I started my morning at the Tokyo station exchanging my rail pass. I had a few hours to kill before lunch so I thought I’d wander over to the park by the Imperial Park. I’d heard that the cherry blossoms were in bloom and I thought this would be a great place to catch a … Continue reading »
I am so behind on posting. I’m not finished with Oaxaca, but needed a break from continuously longing for the flavours of Mexico, so I’m going back a couple of months with this post. I’m committed to not leaving good meals behind, so better late than never! One of my favourite nights of the year … Continue reading »
Last night I went to see, what has now become my favourite food movie, Jiro Dreams of Sushi. It’s a beautiful and inspiring documentary about 85 year-old Jiro Ono who is renowned as the world’s greatest sushi chef, the first to ever to receive 3 Michelin stars. It was a movie that tickled my … Continue reading »
I felt a lot of pressure to eat well for my birthday this year. Looking back I think that’s kind of funny because as you can probably tell from my posts, I eat well almost every meal, but on my birthday I felt like people were expecting me to step it up a notch. I … Continue reading »
Work’s been a bit of a drag lately, probably because it’s feels like forever since I’ve been on an adventure, (but I’m 12 days to NYC and 36 to HK!). To try to get myself out of my funk, I decided that I should spoil myself with a fantastic lunch. It didn’t take much convincing to … Continue reading »
I haven’t done a great job at posting lately. I have so many excuses as to why not but in the end, I know that none of that matters. I thought to get back into the swing of things, I’d start back with something that’s nearest and dearest with me… Cooking with my Mama. A … Continue reading »
My family is a stickler for routine, especially when it comes to dining out. As much as I love to be a culinary explorer, there’s something so comforting about knowing exactly what you’re going to get. For our family get-togethers we eat at the same 3-4 restaurants over and over again, which is fine with … Continue reading »
New Year’s Eve is overrated. Well at least the New Year’s Eves that you have to pay way too much money to go out and you wear a pretty party dress, only to get spilled on and to end up cold and cranky as you try to find a cab at the end of the night. … Continue reading »
French fries with gravy, baked potato with the works, steamed potatoes topped with crème fraîche, creamy garlic mashed potatoes, chicken fat roasted crispy potatoes… With a list like that, how can potatoes not be one of my favorite foods? It can be dressed up in so many ways and its the preparation that makes the … Continue reading »
My mom makes the best chicken karaage I’ve ever tasted. That’s a huge statement considering I use chicken karaage as one of the benchmarks when I visit Japanese restaurants, and I’ve eaten at a lot of Japanese restaurants in my lifetime. And while I’ve had really good chicken karaage in restaurants, but my mom’s is … Continue reading »
