THE Birth Certificate

Posted on May 13, 2011 in Hiroko's Blog

Everyone is aware of the controversy and the resolution of the President Obama birth certificate affair. Perhaps this has made everyone more aware of the status and uses of their own birth certificates. In Japan, where I am now, there is yet another important (?) side of the birth certificate issue. Here I’m talking about birth certificates for beef cattle!  Take a look at the photo accompanying this entry. That very official-looking document is the birth certificate that...

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George Faison at DeBragga

Posted on Mar 27, 2009 in Hiroko's Blog

Generous George Faison, chief operating officer and partner of DeBragga & Spitler, has agreed to supply at his cost the lamb and baby back ribs for the Jewelbako and Hiroko Shimbo James Beard House corraboration SUISHI! Dinner on …. on May 11th. This Sushi! Dinner includes some delicious cooked dishes one of which will use DeBragga lamb and baby back rib. George also offered me a tour of his operation here in the Meat Packing District of Manhattan.  As you may...

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