So I'm in Japan. 
I know.  JAPAN!!
I guess I never thought I would actually get here… it's funny how we carry around whole worlds in our heads–our future, goals, prejudices, fantasies–and then we get confronted by reality.  And reality is always SOOO different from these cities in our minds.  Different color.  Different feeling.  Different everything. 
First, let [...]

 
I just don’t understand Strawberry People .  I just don’t.  I don’t GET wanting to eat a berry that makes me feel like I’m French kissing a cat .  Call me crazy.
This time of year is so hard.  My beloved raspberries  come out to play and I am once again reminded of just how deeply [...]

 
When I was a kid, being curious  was the gold standard in my father’s house.  "He’s a nice guy, but he’s just not… curious" my Dad would say, about my, or a sister’s, prospective boyfriend.   That was the kiss of death.  He could be ugly, unemployed, a fascist… but lacking curiosity??? A dealbreaker.  
I [...]

 
I love that macrobiotics has a long, rich history, full of great characters.  Much, much more than a diet, macrobiotics has a whole community of people who have devoted their lives’ work to spreading the word of healthy, whole foods and the personal transformations contained therein.  Nice use of "therein" eh?
Aveline Kushi was a pioneer [...]

Are you ready for the Kushi Institute Summer Conference? 
Every year, around this time, a bunch of macro freeeeeeeeks get together to talk shop.  15 years ago it was in Vermont , at Green Mountain College in a little town called Poultney.  There was a big ole tire swing that dunked hot macros in a cool [...]

 
I had some friends over for dinner last night and served two of my favorite dishes–Mock Tuna and Quinoa Salad with Hazelnuts. They’re both from The Hip Chick’s Guide (although one I stole–with permission–from Christina!) so if you’ve made them ten thousands times, forgive me.  If you have not, now’s the time to throw a [...]

 I used to live at the Kushi Institute , surrounded by people learning macro, talking macro, eating macro and dreaming macro 24/7.  There was never any denial among us that food was powerful, even magical .  That was the glue that brought us together.  In fact, we were so steeped in the food thing that [...]

 
I did it. 
Am I still here?
Okay, okay, it’s not THAT radical a move.  It’s not like I’m Sean Penn  and moved to Haiti. 
I just got off Twitter .  I didn’t do it because the whole concept of Twitter annoys me (although it does).  I didn’t do it because I was never really tweeting, having never [...]

 I’ve fantasized  for the last few years about starting "Caffeine Anonymous".  I dreamt about it as I stood in line for my doppio espresso  with Rice Dream .
Thank God, someone else actually did it. It’s here and its tagline is "We Believe You. You are not Alone", which is great for any caffeine addict to [...]

 
I have been wrestling with caffeine addiction for at least fifteen  years.  I remember, when I was working on a computer at many moons ago, thinking to myself while I slurped a cup o’ Joe cut with  amazake  "Mmm… this stuff is good" … and…
"this stuff is EVIL". 
I really don’t understand how it is that [...]