As usual, I’ve been enjoying the hell out of Tokyo this month. Every morning I leave home a little early so that I’ll have time to cruise on the bike through Tsukiji, Ginza or other neighborhoods, maybe pick up a cold Roots Aroma Revolut (after 7 years, I remain a sucker for Engrish product names)… […]
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Shun-poo ramen, Akihabara (麺 旬風)
Another day, another ramen. I was braving the heat again to ride about on my bike, this time up by Akiba. On the east side of the highway, in that weird strip of tall buildings under and next to the tracks, I popped out of a random alley and faced this happy site. I try […]
Juhachiban, Kanda (十八番)
Have you seen this picture before? I have a feeling I’ve taken it before, like the taxi driver with the red hair who squats and smokes (that picture is Nihonbashi, but I saw him outside my house one time). The lion seems to be saying “Suckazzzz! I’ve got it made in the shade!” but the […]
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Katsugiya ramen, Kanda (かつぎや)
It’s tempting to give up sometimes. These guys went to Katsugiya just after it opened and did a much more complete job of writing it up than I ever would. On the other hand, I bet most of you can’t read that crap. I sure can’t! Anyway, I had a different dish. So here goes. […]
Bondy curry, Jimbocho (神保町本店)
There’s a curry-shop rating site in Japan, did you know that? Anyway, Bondy is within striking distance from the office and is conveniently 8th on the list today. (Contrasting, Manten is 7th and Ethiopia is 2nd. I didn’t like Ethiopia, but between Manten and Bondy you should find a place you like.) There’s a lot […]
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Shi ramen, Kanda (波 シー)
Remember a day or two ago I was saying I wanted to knock off the ramen places on this street? There’s one more after Shi, but I can say with 20/20 foresight that I’ll hit it in a day or two. I can also say that Shi is the best place on the street. Nifty, […]
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Honda ramen, Kanda (ほん田)
Ohhhh, the heat is hitting us now. The plan of going to America for the main two weeks of rainy season worked a treat, as it’s only rained a little since we came back. On the other hand, it’s consistently 90 degrees (32) and that makes pounding the blacktop up to Awajicho to polish off […]
Janoichi sushi, Nihonbashi (日本橋 蛇の市本店)
Back in Tokyo as of today, eating lunch in the greater Otemachi area. You know that expression in English, ‘In a pig’s eye’? Well, there’s no corresponding expression in Japanese involving snake eyes. But there do seem to be some places called ‘snake-eye sushi’. This isn’t one of them – it’s ‘snake market sushi’. What […]
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Roberta’s, New York
Wow, Brooklyn is so mean. So hip. I felt positively young coming here. Actually I felt puzzled, because when we got off the train at Morgan Street, with someone wearing Dior and me already dressed for dinner, there were no people on the streets, and nothing but warehouses. So we went to the address implied […]
Metro Halal Food, New York
It seems like only yesterday that we arrived in Pitman. Actually it was 13 days, but whose counting? Bidding a fond farewell to the homefolks, we were off to the big smoke. I’m not kidding either, because this is right outside Madison Square Garden, and nothing in my limited experience is bigger and smokier than […]