City Bakery, New York

Well-informed readers will no doubt understand the amusement value of this truly outrageous picture (for the rest of you the link will help a bit). Even funnier considering who I was talking to about it most recently, the windows above show a ballet studio. The only dancing at City Bakery is the ballet of butter […]

Pan American, New York

Another night, another temporary departure from the office for dinner with a friend (tonight: Wolf) before returning to work until 2. Fortunately I did a touch of research in advance and this place turned out well. Wolf, I promise I didn’t see the review from Ashton B. on Yelp who says this place ‘oozes sex’. […]

Rio, Kanda

Aaaaah, how many times have I written this review? “Average quality European-influenced owner-chef-style restaurant where too much Japanese influence has crept in over time and standards have crept down.” Too bad, because the door looks nice. This is exactly the kind of place my team would go for a work dinner. Looking at the food […]

Shuan ramen, Sendai (宗庵)

Oh hell, I felt all clever picking out this ramen place from the massive covered shopping streets west of Sendai Station (In various segments, the street is called ‘Clis Road’ or ‘Happina Road’ or something else.). Turns out that: 1. It’s tsukemen. 2. It’s from Chiba. Oopsie. Well, I picked it because it looked tasty, […]