Grill Sakura, Asakusa
We had a big French lunch, so we decided to keep dinner light and headed to Grill Sakura, a western-style diner in Asakusa. It is a neighbourhood place and the prices are a notch above average, yet the seats f…
We had a big French lunch, so we decided to keep dinner light and headed to Grill Sakura, a western-style diner in Asakusa. It is a neighbourhood place and the prices are a notch above average, yet the seats f…
Grill Demiglace is a restaurant in Palpan-dong. Palpan-dong is the little neighborhood you reach when you head a bit further in from Samcheong-dong. There’s always a police officer posted at the mouth of…
I was going back and forth on where to stay in Karuizawa, and by the time I’d made up my mind, all the decent hotels were already booked. That’s peak season for you. So my fallback was a pension, w…
On Sunday night I dropped by 2chef to order a plate of pasta and have a drink. 2chef is a comfortable place, but it’s no longer close to home, so getting there is a bit awkward. Then again, the good rest…
After cleansing our palates with naengmyeon, we headed here for dessert. I don’t think much explanation is needed. Soufflé It’s tasty, but I wonder why the soufflé comes out all on its own. Usua…
Right after getting back from my trip to Japan, I went straight to 2chef. This time I kept it light, pairing a few suitable snacks with whisky. Chuck flap The chuck flap at 2chef was especially good that da…
Around the end of January I had a lot of leftover wine, so I held a get-together to work through it. The truth is I buy wine on a regular basis (or, to be precise, I get pressured into buying wine), but I rare…
On the day I flew back from Tokyo, I liked Dominique Saibron’s bread so much that I bought a few pieces in the morning, brought them home, and called a late-night meetup. The breads I bought that mornin…
Right after I got back to Korea, there was a small welcome-home meetup at 2chef. It’s such a popular place these days that getting a reservation wasn’t easy. The sommelier knife case I’d com…
Lunch had filled me up, but calling it a day right there felt like a bit of a waste. So I decided to squeeze in one more stop and headed over toward Kitano. The front of the Kobe Kitano Hotel It was on the w…
Ogikubo has much the same feel as its neighbors on the Chuo Line, like Asagaya and Koenji. There’s a shopping street with some history and a fair number of decent places to eat, but since it’s a qu…
I was debating whether to take a trip somewhere far away for the weekend, but in the end I just dropped by a wagyu steak place near my home. Traveling means getting up early, and that’s not easy on a wee…