Ohhhhhh, now we move deep, deep into depressing territory. Descend to the basement. Low ceilings. Sad little places cranking out teishoku, curry and Chinese. Smoke-yellowed walls and customers. You know you’re in Japan. This was my first visit to the basement of the JA Building, and one might reasonably expect it to be exactly this […]
Month: January 2009
Tsukudaya, Monzennakacho (寿司割烹佃屋)
OK, so it was probably a mistake to go out for a little dinner, alone, two days after the new year. But it was Friday night, I didn’t feel like sitting around home any more, and plenty of places were open. Despite the length of time I’ve lived in Monnaka, there are still plenty of […]
The Orchid, Otemachi (Oazo)
Day 2. There are a decent number of big buildings around. It’s a little too far to walk to Maru and Shin Maru, but there’s that Sankei building where we went yesterday, this First Square place, and Oazo, among others. This may have been my first time in Oazo – it was trying to do […]
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Manhattan Bleu, Otemachi
Getting the “we lunch in Otemachi now” derby off with a resounding…thud, it’s a Y1000 buffet in the basement of the Sankei building (which also has that bistro French place and casual Italian place that both look nice for after work!). Buffet is buffet – quality is low and you always overeat. At least we […]
Marble Gelato Premium Soft, Toyosu
I actually look forward with no little delight to further difficulty in the global economy, as I have a feeling it will curb some of the ‘premium’ excesses of the last 10 or so years. But in the meantime, things like ‘premium soft ice cream’ continue to pop up, meeting needs no one knew they […]
Villa Surabaya, Toyosu
Wow, LaLaPort Toyosu – the closest thing to being in America without, well, going to America. I hadn’t been there before, despite (and I didn’t know this) it’s less than 30 minutes walk from home. Yesterday I walked, and was pleasantly comforted by the overwhelming mall-ness and hugosity of the place. It being the Saturday […]
Oshogatsu
Happy New Year everybody. May this one be better than the last. Here are some things I’ve made and eaten at home over the past couple days.