In wake of the tragedies affecting Japan right now, I am having a difficult time thinking about writing about food or thinking about anything else other than how to help Japan and increase people’s awareness.

Sabrina Modelle of Tomato Tart is organizing a virtual bakesale, Samin Nosrat of Cia0 Samin is organizing bakesales across the Bay Area, and various restaurants in San Francisco are also donating sales. Marcia Gagliardi of Tablehopper has compiled a good list of food-related ways you can help out.

Other ways to help:
Doctors Without Borders
Red Cross Japan
UNICEF