Tahara-san...

Tahara-san, the master knife-sharpener from Sakai City, was in New York for the Restaurant Show and today he was holding a knife-sharpening demonstration at Korin.

After exchanging emails and keeping in touch for almost a year now, I wasn't going to miss this for anything.

This man is an honest Japanese hero.

Can't wait to see him again in a few days.

Menkuitei...

Day 1281:

Today I felt like eating ramen.

And Menkui-Tei was the closest bowl I could find to satisfy my shoyu craving.

It was satisfactory.

Korin!!

Definitely the highlight of my day.

Everything deserves a voice.

And everyone deserves to be heard...