Among the things I’ve learned this week:
* Wasabi is traditionally grated using a sharkskin grater, called oroshigane (Courtesy: Sushi Nakazawa)
* Olde Salt Oysters are darn tasty. (Courtesy: Cafe Boulud)
* Leather water buckets and the New York City Fire Museum. (Courtesy: NYT)
Among the things I’ve learned this week:
* Some empirical data about newspaper paywalls (Courtesy: Jeff Jarvis)
* Making gravlax is easy (Courtesy: Mark Bitterman)
* Thomas Edison talking dolls (Courtesy: Ron Cowen, NYT)
Among the things I learned this week:
* A pasty is a tasty treat. (Courtesy: PMS)
* One-fifth of NYC’s visitors are international visitors, and this group is the source for half of visitors’ retail spending. (Courtesy: NYT)
* An intensive course in pop music, including Cody Simpson, Austin Mahone, Ms. Peachez and more. (Courtesy: EC)
* Crepes are harder to make than I expected. (Courtesy: Personal experience)