French with Chopsticks: Seiyo Shuka Regal
I suppose it’s the influence of sushi culture, but in Japan there’s such a thing as French food you eat with chopsticks, sitting at a counter and chatting about life with the chef. The most famous …
I suppose it’s the influence of sushi culture, but in Japan there’s such a thing as French food you eat with chopsticks, sitting at a counter and chatting about life with the chef. The most famous …
Behind Kobe there’s a mountain called Mt. Rokko, and word is that the view, with all of Kobe spread out below, is fantastic. The night view in particular is supposed to be stunning, and I’d been to…
I’ve been insanely busy lately. I was always busy, but recently it feels like the busyness has multiplied several times over. After living like this for a few months, it struck me that all I have left in…
Even I, who eat nothing but Korean food whenever I’m back in Korea, go looking for French or Italian when I feel like wine now and then. Collecting wine is my hobby, and if I don’t drink some from …
When you think of good food in Kobe, the first thing that comes to mind is the cluster of French restaurants in Kitano. These places, with that cute, polished Kobe sensibility showing in both the food and the …
The Hanzomon/Kojimachi/Akasaka area looks quiet on the surface, so there isn’t much for tourists to see, but it’s actually the de facto center of Japanese politics, home to the Imperial Palace, the…
Shibuya has so many people passing through that it’s hard to find long-established restaurants, but there are well-reviewed places tucked away that fly under the radar. VIRON is a chain started by a famo…
After spending an hour wandering around the Ijinkan district, I headed back to the Kitano Hotel in time for my reservation. A wedding was in full swing. Watching the young bride and groom and their guests all …
After lunch at Hanilgwan, I went to Guillaume, a French bakery that’s apparently the hot new thing in this neighborhood. The place is famous for bread said to be almost exactly what you’d get in Fr…
At last, the mains arrive. Roast pork shoulder It’s pork, but it isn’t cooked well-done ^_^ The portion is generous and the flavor is bold. On top of that, every single piece of the garnish tastes…
Neighborhoods like Asakusa, with centuries of history behind them, are full of hidden gems that the guidebooks barely know about. Most of them are old-school, untrendy Japanese places serving soba, sushi or yo…
It’s been raining nonstop for a while and work has been hectic (I think I pulled all-nighters about a week straight..), so I couldn’t get out at all. Whenever I took a short break from the mountain…