http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:16:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in/comment-page-1#comment-70450 SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Fount of Wisdom? Not. Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:09:20 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in#comment-70450 [...] recently. Maybe not, maybe they’ve just been lurking for months on end. You may remember my recent comments about a series of e-mails I received from an irate, and arguably loopy reader. The couple of [...] [...] recently. Maybe not, maybe they’ve just been lurking for months on end. You may remember my recent comments about a series of e-mails I received from an irate, and arguably loopy reader. The couple of [...]

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in/comment-page-1#comment-68598 dan Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:34:02 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in#comment-68598 Ahh, you missed one point - he's not Japanese, nor is he a chef or even a cook - he just likes to eat out! He's a 60-year old white, Jewish guy from somewhere in the U.S. who moved to Japan a few years ago to study various Japanese traditions and eat his way around the country. Ahh, you missed one point – he’s not Japanese, nor is he a chef or even a cook – he just likes to eat out! He’s a 60-year old white, Jewish guy from somewhere in the U.S. who moved to Japan a few years ago to study various Japanese traditions and eat his way around the country.

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in/comment-page-1#comment-68587 Stovetop Traveler Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:43:06 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in#comment-68587 I think maybe he, despite being Japanese, was trained as a French chef. Only those classically trained are so strident about knowing absolute truths when it comes to food - "I'm right, you're wrong"! I think maybe he, despite being Japanese, was trained as a French chef. Only those classically trained are so strident about knowing absolute truths when it comes to food – “I’m right, you’re wrong”!

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in/comment-page-1#comment-68544 ksternberg Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:34:27 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in#comment-68544 Yes. I'm sure he would have much to tell the Japanese chefs in the local restaurants about how they're doing it all wrong. Yes. I’m sure he would have much to tell the Japanese chefs in the local restaurants about how they’re doing it all wrong.

]]> http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in/comment-page-1#comment-68507 Frank Almeida Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:00:25 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071018/boxed-in#comment-68507 It would be fun to see that character loose on the local Japanese restaurant scene. Can you just imagine the scenes? It would be fun to see that character loose on the local Japanese restaurant scene. Can you just imagine the scenes?

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