KIOSK HELLO

Hi America 4 is the next collection at Kiosk, launching October 20th. Hammock chairs, maple seltzer and syrup, compost bins, pewter spoons, tie dye, sheep skins, sleds, art, Bread and Puppet and lip balm, etc. Largely sourced in Vermont. See you soon – A.

Here in Montreal, we have a new bilingual publication that is printed on the paper place mats found in diners across the city. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this scene, diner culture in Quebec is still alive and kicking with one of the most popular late night snacks being poutine: an oily mess of […]

Its that time of year again.. when the buds on my shiso plants are ready to be clipped!  When they are not too soft and not too hard, just around when the little white flowers show up, I think it came early this year actually.. Today I am pickling them. Here’s how: Wash the clipped […]

I have a good news! My iPhone app “ Yuki eats NY” just launched! It is about eat-out guide in NYC based on my first book: “International Food Guide to NY” which I published in Japan 2006. People kept asking me to make an English version –so I’m very pleased to have this opportunity to […]

KIOSK Window: Protesting the Execution of Troy Davis This video was taken from the window of the KIOSK shop in the SoHo neighborhood in New York City. On the street people are marching in protest to the execution of Troy Davis by the state of Georgia the previous night. Very questionable aspects of Davis’s case […]

While Cambodia does not reach nearly as low temperatures as those Scandinavian countries, there is still a need for fire wood…even if you live in the middle of a lake.  Flipping through photos from my trip to Cambodia in 2010, I came across this unusual structure.  A wood pile in the middle of Tonle Sap […]

Can you imagine living in a 10’x10′ house?  Well Peter King, one of Vermonts leading tiny house experts can.  Over the course of two days Peter taught Alisa, Marco & I what it takes to build one of these tiny dwellings.  Here are a few photos of the house we constructed on Peter’s farm. — […]

Honey mushrooms are out in full force this week!  This past weekend we found several clusters of them in the forest, which I pickled and put in olive oil.. then today while driving I spotted a huge bunch off the road! SCREECH! Maybe stir fried with veggies?  Honey mushrooms grow in clusters, have a white […]

Hello, New York City will be having it’s first Honey Festival tomorrow – Saturday 17th September at Rockaway Beach Club at the Boardwalk. They’ll be honey-related talks, workshops, film screenings, presentations (one by Michael), a photobooth and much more. NYC Honey Fest 2011 Shore Front Pkwy & Beach 96th St Queens NY 11693 Saturday 17th […]

Today and tomorrow you can watch a range of people discussing climate change streamed from around the world. To many, the facts presented are all too obvious and understood, but if you need a refresher on the thoughts and science behind the outrages that our earth has poured upon us lately, the streams gives plenty […]