Japanese beer is usually thought of as just the 'big three': Asahi, Kirin, and Sapporo. While these are great when ice cold on a scorching day, they aren't exactly the...[ Click to read more ]
There are very few foods more simple and yet more complicated than a sandwich. Whatever you can throw between two slices of bread, the varieties are infinite. Hard to get...[ Click to read more ]
Tokyo is the "World's Greatest Food City," and at last count home to over 200 Michelin-starred restaurants. More than ramen, udon, and tonkatsu places, you can find pretty much whatever...[ Click to read more ]
The best barbecue is the one you grill yourself. You may think this would be difficult in the city, what with a limited yard and garden space, but in actual...[ Click to read more ]
Starting with the State of Emergency that went into effect for Tokyo and surrounding areas at the beginning of April, many restaurants went into a "takeout and delivery only" mode...[ Click to read more ]
This list is not exhaustive; the sheer size and amount of places opening, closing, and existing in Greater Tokyo demands an army of greasy, cheesy, burger-loving writers to file addendums...[ Click to read more ]
At some point it will happen. Even though you're in Tokyo, one of the world's best cities to dine in, you'll eventually either run out of meal ideas, or simply...[ Click to read more ]
Of course, you know about Japan’s national sport, sumo. If not, then here are a few ways to familiarize yourself with this original form of wrestling. You might ask yourself, how...[ Click to read more ]
September is a hard month, it isn't summer, and it isn't fall. It is still hot, but cooling down. It is a good time to be outside, sort of, but...[ Click to read more ]
The first time I tasted tapioca pearls in milk tea was as a teenager in the mid-1990’s while checking out a new trendy Asian fusion spot that was all the...[ Click to read more ]