I know what you’re thinking – you already went to a Kassen Ichiba in Otemachi under the tracks, on [ ], with Volleyball. You’re so right. But they’ve closed that branch, and anyway they always had this other one. The food was distressingly similar. They offer two basic things – raw fish or fried goods. […]
Month: October 2009
Barcelona, Pitman
As you may know, Pitman has never been much of a culinary destination. In fact I don’t think it’s ever been much of a destination at all, for anything. Nor would I say it’s the kind of place where people base themselves for convenient access to other towns (or Philadelphia). I’d characterize it more as […]
The Grill Room, New York
When a place describes itself as ‘sumptuously understated’, you get a good idea what you’re in for. And the Grill Room doesn’t disappoint. It’s expensive, lame, and a little tacky. Still, for a business lunch in World Financial Center, it delivers on the criticial ‘location’ dimension, and that may be enough. The view of the river is […]
Izzy and Nat’s, New York (Battery Park)
A great deli is one of the world’s great pleasures. Izzy and Nate’s is a little puzzling to me (the classic-sounding Hebe deli names coupled with the largely Latino staff, but I think that’s a NY thing or maybe just a US thing emergent in the 9+ years since I left, and yes I’m licensed […]
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Hawaiian Tropic Zone, New York
After the quick solitary dinner at The Modern, it was time to meet Wolf, who was finishing his busy ‘work’ day (he now lives in New York, in case you remember the name and have noticed his absence for the past couple months). We started at Columbus Circle and walked a lot, finally getting tired […]
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The Modern, New York
Stood up for dinner and drinks (I now know/have known three people in advertising, and I have to say they’re all unreliable about this stuff), I fell back on a place I had been thinking of trying the night before. The Modern is the restaurant and cafe of the Museum of Modern Art, and there […]
The Little Bigger Place, New York
With no plans for lunch on Thursday, I took the opportunity to freestyle a different neighborhood (a really different neighborhood from Otemachi). Following my nose out of World Financial Center, across the pedestrian bridge, past Ground Zero, all the construction and the pile of gapers, I ended up walking north on West Broadway (which is […]
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Daniel, New York
Last time I was in New York for one night, my friend Mayu (thanks for reading!) and I went to Charlie Palmer’s Aureole. I know what you’re thinking – it’s so touristy now, and you’re over it. We went when it was still up the East Side in a townhouse, and it was nice sophisticated […]
Benash Deli, New York
One of the world’s great joys is a great deli. If I lived in America, I would eat in delis frequently (in fact, despite what I do every day in Tokyo, I still maintain that my basic preference is for a nice sandwich at lunch time). When you see the pictures here, you’ll probably agree […]
Plane Food, Russia / Alaska
An impromptu trip to New York gave me the option to change the blog title yet again, just for a few days. Before things get back to normal in Tokyo we’ll see 4 Michelin stars and two tremendous local favorites. Actually you won’t see half of that, because most of the pictures are crappy beyond […]