Charcoal-grilled pork on skewers, udon noodles in curry-flavored soup, octopus dumplings, deep-fried beef cutlet — there’s a whole world of exciting food in Tokyo that food-loving visitors often miss out on. This book will introduce you to more than twenty of Japan’s favorite specialty foods that are less well known…
Charcoal-grilled pork on skewers, udon noodles in curry-flavored soup, octopus dumplings, deep-fried beef cutlet — there’s a whole world of exciting food in Tokyo that food-loving visitors often miss out on. This book will introduce you to more than twenty of Japan’s favorite specialty foods that are less well known…
Charcoal-grilled pork on skewers, udon noodles in curry-flavored soup, octopus dumplings, deep-fried beef cutlet — there’s a whole world of exciting food in Tokyo that food-loving visitors often miss out on. This book will introduce you to more than twenty of Japan’s favorite specialty foods that are less well known…
Although you may occasionally run across a California roll in a Tokyo sushi shop as a novelty item, other types of American-style inside-out rolls are pretty much unheard of. That’s why this small local sushi counter is such a great find – they offer American classics like Caterpillar Rolls and…
Meaty dishes like roast chicken, pork chops and sirloin steak are at the heart of the European-centered international menu here, supplemented by pub starters like shrimp ajillo and charcuterie platters. The other main draw is the tap list of five well-chosen Japanese craft beers from breweries like Ise Kadoya, Ushitora,…
Despite the name, we didn’t expect to see any actual dancing at Dancing Crab, but we were in for a surprise. The venue is a sprawling (136-seat) Singapore-based restaurant that serves Louisiana-style seafood. Their signature dish is a big bag of boiled prawns, crab parts and other seafood, which is…
I’m so behind on blogging now, but the good part of that is I don’t have to stress so much about having pictures. I just have to find time to process them and write a quick post! When I have nothing queued up, it’s so much stress. I made this…
Craft beers are accompanied by an extensive Japanese food menu at this 30-seat bar-restaurant next to Kamiyacho Station. The casual menu wouldn’t seem out of place in a typical Tokyo izakaya, with classic dishes like organ-meat stews, fried tofu, and spicy chijimi pancakes along with sashimi of the day and…
This Tokyo outpost of a popular New York restaurant serves “Brooklyn-style brunch” and some of the best, and spiciest, Bloody Marys in town. The daily brunch menu features dishes like buttermilk fried chicken, lox platters, Eggs Huntington, and scrambled eggs with mushrooms, spinach and goat cheese. It’s Brooklyn in style,…
I meant to post this last week, but I ended up with too many things going on. This was Mikia’s lunch on… Thursday, I think? I had bagged up the rice we didn’t eat from two nights before so that I could make fried rice. It was good to use…
Gah! Halloween is in just over a week, and I only just put my Halloween wreath up today! I’m awful. I’m also in a sandwich bento rut. My stubborn son refuses to eat anything but ham sandwiches. I’ve noticed lately he tends to do this—eats something constantly, every day, until…
While prefectural antenna shops are quite common in Tokyo, there are also smaller shops that specialize in local foods and crafts from individual cities. Kyushu’s Kurume City, in southern Fukuoka Prefecture, is home to numerous sake breweries, and this two-story shop carries sake from seventeen local breweries along with shochu,…
Wow, is it seriously Thursday already? On Monday night, my eczema itching was really bad, so I took some of my prescription anti-itching meds, and I took two (the bottle says I can take 1-2) because it was driving me crazy. Turns out, two is like cranking up the drowsy…
Charcoal-grilled pork on skewers, udon noodles in curry-flavored soup, octopus dumplings, deep-fried beef cutlet — there’s a whole world of exciting food in Tokyo that food-loving visitors often miss out on. This book will introduce you to more than twenty of Japan’s favorite specialty foods that are less well known…
Okay, so I officially survived fall break. Mr. D drove me slightly bonkers, but we got to spend a lot of time together, which was nice too. Mikia had a sleepover approximately 99% of the break, either here or at someone else’s house, and Buddy was quite content blobbing out…
Okay, so yesterday I mentioned that my bento things for Mr. D were supposed to be coming in, and they arrived right on time. I was all set to make him sandwiches, but then I remembered that I needed to ask him what he wanted. Good thing I did, because…
It’s fall break for my three kids, so that’s why I’ve stopped making lunches this week. To try to keep Mr. D occupied, I came up with a “cooking activity” for him to help me with yesterday, and it was an idea I’d been toying around with since Sunday: Frankenstein…
HAPPY OCTOBER! It’s officially my favorite month of the year, and it’s totally time to bust out all the Halloweeny bento stuff. No update on Mr. D’s lunch yesterday, as he forgot his bento box in his classroom. He claims he ate the muffin and a whole half sandwich, plus…
