Jiro loves the sun. He’s learned to drag his bed to the spot wherever the sun is coming into the house at the time. And when it moves to the other end of the house later in the day, he just moves over to where it is and flops down on the floor.
Today at Breakfast Club
The ‘elevated’ egg sandwich, with sides of potatoes and millionaire’s maple-candied bacon.
Guiding Light
The FINAL final touch to my spring time house number pillar project: a solar-powered LED spot light to help direct visitors at night.
Spa Day
Sometimes, my feet get a treat.
Marble Rock
The final touch to my spring time house number pillar project: a bed of white marble rock to dress it all up.
Yakiniku at Home
A little bit of Korean-style BBQ on my Japanese-style tabletop charcoal grill ("shichirin").
A Lazy Kind of Sunday
Sunflower Clock
The George Nelson Sundlower Clock arrived today. Straight up on the fireplace wall it went.
Memorial Day BBQ
Beef short ribs and pork baby backs low and slow in the Big Green Egg today.
Roasted Bone Marrow
Whole Foods doesn’t always have these but they had them today and I couldn’t help myself. Seasoned simply with sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, and EVOO. In the oven at 450 degrees and out in 15 minutes. Perfect with some capers and a splash of fresh squeezed lemon juice on toast.
Yakitori at Home
Trying out the new Japanese-style charcoal grill box with some homemade yakitori.
Crazy Dog
New toy, destroyed toy.
No-Nonsense Lunch
Quick lunch bowl at Bibibop.
Season’s Planters
The annual spring ritual of re-planting the planters happened this weekend. Completely different selections from last year’s.
New Dining Chairs
My new Eames Molded Plastic Dowel Leg side chairs arrived today. They match the live edge walnut top dining table much better, I think.
Sunset Drama
New Specs
Japan Sundry
Various snapshots from this past week's Japan business trip.
Crème Brûlée Quiche
How do you kick up crème brûlée, my favorite dessert, an even higher notch? Serve it in a flaky, crispy pastry a la the Portuguese ‘pasteis de nata’ and call it crème brûlée quiche. So good!
Sunset from the Shinkansen
Beautiful sunset during golden hour on the bullet train ride from Tokyo to Utsunomiya.