Hommage, a French Restaurant in Asakusa, Part 2
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…
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…
This is Tsurutontan, the udon shop in Shinjuku that I’ve posted about before. The food is good, it’s open late into the night, and being in Shinjuku it’s easy to get to. Naturally, the more c…
I had a lunch date with a friend, so I headed out to Shirokane-Takanawa. After mulling over where to eat, we went to Salvatore Cuomo, an easy, no-fuss choice. I hear they’re opening a branch in Seoul too…
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I took my camera along, only to find out the memory card wasn’t in it. Some days are just like that… sob… Feeling that hollow emptiness of losing a whole day’s worth of photos, I’…
I heard there was a Vermeer exhibition in Ueno, so I went. I’d been laid up with a high fever for a few days and was in terrible shape, the sky was overcast like it might rain any minute, and on top of t…
Meiji Jingu in Harajuku is a famous tourist spot – and it’s not even far from the station – but I only got around to visiting today. It takes less than an hour to walk around, and I’ve …
I meant to update at least once a week, but it just isn’t working out that way. That’s the downside of freelancing: when work gets busy or doesn’t go as planned, you can’t take a break….
If you ask which restaurant is the most famous in Karuizawa, it would probably be the French place Auberge de Primavera. Not only did it appear in The Drops of God, it makes it into most of the gourmet guidebo…
I went to Karuizawa to catch autumn a little early. I had a feeling this autumn would slip by before I had a chance to enjoy it. It took exactly an hour from home. I had no idea the Shinkansen was this fast. T…
It’s Chuseok and a long weekend, so everyone’s in a holiday mood, but I was so busy with work that I couldn’t go anywhere and spent the whole day staring at a monitor. I enjoy the work, but l…