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- A Taste of Scotland in Japan: Nikka Whisky
- July 24th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- One of the few times I have ever felt truly homesick in Japan was when visiting the Yoichi Distillery, the first home of Nikka Whisky. Situated about an hour's train ride from Sapporo in Hokkaido, Yoichi encompasses both the hoppy scents and the mountainous landscap ... » Continue Reading
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- Tales from the World’s Most Famous French Cooking School in Japan (Part 2)
- July 23rd, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- This is part 2 of my series about studying at the Le Cordon Bleu school in Kobe, Japan. You can read how I got started in part 1 here. There are ten women in the Basic Pastry class. We are in our early twenties, thirties or forties and come from all sorts of educ ... » Continue Reading
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- The Taste of Summer
- July 21st, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- It was a little later than usual this year, but rainy season has finally arrived. It marks the return of constant downpours, suffocating humidity, cockroaches and the deafening noise of cicadas. But thankfully it also marks the return of seasonal summer snacks! All ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Booze Jargon: Part 1
- July 18th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- Like anything technical or grand, a special jargon has evolved with the art of imbibition. It's true in Japan as it is back home. Some words have a well-worn history and, like 晩酌, point to how booze has seeped into the fabric of Japanese culture. More recent words tend ... » Continue Reading
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- Neighborhood Watch: Get a Matcha Buzz in Azabu Juban
- June 27th, 2013Category: Culture, Food & Dining, Shopping
- When I first went Azabu Juban to interview Elana Jade I ended up getting lost, because that’s what I do here. But getting lost in Tokyo can be a really good thing, because you always end up finding cool stuff. They should rename Azabu Juban street Wellness Row be ... » Continue Reading
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- Tales from the World’s Most Famous French Cooking School in Japan
- June 26th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- The room is filled with the sound of ten huge balloon whisks hitting stainless mixing bowls. Dressed in a white chef’s jacket, thick cotton pants and a long white apron, I am one of ten women standing by the marble countertop in a white and blue tiled kitchen, whipp ... » Continue Reading
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- No snow? Let’s eat … and promote cultural exchange: The Hokkaido University Festival
- June 26th, 2013Category: Culture, Food & Dining
- Outside the ski season, one of the best times to visit Sapporo is June. The blocks of frozen ice have finally released their clutches on roads and sidewalks and the sunny days throw the entire city into a party mood. Given the quantity of snow that mounts up in fron ... » Continue Reading
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- Vegetarian food without bacon: a vegan restaurant in Sapporo
- June 19th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- "Does this pasta contain meat?" "It doesn't contain meat," the cheerful the restaurant waitress assured us. "Only bacon." Visitors to Japan who are vegetarian face two problems: that of language and that of culture. The former consists of the usual difficulty ... » Continue Reading
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- The Red Eye Tomato Beer
- June 13th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- While my heart will always lay with European lagers and British ales, I have become partial to a tipple of the old Japanese standards; namely Kirin Ichiban Shibori and the world-renowned Asahi SuperDry. I have devolved into the world of Suntory’s Premium Malts an ... » Continue Reading
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- Hokkaido Beer and the Problem with Nomiyasui
- June 4th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- Sapporo TV Tower was the closest landmark I remember seeing on Google Maps before my phone died. Confident in that much, I asked Rieko if she trusted me, took her hand and together marched toward the tower's purple lights. From there it was a memory game. We gambled, ... » Continue Reading
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