Showing posts with label New Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Year. Show all posts

Friday, January 13, 2012

Osechi Ryori - A Japanese New Year Tradition



Last night Nancy and I attended a fundraising dinner in Japantown in San Francisco sponsored by the San Francisco Japantown Foundation. The dinner featured osechi-ryori,
a special set of Japanese dishes generally consumed only as part of the celebration of the new year. Nancy and I had enjoyed those dishes when we lived in Japan, but had not had them for some time.

The event was held on the top floor of the New People building and we had a full house.




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Monday, January 2, 2012

New Year’s Resolution


Happy New Year. Wow, has really been four months since my last post? I'm afraid I've been distracted with matters related to our Sausalito/ Viña del Mar sister city initiative, including a two-week trip to Chile in November, but hopefully I'll have more time this year to spend here. I will shortly add a couple of posts about my trip, including highlights of of the Chilean cuisine I encountered.  In the meantime, here's a shot of the sunrise taken from the Sausalito shore on New Year's Day.

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