I spent the weekend in Kyoto. As an office worker who can only travel on weekends, there was no way to time it for peak bloom, but the day was clear and warm and I could really soak up the full feeling of spri…
I’ve mentioned this before, but these days I hardly eat out and mostly cook for myself at home. When you spend a dozen-plus hours a day doing desk work – and even your downtime is spent watching mo…
It was a weekend when I could finally relax for once, the weather was nice and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, so I went out… well, not really… The cheap iPhone charger I’d bought in …
A friend came to visit, so I booked a table at an izakaya that’s fairly well known around here. It may be just a neighbourhood izakaya, but it serves regional dishes made with ingredients shipped straigh…
I was at Mi Piace just the other day. I had a great time then too (maybe just me?), and somehow the idea came up of getting together to drink a wine called Miani. Miani is the Italian cult wine that The Drops …
After Hadongkwan, the second stop on my hangover-cure course was Samho Jjangttungi, near the Eulji Hospital intersection in Nonhyeon-dong. It’s in the middle of Seoul, but in a way it’s a bit out o…
After overdoing it the night before, the morning calls for haejangguk, Korean hangover soup. Korea’s hangover soups are as varied and tasty as its drinking culture is intense. This day I came all the way…
Somehow I’d ended up with a few bottles sleeping at home, so I threw a small wine gathering with some members of my club. My cellar is tiny, so wines that are ready to drink need to be drunk quickly befo…
The weather has been a bit odd lately, but by the laws of the seasons spring should be here any day now. Since I post things in order, this one was originally scheduled to go up about a week from now, but I…
When you travel with friends you end up worrying about them and can’t take photos properly. Traveling alone is easier, but I’m starting to get a bit tired of it. This year I really need to find mys…
I’d had way too much to drink the night before, so there was no way I was skipping ramen. Off I went to the ramen spot at Tokyo Station I’d been to last time. I meant to go to Rokurinsha, legendary…
For White Day, I went with some of my fellow single friends to Chemins, a small French restaurant in Akasaka. Everyone had been telling me for ages how good it was, especially how amazing the food is with wine…