IT STARTED WITH A MUSHROOM / Teriyaki chicken recipe

By Larry Levine – It started with a shitake mushroom grown in a “farm” given to me as a gift. Next thing I knew, I burned a sauce pan while making a homemade Teriyaki sauce, which spilled over on the stove top and caramelized. Then I had to run out to the market to... Read More

A BONA FIDE SUSHI PLETHORA DILEMMA

By Larry Levine – I can hear the sarcastic groans of sympathy even before I write these words. But I’m suffering with a sushi plethora dilemma. There are too many excellent sushi restaurants in my life. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know; there can’t be such a thing. So, how... Read More

A SUSHI LOVERS’ GUIDE TO SURVIVAL IN TOUGH TIMES

By Larry Levine -It’s been a tough 13 months or so for sushi lovers. First, the Fukushima nuclear power plant poured radioactive iodine and cesium into the ocean off the coast of Japan. Anything that lived or swam in those waters – things like Japanese uni, saba... Read More