Archive for the 'food' Category

Beccaccia – fine Italian cuisine in Tokyo

« 28 January 2008 | 6:32 | Japan, diary, food | 2 Comments »

Ate at Beccaccia for the first time in over … 3 years, I think it’s been. I knew the general location, but had forgotten the name. Google Maps came to the rescue with its “Italian restaurants in the neighborhood” link. Amazing – it even came with reviews!
For fine Italian cuisine in a very quiet, “personal” [...]

5 nights and 5 splendid dinners in San Francisco

« 25 January 2008 | 5:19 | America, food | No Comments »

Evening 1: Millennium – all vegan, all the time
Evening 2: Morton’s – steak, steak, steak
Evening 3: Kokkari – nothing but Greek
Evening 4: The Slanted Door – Asian Fusion like no other
Evening 5: The Cheesecake Factory – something for everyone!

Vegetarians in Tokyo

« 13 September 2004 | 2:39 | Japan, diary, food, tokyo life | No Comments »

I knew a resource like it had to exist. The Tokyo Vegetarian Guide. Right on.

Quiznos Ain’t Snortin’ No More

« 30 August 2004 | 2:24 | America, diary, food | No Comments »

Way to go Quiznos!. I’ve never done the “ultimate taste test”, but I tend to favor Pepsi. This decision can only mean better tasting sandwiches :)

Nobu Tokyo

« 7 June 2004 | 2:16 | Japan, food, tokyo life | 2 Comments »

Had a fantastic evening at Nobu in Tokyo. Never been to the Manhattan one, but if the menu is anything like it is here, I can see why reservations are tough to make. The rather inconvenient location here though made for a quiet and patron-sparse evening. Dewi Sukarno sat at the next [...]

Romantic Dining…

« 4 February 2004 | 0:55 | Japan, food, salaryman, the sexes, tokyo life | 1 Comment »

After a few solicitations for romantic dining spots (gee, I wonder why…), I’ve decided to share my secret list. What the hell, it’s not like I’ll need it anytime soon anyways.
In no particular order. Some places are pricey, so proceed with caution. Your and my definition of “romantic” may vary, but suffice [...]

Top 10 Franchises for 2004

« 15 January 2004 | 8:40 | America, biznomics, food, worklife | No Comments »

Amusing news of the day — Quizno’s is moving up the chain. Entrepreneur has posted their Top 10 Franchises for 2004, and Quizno’s has moved from 7th last year to 3rd this year. Subway, however…ugh.

Games at work may be good for you

« 10 November 2003 | 8:53 | biznomics, food, tokyo life, worklife | 1 Comment »

You’ve got to be kidding. In other news, more pay, less responsibility, and free dinners at La Bisboccia produce record earnings.

Losing weight is expensive

« 11 October 2003 | 1:02 | Japan, diary, fitness, food | 2 Comments »

Simply because all your pants either have to be tailored or replaced. But I guess if you’re the type that views shopping as therapeutic, you get twice the bang — happiness for a slimmer waist, and the shopping high for new clothes :) I like my tailor, but not to have pants fixed [...]

Re: Conbini Nation

« 18 September 2003 | 15:42 | Japan, food, salaryman, sonystyle, tokyo life | 1 Comment »

Probably should have made it a trackback, but for those interested in a bit of Japanese culture I followed up on Jim’s blog with a comment to his Conbini Nation post.