Mina's Dish: Slurping Up Talin’s Ramen Noodle Bar Fresh Noodles Hit The Spot At Talin’s Bar Talin’s humble beginnings in a narrow shop on Central and Wyoming bear little resemblance to the ethnic supermarket that now anchors the complex [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jan 27, 2011 Read More Talin Market World Food Fare (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: The Alibi Visits Thomas Keller’s French Laundry! Extreme Dining In California's Napa Valley One of the finest events I’ll ever experience began with the following words:“Thank you for making your reservation at The French Laundry. Your [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jan 20, 2011 Read More The French Laundry (Deborah Jones)
Mina's Dish: Eating Up Pbs’ New Slate Of Cooking Shows Pbs Travels Far And Wide For Food A couple of years ago, I hooked myself up to the world of TiVo. I had a singular goal in mind—to record PBS’ [...] Mina Yamashita \ Jan 06, 2011 Read More Christopher Kimball in “America’s Test Kitchen” (Courtesy of KNME/KNMD)
Mina's Dish: A Neighborhood Defines American Cooking A Neighborhood Defines American Cooking “As American as apple pie” is a phrase I’ve heard forever. Yet every immigrant culture that makes up our melting pot contributes to [...] Mina Yamashita \ Dec 30, 2010 Read More Sushi rolls and slabs of marinated, roasted pork (Sergio Salvador salvadorphoto.com)
Mina's Dish: Jennifer James On The Joy Of Cooking It’s Been An Eventful Year For Albuquerque’s Top Chef, But She Hasn’t Forgotten The Basics It’s no small feat to make the James Beard Foundation semifinalist list for best chef in the Southwest, but there she is—Albuquerque’s Jennifer [...] Mina Yamashita \ Dec 23, 2010 Read More Holiday decor in the dining room (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Oddball Landmarks Lead To Good Eats Oddball Landmarks Lead To Good Eats Maybe it was a premonition of things to come that big, weird landmarks were a happy part of my childhood. At 25-feet high, [...] Mina Yamashita \ Dec 16, 2010 Read More “Cruising San Mateo” by Barbara Grygutis (1991) (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Two Tasty Sides Of Holiday Giving Be Sweet To Your Friends We’re in the holiday homestretch—marking time with lunches, dinners, incoming guests, shopping and all the rest that fills December. It’s when you learn [...] Mina Yamashita \ Dec 02, 2010 Read More Roadrunner supplies the barrels and picks up the donations. What could be easier? (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Three Must-Have Books For A Cook’s Library Mina's Dish: Three Must-Have Books For A Cook’s Library I’ve been reading a lot of food books by and about chefs lately, and in doing so, found a few titles that have [...] Mina Yamashita \ Nov 25, 2010 Read More
Mina's Dish: Holiday Shopping At National Restaurant Supply Holiday Shopping At National Restaurant Supply If you’re shopping for a serious foodie, you’ve got to start thinking like a chef. Which means you’ll need to head straight over [...] Mina Yamashita \ Nov 18, 2010 Read More Lookin’ sharp, Wüsthof. (Mina Yamashita)
Mina's Dish: Restaurateur Steve Paternoster Is A Humanitarian With A Lot On His Plate Restaurateur Is A Humanitarian With A Lot On His Plate It’s no secret that restaurants are strong supporters of the communities in which they serve. They are, after all, the face of the [...] Mina Yamashita \ Nov 11, 2010 Read More Steve Paternoster (Mina Yamashita)