Japan 2016: Buri Sake Bar
On our first weekend in Tokyo we decided to hit a popular sake bar called Buri, located in the Ebisu district of Tokyo. Entering through the tinted glass doors I didn’t realize how small the standing room only bar was.
Japan 2016: Daiwa Sushi at Tsukiji Fish Market
Arriving at Tsukiji Fish Market at 2am and being told that the tuna auction was full was dejecting but the good news was we were 3 hours early before the sushi restaurants open. And before you ask the question, yes
Japan 2016: Mister Donut
The Japanese love their donuts and one of the largest chains in Japan is Mister Donut. No longer existing in North America you can only get Mister Donut donuts in Asia and they have created flavours specific to the Asian
Japan 2016: Hakuri Tabai Hanbey Izakaya
One of the more fun places we ate at in Kyoto was at Hakuri Tabai Hanbey Izakaya – the locals call it “Hanbey” for short. An izakaya chain in Japan, this location was located on the main retail strip in
Japan 2016: MOLLette
Mollette Kitchen, a restaurant located in the Isetan department store in Kyoto’s JR Station, specializes in omu-rice. This dish, as the name may suggest, is a combination of an egg omelette stuffed with fried rice. But not just any fried
Japan 2016: Okonomiyaki
When my family insisted that I take my friends to Hiroshima to visit the Peace Memorial Museum and the Genbaku Dome, there was one other place I knew we needed to go – Okonomimura, the ultimate place to go for
Japan 2016: Ryokan Heianbo and Traditional Japanese Breakfasts
The first part of my Japan trip consisted of four nights in Kyoto’s Ryokan Heianbo. I’ve had traditional Japanese breakfasts before but I wasn’t sure how my friends would like it which is why I really appreciated that Ryokan Heianbo
Japan 2016: Tonkatsu Wako
A popular chain in Japan (we had to wait about 30 minutes for a table), Tonkatsu Wako is a restaurant specializing in deep fried pork cutlets. Very similar to the Austrian schnitzel, the Japanese tonkatsu is traditionally a pork loin
Singapore 2016: Unique Foods
Although I was in Singapore for only a short two days, I definitely noticed that Singaporeans love their breakfast, coffee and sweets. At many of the cafe hawker stalls and cafes (like Canopy Coffee Cafe) would serve breakfast sets that
Singapore 2016: Afternoon Tea at Raffles Hotel
Two of the “must-do” things I had on my list for Singapore was to experience having a Singapore Sling and Afternoon tea at the world renowned Raffles Hotel. I had to make reservations for afternoon tea a few months in
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