Anna Mindess
Sign language interpreter by day, food writer by night; endlessly fascinated by the interplay of what we eat and who we are.
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East Bay Ethnic Eats
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- Dinner with The Spice Whisperer
- Sushi California: 27 years as Berkeley’s Beloved Japanese restaurant with an Okinawan Twist
- A Dozen Deaf Foodies Savor Gourmet Ghetto Tasting Tour in ASL
- FuseBOX Electrifies West Oakland with Chef Chang’s Korean Small Plates
- How to Buy a Live Fish in Oakland Chinatown for Chinese New Year
- Café Raj Creates Community and Great Food
- Mazatlán’s Endless Seafood Fiesta
- Watermelon and Pomegranate to celebrate Persian Longest Night of the Year
- Ancient Ethiopian Cuisine Honored with a Limited Run At Guest Chef
- Noriko Nurtures Berkeley Diners with Homey Japanese Dishes
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Category Archives: Japanese food
Sushi California: 27 years as Berkeley’s Beloved Japanese restaurant with an Okinawan Twist
Slippery black seaweed salad with crunchy okra: a specialty of Okinawan cuisine found at my neighborhood Sushi California in Berkeley. I interview Chef Arakaki to find out the story behind this beloved community spot for 27 years. Continue reading
Posted in Japanese food
Tagged Hideo Date, japanese dishes, Okinawan cuisine, Ryoji Arakaki, seaweed salad, Sushi California
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Immerse Yourself in a World of Asian Flavors at Richmond’s Pacific East Mall
Take your palate on a trip of exotic Asian flavors at nearby Pacific East Mall in Richmond. Dine in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese or Thai restaurants. And sample sweets from around the globe. Adventurous cooks and homesick transplants will find almost any Asian ingredient at 99 Ranch. Continue reading
Fascinating Food Adventures in Kyoto
On a visit to lovely Kyoto, I choose a hands-on approach to sample its delicacies. With the help of Kyoto Free Guides’ interpreters, I take classes in pickle, soba and sweet making and finally a five course cooking class in a home kitchen. Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Japanese food
Tagged cooking classes, Japanese pickles, Kyoto, Kyoto Free Guides, pickle making, pickling vegetables, soba noodles, wagashi
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Discover Japantown’s Delectable Secrets on Tasting Tour
A tasting tour of SF Japantown with Edible Excursions offers a dozen sweet and savory samples — and not the usual sushi and tempura. Learn about and nibble mochi, okonomiyaki pancake, taiyaki fish shaped pastries, seaweed salads, onigiri rice balls and sweet potato lattes. Continue reading
Posted in Japanese food
Tagged Benkyodo, Café Hana, Edible Excursions, Japantown, May's Coffee Shop, Mifune, mochi, nabeyaki, New People, Okonomiyaki, Onigilly, taiyaki, Yakiniq Café
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