As in the previous (really rather embarrassing) post, I’d like to ruminate on some things. I’ll get back to food eventually, I promise, and hit it hard over the weekend for the benefit of all and sundry. In Australia, people liked to say ‘horses for courses’ to mean that different things are appropriate in different […]
Month: March 2009
Mieux Dominus, Kanda
I’d like to use this intermediate post (between yesterday’s lunch and dinner) as a mechanism for discussing several dimensions that interest me within the socio-psychological framework of restaurant selection, including the relative importance assigned by the customer to aspects within the restaurant’s value dialogue and also the proper identification and typification of restaurants based on […]
Konami Sports Club, Otemachi
What do you look for in a restaurant, my friends? Is it good food? Service? Affordable prices? Attractive environment? Nice views? Sakura ebi? Today my good friend Volleyball (named, I promise, for his predilection for the sport and not the resemblance of his cranium to said object) introduced me to a charming little place that […]
Saikai, Otemachi (西海、神田)
Kanda is a confusing grid of streets north of Otemachi – not quite a restaurant desination, but every street seems to hold one or two surprises (OK, zero or one). (The confusion comes from the fact that it is, again, set off at a slight angle from Chuo-dori and the adjacent grid). Walking around today […]
Asuka, Otemachi (明日香)
Nothing like some nice grilled eel, is there? Gives you stamina. Power. That’s why I had the chicken at this underground eel specialist; wouldn’t want too much power to interfere with the afternoon… The creatively-named Japan Building features a whole set of odd little places underground. My current target is actually not Asuka, but rather […]
Aquavit, Gaienmae
Lest anyone think that EOITwJ is strictly an OL-style lunch blog liberally peppered with snarky comments and random musical asides, here’s some genuine fine dining. Aquavit hit my radar through the glossy pages of Tokyo Calendar, where it featured in one of the ‘style’ posts – models lounging around the restaurant, little to no food […]
Karaya, Shinbashi (甘楽屋、内幸町)
Ohhhh, when will I learn kanji my friends? Only last night I was still making the beginner’s mistake of confusing ‘spicy’ for ‘happy’. Quel embarassment, as they say in France when they’re tourists and also can’t spell. One could hopefully be forgiven for not correctly guessing the correct pronunciation of either the name or the […]
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Komatsuan, Otemachi (小松庵、オアゾ５階)
I’ll tell ya, it’s been a long time since I enjoyed soba this much. Usually I want to like it, because I like the handmade soba ethic, and the whole ‘pure mountain grain and water’ sort of thing that goes along with it. But the noodles often come out…how can I put this…boring? Yep. The […]
Ashi Mashi, Otemachi (阿詩瑪石,大手町センタービル)
A slightly mysterious and not-that-well-traveled byway leads to the dining floors of the Otemachi Center Building. It’s mysterious for several reasons – there aren’t that many places to eat, and many of them are quite ordinary destinations (cheap chain izakaya Ootoya?). Furthermore, some of them have massive lines at 11:35, so maybe the byway’s not […]
So Tired, Marunouchi
Again braving the crappy weather, Zone and I headed down to Shin Maru (again) but tried a different floor. We got off the elevator at 6, where I was reminded that that’s the floor with only a few restaurants (including Salt, my Australian colleagues are no doubt thinking), and headed up to 7. This is […]