Forty-five has quickly become the talk of the town with a few fine restaurants opening in quick succession in this complex spanning multiple...

Right after we finished our dinner at Kisho we made a booking to eat at Ushidoki right next door under the same restaurant group a few weeks...

We discovered this new food delivery service through our friends E and J who posted very nice pictures of their products the other day. Thes...

The other day a few of us dropped by at our friend A’s restaurant Nikushou for dinner and drinks. I felt like I am here more often than I ...

As we traveled through the mountainous area of Gifu Prefecture, one thing we couldn’t miss was the sight of restaurants serving the famous...

When our friend A said we must come to his restaurant to have the Japanese snow crab before the season is over, we listened and went one e...

The entrance of the new Shabu Shabu Shiki restaurant did somewhat resembles those that one may find inside commercial buildings in Ginza T...

Just to prove a point that omnivore diet is still pretty much in style and being the front and center of our current food trend, the all-y...

We bemoaned the closure of Ebi no Hige last year, the restaurant specializes in ingredients and cooking from Niigata Prefecture with casu...

On my last day in Kyoto, I spent time at Nishiki Market in the morning for some grocery shopping and to replenish my kitchen cabinet. The ...

I made a return visit to Nikushou recently not long after my first just before Christmas . And this time another group of friends joined, ...

It’s my fault that I had to rush across the harbor to make my 6:30pm reservation at Sukiyaki Mori, but I was glad I made it right on time ...

Maybe it’s what I heard from others who have been, or I am just curious about this interesting combination of the chef and the concept and...

After an afternoon at Ghibli Museum and wandering on the streets of Kichijoji for a mini zakka crawl, I decided to stick around the neighb...

Shiga Prefecture is famous for its Omi beef (近江牛). This premium breed, named after the ancient name of Shiga, is known as the top 3 wagyu ...

My previous experience with the legendary Asakusa Imahan restaurant has been limited to the gyu-don bento box sold at consignment stalls...

With time to spare on our last day of the journey before catching the return flight home from Fukuoka early evening, we made a slight deto...