I used my lunch break to visit a well-known Inaniwa udon place in Shinbashi. I had been blown away the first time I tried Inaniwa udon, and I had heard this place was very good too. Because of that, I was told…
Signifiant Signifié is probably the most famous bakery in Tokyo right now. The location is a bit awkward: you get off at Sangenjaya, two stops from Shibuya, and then walk about one more station’s worth t…
I’d heard a rumour that the new international terminal opened around the end of last year, but only now did I finally get to see it. If the old international terminal was on the level of a corner shop, i…
After digging deep into desserts for a good while, I’ve lately started getting into bread too. It’s probably mostly because great bakeries have been popping up all over Tokyo like mushrooms after t…
Kagurazaka is one of Tokyo’s big streets for good restaurants. It’s central, but it’s not much of a shopping area and it’s not all that convenient to get to, so unless I have some speci…
This post is already a month late. My friends threw a welcome-home meetup for me at Hyangmi in Myeongdong to celebrate my return to Korea. I’ve been coming to this neighborhood a lot since my university …
After dinner, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, we headed for a dessert shop. It’s called Histoire d’Ange, and apparently there are several branches; I went to the one behind the C…
Amandier in Anguk-dong might just be the hottest dessert café in Seoul right now. I’d heard so much about it that, as someone who loves desserts, I simply couldn’t stay away. Amandier’s front…
Back in Korea, and it’s freezing. I met up with a friend who loves good food over the weekend, and after going back and forth about where to go, we went to Donsadon in Hapjeong-dong, a Jeju black pork sp…