Restaurant of the Month: The County General

It was a mom theme this past weekend and rightly so as Sunday was Mother’s Day.  I kicked off the

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Japan 2012: Happy Mother’s Day

Today’s post is for my mom and to my favourite moms out there 🙂 These photos were taken when my

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Japan 2012: Shaved Ice

As a kid, my favourite thing to eat in the summer time was shaved ice!  In one of my grandmother’s

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Japan 2012: Okonomiyaki

I still remember the first time I tasted an okonomiyaki.  I was 13 years old and visiting my Aunt and

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Girls Night Out!

I’m taking a break from my Japan series for this post, its not every day that my really close circle

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Japan 2012: Harbs

If there’s one thing you notice about the Japanese, its their love for sweets.  Very much influenced by France and

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Japan 2012: The Art of Bento

If you travel around Japan by shinkansen (bullet train) you will soon discover that the Japanese have a fascination with

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Japan 2012: Tsukemen

The second most common japanese dish, the first being sushi, is probably ramen – japanese noodle soup.  Everywhere you go

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Japan 2012: Mister Donut

For those of us who travel or live in the US have at the very least, heard of Mister Donut.

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Japan 2012 – Restaurant of the Month: Crown Restaurant

When most people think of teppanyaki, Benihana is what typically comes to mind.  I haven’t been to teppanyaki in years,

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