Comme’N, a bakery in Jiyugaoka, Winter 2021
Right next to Jiyugaoka there’s a place called Kuhonbutsu, and surprisingly it’s absolutely packed with bakeries and dessert shops. I’d guess it might be the neighborhood with the highest den…
Right next to Jiyugaoka there’s a place called Kuhonbutsu, and surprisingly it’s absolutely packed with bakeries and dessert shops. I’d guess it might be the neighborhood with the highest den…
In case you are wondering what senbero is, it comes from sen-en = a thousand yen and bero = bero-bero, blind drunk: a shop where a thousand yen is enough to get you there. It means a cluster of down-to-earth i…
Ramen Fujimaru.. the flagship of Jiro-style ramen.. although lately I keep hearing the portions have gotten a bit smaller.. The entrance Nothing has changed.. The notice Well.. what it comes down to is that …
Every now and then I get a craving for the gâteau basque from Maison d’Ahni. And since they open early in the morning, it’s an easy stop on the way to work. A bag like this Wrapped like this This…
It is still the covid era after all, so I order in on Uber Eats. Karaage Honestly, there are not that many karaage places this good in Tokyo.. but having it delivered by Uber does take a bit of the crispiness…
Biei-cho x Andover Nori-shio Punch New potatoes come out in winter, so the potato chips get released one after another. This one was decent enough too, I guess. Kata-age Potato Crimson Usushio, made with the …
Noix de beurre is a dessert shop that always has a long line, so when one opened in Mitsukoshi I went to have a look. The packaging looks like this Financier The Korean ones are better. Seriously, why do peo…
Tofu and soy meat Japanese-style salad bowl Well, this one’s for the diet.. Clam chowder A menu item you have to have once winter comes around. Tenkaippin cup ramen The broth is surprisingly rich. It …
Yebisu Hop Terroir Bought it because it was a limited edition, but it was just so-so.. The Premium Malt’s Fine Aroma Hop I think it was tasty. Old Speyside, Benrinnes Distillery 21 Year Old I think I …
Just a few short notes.. I doubt anyone else blogs this lazily.. Emperor Xiaolongbao Mimatsu Foods seems to make good quality stuff.. Hanabatake Ranch Camembert Bite-sized Camembert.. nothing particularly sp…
Nothing all that remarkable this time, so I’ll keep it short.. Yamawasabi Shio Yakisoba.. It’s billed as a wasabi-flavored yakisoba, so I bought it out of curiosity.. You can certainly taste the w…
Even if I go to Japan for a month.. two weeks of it are spent in quarantine, so there’s simply no room for traveling around or going out to eat. A bit of a shame, but that’s life.. Odaiba scenery …