Roots

I was up very early this morning getting ready to go out with Brian to Manhattan for the Japan fes. Konamon Contest, A contest focused on "flour" dishes; Okonomiyaki, Takoyaki, Dango, Yakisoba etc. We had some delicious and some not so delicious street food. We started at one end which was food vendors not participating in the contest. Yakitori, that was not the best, the Ika was not cooked well and the Pork Belly was just standard, nothing exciting.  From there we wandered into the Contest area, purchased our tickets which came with Calpico! (which Brian is enjoying below)   After getting tickets, we made our way through the contestants, there were nine participating vendors total and we bought five tickets and stopped at 4 places (I had to have dango twice)  Dango from "Odango" second time around, two sweet and one savory, made it as our number 2 winner. Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki from Kazu-Chan NYC, Super delicious and very good portion

I finally sit down to write this first post, as the late afternoon sunlight streams in through my living room window and I am listening to the noises of Coney Island Avenue filter in through the partially open window. Hoban Washburn (known as Wash) the cat is sitting under one of the folding chairs sniffing things on the floor.  I am Korrina, I live in Ditmas park Brooklyn with my boyfriend Brian and our cat Wash. I am a line cook and work in Manhattan. Brian is also a cook/chef and currently works in Manhattan as well. Wash is a ginger tabby cat with white mittens, boots, tuxedo and tummy, we adopted him from the ASPCA in January and he is about a year old. I myself am 23 and making is very dear to me. I am a knitter and have been knitting since I was eight years old. I also crochet, spin, and sew to a certain extent.  I would like more time to explore the rest more. I have not had a sewing machine in forever and always find I have little patience when it comes to figuring out t