Yuki Murata
Yuki Murata stumbled into food writing via the highways and byways of architecture, industrial design and the tabletop division at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Being half-Japanese, exposed to a nation obsessed with nuance, and just purely loving food, cooking, culture and travel led her into a career designing handpainted bone china (get a glimpse by visiting, www.moderngoods.com). When not sprinting after her 3 year old son, bantering with her husband about construction, hiking, or designing something, she's most likely plotting her next batch of homemade icecream—recent winners, dulce de leche with toasted pecans and good ole' fashioned strawberry.
Stories by Yuki Murata
Local Seafood
In 1918, Mose Iacino launched a family fish business in Colorado by bringing fresh seafood into Denver on railcars. The supply came from Seattle, Wash. and, in order to keep the catch fresh, new ice was added every time the train stopped on its multi-day journey.
Smoke It
Reconciling a 21st century schedule with a mesquite-mellowed meal requires a little compromise, so we arranged a consultation with Cheryl and Bill Jamison, local outdoor cooking experts and authors of such books as Smoke & Spice, Sublime Smoke and Born to Grill.
Falling Star
The Flying Star Café is open and busy, but still waiting for a satisfying take off.
Cook Swap
Detailing the bright idea to swap for seven days with my significant other the tasks of menu planning, grocery shopping and meal preparation.
Food Fight
An international corporate dispute over brand names has come home to roost with a local retailer.
Not Just Teatime Anymore
Established in August of 2003, The Teahouse recently acquired a beer and wine license and now operates later into the evening. The food menu also has changed and includes more substantial offerings, a range of nibbling treats and additional sweet temptations.
Recession Concessions
315's prix fixe tryst is three courses of edible economic stimulus that mediates the irreconcilable disparity between increasingly limited funds and ever-escalating gastronomic cravings.
Really Fabulous Food Nation
Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” It is a fitting mantra for Real Food Nation co-conspirators Andrew MacLauchlan, Kim Müller, and Blyth Timken. Their new restaurant and adjacent preparation facility are located at the intersection of Old Las Vegas Highway and Highway 285, but the societal crossroads the business inhabits is more consequential than its physical location.
Eat Your Spinach
Sometimes, when I offer my son steamy edamame or a delicate bud of asparagus, even the Jaws of Life can’t pry his lips apart to accept these vegetal wonders.
