Japanese Superfoods: Kombu
Seaweed is one of the outstanding foods that project the uniqueness of the traditional Japanese diet. Seaweed and sea vegetables have been a key ingredient...
By Luisa Heenan
February 17, 2015 |
Food & Drink, Health & Beauty
Authentic Afghan Cuisine at Pao Caravan Sarai, Higashi Nakano
I love traveling. And what’s more, I love eating. Even though I make it overseas once or twice a year, globetrotting on a stuff-my-face quest...
By Ai Faithy Perez
February 13, 2015 |
Food & Drink
Brooklyn’s Gorilla Coffee Hits Shibuya
Brooklyn-born coffee shop Gorilla Coffee has recently opened in Shibuya and is offering its “mighty strong coffee” along with some other novel menu items. The...
By Kirsty Kawano
February 9, 2015 |
Food & Drink
Raw and Vegan Food at Rejuve, Iidabashi
"You are what you eat" is the motto of the raw and vegan restaurant Rejuve in Iidabashi. At first, this sounded a bit corny to...
By Katharina von Tschurtschenthaler
February 2, 2015 |
Food & Drink
Meditate on Your Noodles at Ichiran Ramen
As a language student in Fukuoka prefecture in the 1990s, one of my regular hangouts was a discreet noodle bar called Ichiran Ramen. It was...
By Joanna Pearce
January 23, 2015 |
Food & Drink
Vegan Comfort Food at Hanada Rosso, Harajuku
If you are into health food or “healthy junk food” and you happen to be around Harajuku or Omotesando, look no further. The light and...
By Sandra Mileo
January 16, 2015 |
Food & Drink
Fuglen: A Small Piece of Scandinavia in Tokyo
Enjoy vintage Scandinavian interior design while drinking premium coffee in Fuglen, a popular gem near Shibuya where Tokyo’s Scandinavians go to cure homesickness and others...
By Sandra Mileo
January 13, 2015 |
Food & Drink
Italian Cuisine and Wagyu Beef at La Goccia, Shirokanedai
Something was vaguely familiar about this restaurant on Meguro-dori. Friends had raved about this relative newcomer to the Shirokane area and we were keen to...
By Cheryl White
December 29, 2014 |
Food & Drink
Fresh, Custom Salads at Crisp Salad Works, Azabu Juban
Roy Miyano is a restauranteur who knows how to give Tokyoites what they want. I've been a fan of his establishments ever since he opened...
By Kelly Wetherille
December 19, 2014 |
Food & Drink
Recipe: Healthy Christmas Pudding Balls
With all of the festive celebrations, dinners, parties this time of year, many of us tend to overindulge in food, especially at the sweets table....
By Luisa Heenan
December 8, 2014 |
Food & Drink
A Gourmet Holiday Meal at Home from the Park Hyatt Tokyo
Will you be home for the holidays this year, or are you looking for that perfect gift? The executive chef team at the Park Hyatt...
By Amanda Andrews
December 5, 2014 |
Food & Drink