Japan 2012: Okonomiyaki
I still remember the first time I tasted an okonomiyaki. I was 13 years old and visiting my Aunt and Uncle in Hiroshima that summer and my aunt made this traditional Hiroshima dish on a griddle set in the middle
Japan 2012: Harbs
If there’s one thing you notice about the Japanese, its their love for sweets. Very much influenced by France and the rest of Europe, their cakes and pastries are based on European techniques but add Japanese flavour profiles. Flavours like:
Japan 2012: Tsukemen
The second most common japanese dish, the first being sushi, is probably ramen – japanese noodle soup. Everywhere you go in Japan you will inevitably come across a ramen shop, most of them are small mom and pop restaurants with
Japan 2012: Mister Donut
For those of us who travel or live in the US have at the very least, heard of Mister Donut. Now I know what you’re thinking, why on earth would I bother going to Mister Donut when there can be
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, not many options here in my city of Toronto so when my cousin M and her husband suggested going for
Japan 2012: Morning Service
This trip to Japan was my first time visiting and staying in Nagoya. Ok, its actually my second – the first visit was when I was 13 years old and only for the day so I don’t remember much. Nagoya
Japan bound!
I literally can’t contain my excitement as I pack my two suitcases for what will be a trip full of family visits, shopping and of course eating! I haven’t been back to Japan since 2005 but this time I’ll be
Restaurant of the Month: Campagnolo
If you love italian, you will love this Campagnolo! Like Black Hoof (January’s restaurant of the month), I found this restaurant on enRoute magazine and seeing that it is located just a few shops down from Black Hoof, I figure,
Korean anyone?
Some of the best flavourful foods come from unassuming dives, restaurants so small that if you don’t look carefully you may just miss it! Ka chi is just that…..a korean restaurant in Toronto that serves some of the best tasting
Winterlicious Toronto: Scarpetta
Like a lot of major cities, Toronto also has a restaurant week every winter called Winterlicious. Its a fantastic concept where for a reasonable set price you can enjoy a three course meal at some top notch restaurants across the
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