It seems our time in Japan was too short. Memories exist where dreams once formed. It is now up to us to harness these memories and draw on their influence on us as we continue to grow and develop. I am looking forward to seeing how these recent experiences will affect our cooking and approach to ingredients. I was quite surprised by my affinity for the simple. The ingredients we saw were incredible. They were pristine and unadulterated. The purity and pleasure we experienced in walking through the markets in Osaka and Tokyo is captured in our pictures. We did not end up buying much because we did not have a kitchen to work from, so instead we mentally cataloged, sorted, compiled, and cooked. I came to Japan with high expectations. I believed it would provide a stimulus to my mind and change the way I looked at food. I was looking for an epiphany point. What I did not expect and now realize is that the stimulus is already inside us.
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