I told myself i'd write more in this blog, kind of like a journal. write whatever i want to talk about. so if you're reading, i hope this doesn't bore you to death.
the times of now is really crazy, and its been hard for me to think about the food business as it seems like usa is just fallin g apart.
i always thought that food was something that could break boundaries and connect cultures together. we don' t need to speak the same language or know each other's cultural history...through food we can just eat and enjoy. it goes right to the heart figuratively, and goes into the stomach, literally.
with so much hate towards asian people...the hate...its been directed at us since this covid started. kung flu, chy-na virus. yet...everyone eats chinese take out...makes yo u think.
insecurities. we have them all. yet, how to correct them? what has caused this explosion of untapped hate towards us? it's been around certainly. racism has existed in america for a long long time. how do we correct this?
my love for food and cooking was always just another reason to serve and bring happiness to someone. but now, i feel afraid to cook in this public life. my staff--as well. theyre a bit scared too. i have to make sure its a safe environment if we re open in 2021. i can only hope and pray that wherever we c0ok, its a safe and secure environment as things honestly, do not feel safe at all.
there is not enough takoyaki in the states. i can count on one hand the stores in usa which i think are existing and still operating. i want to instruct how to cook, how to create and how to preserve this konamon culture. i want to get back to japan and study. become better, chip away until perfection gets closer. I want things to become better and "normal" again. I guess wants and reality is a bit different now.
i only hope that if and when that day comes, i can cook without fear for my life, or my staff's.
the times of now is really crazy, and its been hard for me to think about the food business as it seems like usa is just fallin g apart.
i always thought that food was something that could break boundaries and connect cultures together. we don' t need to speak the same language or know each other's cultural history...through food we can just eat and enjoy. it goes right to the heart figuratively, and goes into the stomach, literally.
with so much hate towards asian people...the hate...its been directed at us since this covid started. kung flu, chy-na virus. yet...everyone eats chinese take out...makes yo u think.
insecurities. we have them all. yet, how to correct them? what has caused this explosion of untapped hate towards us? it's been around certainly. racism has existed in america for a long long time. how do we correct this?
my love for food and cooking was always just another reason to serve and bring happiness to someone. but now, i feel afraid to cook in this public life. my staff--as well. theyre a bit scared too. i have to make sure its a safe environment if we re open in 2021. i can only hope and pray that wherever we c0ok, its a safe and secure environment as things honestly, do not feel safe at all.
there is not enough takoyaki in the states. i can count on one hand the stores in usa which i think are existing and still operating. i want to instruct how to cook, how to create and how to preserve this konamon culture. i want to get back to japan and study. become better, chip away until perfection gets closer. I want things to become better and "normal" again. I guess wants and reality is a bit different now.
i only hope that if and when that day comes, i can cook without fear for my life, or my staff's.
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