blog/Top10 Japanese Food Anime Made Me Crave
posted Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
by mirella | Comments (11)

I’ve been watching anime since I was 6 years old, more or less, and one of the things I learned about Japan (or thought I learned, anyway) was that their food looked pretty awesome and tasty. These are the foods that stood out to me.

film reviews/Three Stars (2010)
posted Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
by Echydo | Comments (1)

Three Stars is Lutz Hachmeister’s attempt to lift the veil surrounding the world of those who managed to climb to the pedestal of that sacred publication, holiest of all grails for most aspiring and confirmed chefs: the Michelin Guide.

tv features/My Favorite Food TV~
posted Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
by amy | Comments (5)

Whether a show hunting down food anywhere in the world, one where they teach you how to make stuff, a reality show following the happenings behind the scenes of a food-related company, a food contest or an educational one, chances are, you’ve watched Food TV one way or the other. So this is my list of Food TV and its people.

tv features/Top 10 Favorite Friends “Food” Moments
posted Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
by Rodrigo | Comments (9)

A Top 10 Ranking of food-related moments on Friends.

film reviews/Tampopo
posted Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
by amy | Comments (2)

Widow Tampopo sets out to find the perfect recipe to make ramen alongside truck driver Goro.

film reviews/Udon (Japanese Film)
posted Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
by Ghost Writer | Comments (1)

There’s nothing more pleasing than filling yourself up with a warm and savory bowl of noodles… udon noodles.

film reviews/Nonchan Noriben
posted Monday, September 3rd, 2012
by amy | Comments (2)

Nonchan Noriben is a movie about a woman’s struggle to get on her feet after she decides to get a divorce, just as much as it is a movie about food-making.

film features/Food and Death in Film
posted Monday, September 3rd, 2012
by Camiele | Comments (10)

A look at the grotesque, grisly, and most times gross relationship between food and death in film.

book reviews/Shinya Shokudo (Manga)
posted Monday, September 3rd, 2012
by Ghost Writer | Comments (2)

What do you get when you put a bunch of colorful strangers meeting after midnight at a rather simple restaurant where the chef presents you with a basic menu, but offers to prepare anything you ask for as long as it is as simple as his establishment?

features/Top10 Charaben I Would’ve Loved as a Kid
posted Monday, September 3rd, 2012
by Ghost Writer | Comments (1)

A ‘charaben’ is a portmanteau of the Japanese KYARABEN (キャラ弁) for ‘character bento’ ~ and these are ten charaben that I would’ve loved to have had as a kid.