Chelsea Market Sunday Supper 2011

We attended our second Sunday Supper at the Chelsea Market just this past weekend and again enjoyed the food and the people . We love to support James Beard Foundation and The Robert Fulton House Culinary Scholarship organizations. You can see more info here at http://chelseamarket.com/happenings/sundaysupper/

Custom knives by MKS

Check out these beautiful knives ny MKS. I would love to have a few stock in the store ;)

You can see more at http://www.mksdesign.com/custom.html

Marrakesh Moving Party

New West KnifeWorks: The Carving knife is great for butchering!

Photo of NewWest Knife and Bison Meat

More people are butchering at home now and I found this article by one of our vendors. New West KnifeWorks: The Carving knife is great for butchering! Of course you better have a sharp knife so get that stone out of the drawer ;) .

Japanese Knives by Kikuichi 20% off all weekend

We have some overstock  Japanese knives from Kikuichi at 20% off this weekend at the chelsea store.
If you didn't get yours then this is a great opportunity to experience forged japanese steel in the kitchen at unbeatable prices.

BoweryKitchen and NewlyWish on Isaac Mizrahi WEB-i-sodes

Yes we have a Gift Registry ! You can see some items on the video with isaac
You will enjoy the videos and see some neat items as well as meet Amanda from NewlyWish.

There will be a new clip each day this week (this is part 2 of 5) of the segments that we filmed so be sure to check them all out.  Feel free to share this press with your own networks as well.  We've already blasted this out to our Facebook & Twitter followers and are planning an email blast on the segments tomorrow.  Additionally, the segment will be featured in a very popular wedding blog tomorrow (http://mercinewyork.blogspot.com/).

Happy Holidays to all and a Healthy New Year !

Wow its been a long time since i blogged something

Well i have been very busy these last few weeks so i have alot to blog about!
I should have kept up with all this mobile technology i carry around with me, but alas its still takes energy
Lets start with my knife tour to Japan sponsored by Kikuichi  Company .

Over 700 years of solid and reputable history of cutlery making distinguish Kikuichi from all other cutlery companies in the world. Although Kikuichi has been producing superior cutlery for more than a hundred fifty years, the origins of the company spans back some seven hundred years ago. For the most of the company’s history, Kikuichi manufactured fine Samurai swords that bore the emperor’s Chrysanthemum symbol as a mark of their excellence. Today, Kikuichi’s ancestor’s swords are considered national treasures in Japan. 

The Master of the Forge 

I have to give it to Kikuichi for promoting a fascinating tour! 

They went all out to provide us with

so many interesting aspects of the japanese knife market and culture.

The knife making alone was worth the trip 6760 miles. 

As you can see in the photos it was a hands on experience. Every vendor built a japanese style knife from scratch,a piece of iron!

We started at the forge to melt and pound out a japanese piece of iron.

My pounded piece of Japanese steel.

It took us 2 days to create a knife.

The pounding machine

Hiro Hirano showing edge grind 

Toasted with clay

Sharp as a razor! This guy is the top grinder in Japan

me grinding away! too much as it turned out.

The final assembly

The final product before engraving.

Quality Control at the Kikuichi Store in Nara Japan

You can see more pictures and movies 

on our web album Japan Knife Tour 2010

Peace be with you.
You can see more pictures and movies 

on our web album Japan Knife Tour 2010