I Went to Hamburg to Eat Hamburg Steak
Hamburg steak is an extremely common dish in Japan, and its name means “steak from Hamburg.” So, to find out what it is really like, I went to Hamburg to eat Hamburg steak on a day…
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In the City of Love, Paris, the Night Is Bella Notte: I Lazzari—Italian Dining in the Latin Quarter
My lodging this time is right beside the Sorbonne, and a 7-minute walk from there, after passing the Collège de France and turning right onto a nearby street, is an Italian restaur…
I Visited the Italian Restaurant from Nodame Cantabile!
In volume 11 of “Nodame Cantabile” , starting on page 145, a place called the “Italian Restaurant” appears. Yunlong describes it as “cheap, plentiful, and delicious.” Whether or no…
Tsukiji Kurosawa
I went to Tsukiji Kurosawa. It was delicious. We had the following 3 wines.
Rabbit Ridge WineMaker’s Grand Reserve 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon
After last week’s Stag’s Leap had gone bad, I expected this one to be no good either. But it was completely fine—in fact, it was almost still young! On Friday night dur…
Kakoiya
This restaurant is reached by descending to basement level 1 from the front of the Mitsubishi Building next to the Marunouchi Building. It has many private rooms, so it is easy to…
Chisō Konya
Enter the alley in front of Bishamonten and take the 2nd left, and you will hear the sound of a shamisen. It is coming from Konya. Pass beneath the noren curtain and enter, and the…
Ren Ren Ren
Marunouchi can be inconvenient when you have worked late into the night without dinner and want a quick bite on the way home. Restaurants close early. Yet a beef-bowl shop feels ra…
Cotton Club, Tokyo
Cotton Club is located in TOKIA, very close to Tokyo Station. After walking down the long approach and entering, you find yourself in another world that makes you forget everyday l…
New Delhi Restaurant, San Francisco
This Indian restaurant, on the south side of the Hilton Hotel block next to the Hotel Nikko, is a famous establishment that President Clinton also visited. I did not know that, how…