March 28, 2014
Japan is noodle crazy. Each station in each town of each prefecture have their own...
March 21, 2014
Oh Ichiran. I was very anti-you for a long time because of your bizarre seating...
March 5, 2014
By Anna de Castro Just when I thought February in NY could not get any...
February 12, 2014
My new neighborhood in Tokyo is called Yayoicho, just a mile west of Shinjuku, one...
October 30, 2013
Last week a reader asked if I had tried Chibiscus. Apparently it had been compared...
September 30, 2013
I may have missed the recent LA Ramen Yokocho Fest due to an unavoidable trip to...
September 13, 2013
When it comes to waiting for food, New York is turning into Japan. The Cronut...
September 6, 2013
This was one for the ages. Jiro is legendary. It’s spawned a slew of imitators,...
August 21, 2013
I went to the future the other day and found this synopsis on an IMDB...
July 17, 2013
Two years ago, bored at work with nothing better to do but read through American...
June 26, 2013
I’ve written plenty about Tsujita. It is easily the best ramen shop in LA (both...
May 16, 2013
Los Angeles to San Francisco. San Francisco to Tokyo. Tokyo to Sapporo. Plane to train...