Today’s a cooking day (though with a little less chicken and a little more attention to food safety, thank you very much), but I was reminded of something and thought I’d fire off a quick and gratuitous post. Last time my parents came to Japan (Hi Mom! Hi Dad!), we were nearly stuck in Nikko […]
Shinjuku
Pierre Herme, Shinjuku (Isetan)
Good question, isn’t it? Could things really taste better at the Paris headquarters of the various places whose macarons I regularly consume? This is the subject of obsessive debate in some quarters, but not here. We just eat. I suppose Pierre Herme is famous for all sorts of things. Evidently chief among them is the […]
Marugo, Shinjuku
Shinjuku sanchome is a little odd. Some standing bars, some general washoku places, one really nice-looking Italian place that was full (boooooo!!!) and a TON of wine bars! That’s just not what I expect in a reputed salaryman hangout. Marugo may be cleverly named after Margaux; it wasn’t obvious to me until I read another […]