I took the group to Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) restaurant for lunch after our memorable nigiri-zushi breakfast. We sat at the counter bar at the restaurant as we did at the sushi restaurant, and watched the chefs preparing our okonomiyaki on a large, heated steel griddle. Everyone in my group made sure that they would not miss any step of making of it. The piled up julienned cabbage’s freshness from the beginning of cooking impressed the group....
Read MoreVery fresh eggs from American Masala Farm
Suvir and Charlie keep over one hundred chickens at their place, American Masala Farm up in Hebron, NY. Brown ones, spotted ones, snow white ones, sleek black ones and one with an impressive hairdo. They are beautiful creature. Each variety lays eggs in different size, shape and color. It is said that the average chicken can lay 300 eggs a year. On my recent visit to the farm Suvir made me a breakfast with a sunny side up from an egg that had just been collected. Look...
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