Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma

The omnivore’s dilemma is that…for those who can eat just about anything, the problem lies in selecting what to eat, especially since some of it can sicken or even kill you.

- Paul Rozin in The Selection of Foods by Rats, Humans, and Other Animals.

Random thoughts: Osen

The impression left on young Ezaki Yoshio by an elegant Okami awakens in him a yearning to be part of “real cuisine”. As a young man, Ezaki comes to a restaurant called Isshou-an to work under that okami, only to find that she has retired and left Isho-an in the hands of her daughter, Handa Sen. But Ezaki’s first impression of Osen, as she is known, leaves a lot to be desired. How does a young woman who has beer breath in the morning, drinks beer whilst having a bath, and otherwise gives the impression of an air-head, run a restaurant so steeped in culture?