For 500 days I've written 500 words of Morning Pages. While they're usually just brain dumps, I'll sometimes reflect on specific questions. As Tim Ferriss says, if you want better answers, ask better questions. -My Top 10 Reflection Questions (and where I got them)- [THREAD]

Fukkura Tamako, the rice fairy mascot of Tako town in Chiba, Japan, has been given a new, plumper costume.

talked sparkling sake with Alyssa Mikiko for the koji club zoom meeting with a few snacks •furikake+togarashi, bacon, kewpie mayo tater tots •a chili crisp riff on @TheKitchenista’s perfect buttermilk biscuits •charred scallion compound butter #humblebragdiet

a brunchy vibe to fuel a nap before 1PM •cherry shiso jam pop tarts w/ kiwi orange blossom water glaze, smoked brown sugar meringue crumble, clementine zest •a bright spritz made w/ yoigokochi yuzu sake from Alyssa Mikiko’s koji club & clementine juice #humblebragdiet

My latest sake blog post is live! Introducing the L.A. sake bar Ototo, its izaka sibling Tsubaki, & the woman who puts together their enticing sake lists, #CourtneyKaplan. nancymatsumoto.com/rice-water-ear…

Inbox: Absolute legend and my dear college friend Alyssa Mikiko will open Boston’s first brick and mortar sake bar this fall 2021 at Allston-Brighton’s new Charles River Speedway marketplace!

Use structure, not willpower, to minimize distractions. hbr.org/2021/06/time-m…

when Alyssa Mikiko gives you peach truck peaches, you make a passionfruit peach curd with lemongrass (I would double broiler but the heat is uneven enough on my electric range that it doesn’t scorch/curdle) #humblebragdiet

Let’s stop typecasting and take care of each other. Thoroughly enjoyed this article in SAVEUR on the gradually more progressive sommelier culture in nyc saveur.com/food/migos-who…

My favorite Bostonian is opening her very own sake bar and it’s perfect 🥰 Alyssa Mikiko #thekojiclub

I really love this recipe for its riffable design. Your end result will taste different depending on the liquid you use: dasima yuksu/kombu dashi, veg or chicken stock, water. This morning I made it w/ leftover pho broth (wonderful). My latest for NYT Food cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/102259…

I hopped in the cab of a truck and learned how many truckers pretty ingeniously cook for themselves in their tiny quarters as they work through the holidays. If your gifts arrived on time, you can probably thank a trucker! nytimes.com/2021/12/20/din…

All 5 crushable recs available soon on our menu at #TheKojiClub 😘✨

The perfect birthday present 🥰✨

I learned so much about sake while reporting this! Thank you for opening up, Alyssa Mikiko. Read my latest for WBUR on #theKojiClub Boston’s first sake bar. wbur.org/news/2022/02/2…

The Koji Club, named after one of four ingredients in sake, opened in Brighton's newly revamped Charles River Speedway in February. wbur.fm/3sYwIVY

The Koji Club is the loveliest

Best Beverage Director 2022 Boston Magazine 🍶✨

Proof that Alyssa Mikiko and I can have fun anywhere you put us… finishing the leftover sake from yesterdays consumer event last night at the indoor pool of the Renaissance Inn, Watertown MA

lovely gift from superwoman Tokyofoodcast which I promptly shared in my tiny hotel room with Alyssa Mikiko - Kintsuru is a small brewery in Sado using all estate grown organic rice. These sakes don’t even make it to mainland Japan so it was such a treat - & I ❤️‍🔥 honjozo!