Paris Eatery Find: Chez Taeko
Shopping in Le Marais easily work up an appetite. Luckily, the neighbourhood is home to the Marché des Enfants-Rouges, a gourmet food market that is home to Chez Taeko, an understated Japanese canteen. Chez Taeko is a strictly Japanese food stall where Taeko Inai and her staff busily prepare the best bento boxes in the […]
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Restaurant Find: Koya London
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) (This restaurant has been reported closed) Koya is London’s low-key answer to New York’s Ippudo. People are lining up for noodles (udon in Koya’s case) but perhaps not quite as merrily since Koya lacks Ippudo’s boisterous bar. The tiny restaurant specialises in udon noodles and Japanese comfort food done with […]
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Restaurant Find: Brushstroke NYC
Brushstroke is one of those restaurants you should take someone who you plan to seriously impress. The fact that Brushstroke is a collaboration between NYC fine dining legend David Bouley and Yoshiki Tsuji, who heads the Tsuji Culinary Institute in Japan will impress even before you sit down. Masters of each Japanese cooking technique are […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Hi-Collar
HI-COLLAR, EAST VILLAGE I keep saying “this is my new favourite restaurant” but this time it really is, promise. Hi-Collar is one of those no-details-spared Japanese hotspots. It’s a Parisian-inspired cafe by day and restaurant/sake bar by night. The place literally transforms as soon as the barman stealthily slides the wall-to-wall cabinet door to reveal […]
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Restaurant Find: Bohemian NYC
Hidden behind Japan Premium Beef on Great Jones Street, lays a Japanese restaurant shrouded in secrecy ”“ an almost impossible feat in a city run by publicity and where speakeasies and members clubs are a dime-a-dozen. Somehow though, Bohemian pulls off the member’s only restaurant concept in a way that weeds out the scene-y side of […]
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Restaurant Find: Ramen Setagaya NYC
(Ramen Setagaya NYC has been reported closed) NYC probably has more ramen restaurants than any other city outside of Japan so I think I can forgive myself for letting this one slip my mind for a year. I revisited Ramen Setagaya recently (this time with a lot more NYC ramen experience under my belt) and […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Ippudo Westside
IPPUDO WESTSIDE, MIDTOWN There are 2 reasons why you should be excited about Ippudo Westside: A far shorter wait for your favourite Ippudo ramen (30 minutes is better than 3 hours) The idea of Midtown becoming a good ramen neighbourhood is developing into a reality (now when Totto Ramen is too busy, just walk around […]
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NYC Lunchspot Find: Beyond Sushi
BEYOND SUSHI, EAST VILLAGE When I read there was a place in NYC serving up the most creatively constructed vegan sushi, I knew I wanted to try it. I also knew I’d have to fail to mention the vegan part to my man and just hope for the best when we got there. The two […]
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Restaurant Find: Nom Sydney
This restaurant has been reported closed. For other Sydney restaurants click here. A hole in the wall Japanese Izakaya that I probably wouldn’t tell you about if I lived in Sydney for fear of not being able to get a seat. Run by a mother and daughter team from Tokyo and frequented by Japanese locals […]
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