Yooooooshta. It’s official. I have now been to all of the good sake places in Tokyo. Think you know another? Nope. Not good. This is the last one. Boo-yah! Good, I’m glad we could all agree on that. Warm, sunny nights in summer, I just enjoy the hell out of Tokyo. After work I took […]
dinner
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Eleven Madison Park, New York
Whoa, attack of the rainy season. Someone and I didn’t have umbrellas, so when the minimal patter of raindrops in Brooklyn became a thuddingly heavy downpour in Manhattan, we were stuck in the subway exit with a hundred of our closest friends. A strolling umbrella vendor wandered through, but that was for suckers – rain […]
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Rouge et Blanc, New York
Being country folks, we get tired easily in the big city. Tonight we slept from about 6 until 9. At that point, I’m proud to say, we rallied and went out until late. Party on Wayne, Garth. Get your Empire State on. We’re New Yorkers now, for a little while, so we hopped in a […]
Ebbitt Room, Cape May
Good heavens, the Virginia Hotel is an awesome sight in the twilight. Just in the middle of Jackson Street, the heart of the preserved neighborhood, it’s the best hotel in Cape May. It’s only fair that it should have what’s generally regarded as the best restaurant, and it’s only fitting that we should go there. […]
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Hugo’s Frog Bar, Chicago
No visit to New Jersey is complete without a daytrip to Chicago, that’s what I always say. So Thursday saw us up at the crack of dawn, suffering through three hours of mechanical, technical and weather delays plus in-flight turbulence that had more than one fellow flier screaming in terror. Once the day’s business was […]
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Bibou, Philadelphia
This Wednesday was supposed to be road-trip day, followed by date-night. Fortunately we had the awkward conversation that let us conclude mutually conclude that the road-trip idea was batshit crazy. Thus evening saw us capping a quiet day by dressing up a notch and navigating the historic streets of Center City PhilaPA to get down […]
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Carolina Blue, Pitman
There are few things better than rolling into your hometown on a sunny afternoon early in the summer when the leaves are green, the sky is blue, and temperatures hover in the low 80’s. It helps if your hometown is a placid, self-contained suburb like mine. It’s better if it has a decent restaurant nearby. […]
Yoshioka, Kyobashi (地酒屋 よしおか)
Yooooooshta. It’s official. I have now been to all of the good sake places in Tokyo. Think you know another? Nope. Not good. This is the last one. Boo-yah! Well good, I’m glad we could all agree on that. And how could you not agree that it’s a good place? Look at that banner! It’s […]
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Besshan, Mitaka (居酒家べっしゃん,西東京市東伏見)
More than once, my friends, I have been accused of completism, photo-phetishism, and other sins. Well, I thought this narrow tunnel, small enough for only one car at a time, was pretty neat. And now I’ve tricked you into reading about it. haaa haaaaa. After a brisk day’s hiking and soaking, we roared back along […]
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Brasserie But, Ningyocho (ビュットブラッスリー)
What what? Brasserie But. Really they want you to say ‘Butte’, like ‘a solitary hill‘ (yes, ideally populated with cabarets and a winery), but when they write ‘but’, my inner 5 year old can’t help but wiggle. Funny exterior, isn’t it? It’s a-way off on the east side of Ningyocho, near that street that’s divided […]