Ikaruga, a Ramen Shop Under Tokyo Station
There were a few well-known ramen shops in Tokyo I still hadn’t made it to, and this time one of them opened a branch on Tokyo Ramen Street under Tokyo Station, so I went. Ikaruga is famous for its women…
There were a few well-known ramen shops in Tokyo I still hadn’t made it to, and this time one of them opened a branch on Tokyo Ramen Street under Tokyo Station, so I went. Ikaruga is famous for its women…
This was a short weekend trip, so I couldn’t get around much. Here’s a record of the quick little rounds I made. Gramercy Newyork in the basement of Takashimaya, Shinjuku I heard they sell a che…
Somehow two months have already passed since my trip to Tokyo. I go there often, but Tokyo always has something new. This time too I mostly went around places I hadn’t been to yet. Edogawa Park ItR…
Ilsan is quite a trek from Gangnam, but every now and then I end up having to go there. Since it’s so far out and it was my first time, I searched the Blue Ribbon app for something to eat, and one naengm…
I was lucky enough to get into a Glenfiddich dinner hosted by the owner of Mi Piace, an Italian restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, who has long been into single malts. I’ve been hooked on single malts lately …
Epicure, the gourmet club I’m part of, put together a big spring meetup. As always, it was a gathering of top-notch barbecue ingredients and wonderful fellow food lovers. The spring and autumn barbecues,…
I come here so often now that I can’t even be bothered to explain it. It’s near the far end of the alley off Hongdae’s Parking Lot Street. A big Echire cookie I brought along that day Hone…
A friend threw a housewarming and invited me and a few others. With the property market in chaos these days, he’s living in a really nice place ^_^ Wine is his hobby, so a few bottles got opened. Perf…
I’ve made myself a list of Korean restaurants I want to clear, and I’m crossing them off one by one. I haven’t been living in Seoul that long yet, so there are quite a lot of places I want to…
I got to the airport with plenty of time to spare, so I decided to make dinner a bowl of ramen. Ideally I’d have eaten in central Tokyo, but I just couldn’t be bothered with anything. Besides, a sh…
I’d always dropped by Gucci Café just to buy chocolates, but this time it was hot and I had some time to kill, so I stayed for dessert. There are still a few places in Ginza I want to try, including the …
I finally made it, with some effort, to Kurogi, a Japanese restaurant rumoured to be really hard to book. Japan has quite a lot of places where getting a reservation is tough. You have to research ahead and ge…