(Pasadena, CA), Wednesday, August 26th, 2015: As one kitchen door closes, another kitchen door opens. At least that is the case for culinary titan and Executive Chef Shigefumi Tachibe, who recently departed from the CHAYA Restaurant Group to focus on his restaurant, Osawa in Pasadena. The two and a half year old Shabu Shabu and…
If you only know hot Sake, like it or not, there’s so much more out there in the Japanese world of rice wines. You are cheating your palate if you stopped at the one being offered at your corner sushi bar. I learned this years ago and have since made it a point to peruse…
I do like cold Sake, especially this time of year. However, I rarely get a sake menu offered here in a Santa Clarita restaurant other than at a sushi bar. Often, unless I’m in an over-chilled restaurant, I turn to Rose, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Champagne; or white Rhone varietals such as Viognier, Roussanne…
Is your life getting too hectic and stressful? Do you need to take a break and get away from all your responsibilities and just have some fun? Here is a recipe for a remedy that you will want to try! Take some delicious food prepared by great chefs, a glass of fine wine or ice…
Medea and I made our way up Tbilisi’s Abashidze Street . As usual when I am with Medea, we are running late. Tonight we are dining with two longtime clients from Tokyo, Fumio and Kenji. At length, we arrived at our destination. To my surprise, our guests had not yet arrived. The Sakura Restaurant is…