Sushi no Midori, Akasaka
The living in Japan equivalent of making lemonade out of lemons is to treat yourself to sushi. No matter how bad a day or a week you’ve had, plonk a bowl of chirashi or a nigiri selection in front of… Continue Reading
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Nagoya, Japan
The road to the end of 2019, to the start of 2020 and to Aichi Prefecture began with our first stop in the city of Nagoya. Nagoya is famous for not having very many things to do at all, or so… Continue Reading
The Lord of Ramen (Vive Cooking School with Harunobu Inukai)
The first time I sashayed (read: hurtled) through the doors of VIVE Cooking School, I was late and on assignment for The AU Review. Their launch event was a cooking class with housewife heartthrob Manu Fieldel and Julien Vasseur, VIVE’s… Continue Reading
Overtime at Oratnek
The folks at Oratnek have invited my friend Erina to check out Overtime at Oratnek, their latest foray into dining after dark. Myself, Jeff and James do what we do best and ride on the coattails of Erina’s instafame and… Continue Reading
メリクリ in Japan
My trip to Tokyo and Osaka was almost two months ago but I’m plodding along at a Sam pace with my Japan travel posts. This one is for Christmas! Santa gave us all a surprise gift in the morning in the… Continue Reading
Sushi Sho Saito
I don’t usually do restaurant reviews for travel anymore but I made an exception for this. I’ve been eating Japanese food for most of my life. I still remember my humble beginnings as a child being offered a sampling of… Continue Reading
Sushi Tengoku
I’ve pushed back writing about Sushi Tengoku for so long that this post is a compilation of something like four visits. So this means even more photos that I’m confident will leave you salivating all over your keyboard. Sushi Tengoku… Continue Reading