Shrink in the Kitchen

Over lunch at the hotel–cold so mein noodles from the next town over, freshly grated wasabi, freshly pickled ginger, and cucumber sushi rolls–the controversial question was raised by our host, the very estimable Mr. Yuichiro Yamawaki, “What vegetables are ‘native’ …

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I was up this A.M. @ 5:10 due to jet lag.  Having slept on the flight over, the night at the hotel here passed quickly and fitfully.  Asleep @ 11, up @ 1, up @ 3, up @ 5.  Call …

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The ANA flight over was perfect: New service out of NYC and big beds.  A sandwich of beef and foie gras, sweet potato shochu, barley shochu, and long periods of sleep.

A flight to Osaka and a drive to Awaji …

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Before leaving home, I toss and turn and finally am up early as soon as the papers hit the front door.  The rhythm of daily life is interrupted abruptly.  The craving for departure makes sense and these cave-ins of consciousness …

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