimizu for the Akiba crowd

23 Aug Filed under Events, Food, Japan. No comments.

The practice of uchimizu is, these days, not quite as aesthetically important as Wikipedia makes it out to be, but is still a surprisingly prominent part of Japanese culture. Originally done with wooden buckets and ladles  to keep down the dust on ancient Yamato streets, … Read More →

Women hunt for Valentine's Day gifts on February 14 at a department store in Ginza.

Searching for sweet nothings

15 Feb Filed under Food, Japan, photography. 1 Comment.

Valentine’s Day has long been an oft-reported institution in Japan. For February 14, a girl can now choose to give giri-choco (obligatory chocolates, usually inexpensive and given to male coworkers), honmei-choco (sweetheart chocolates, often homemade and given to the man she likes), tomo-choco (chocolates for … Read More →

Excited to dig in, sorry it took so long to shoot!

Learning through experience: hamburger photo shoot

30 Jan Filed under Food, photography, Work. 2 Comments.

Was recruited to do a photo shoot for a Metropolis dining story about a gourmet burger shop in Sangenjaya called Harakara. I’ve lucked out on photo shoots in the past in that I’ve either just happened to get the flash correct, there has been good … Read More →

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Getting domestic: Ume wine

10 Jun Filed under Food. No comments.

It’s officially the beginning of rainy season, the time of the year when it seems like nothing dries and you live in constant fear of umbrella thieves. Not a whole lot of rain thus yet, but it’s coming, oh yes. I can feel it in … Read More →

Pumpkin pie (In a Japanese kitchen)

3 Dec Filed under Cooking, Food. 1 Comment.

A recipe for the oven-impaired.