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Ryu-zushi, Tokyo 2 27 Aug 2013 | 04:12 pm
On April 1, 2013, Kent and I went to the Tsukiji Market. It didn’t seem as interesting or photogenic as it had three years ago. We arrived at 9:30 which surely made a difference. My previous visit sta...
Kissho Ginza, Tokyo 20 Aug 2013 | 04:15 pm
On March 31, 2013, Kent, Linda and I went to this restaurant on the fourth floor of an office building in the Ginza. Its name, Kissho(吉祥), means a good sign. Here was its sign at the building’s entran...
Auberge Akadama, Oshima-cho 13 Aug 2013 | 04:07 pm
The Auberge Akadama is located in the woods near the bridge connecting Oshima Island to the Saikai peninsula in Northern Nagasaki Prefecture. Kent, Linda and I went for lunch on March 30, 2013. One en...
Lobster dinner at the Hotel Sakito 6 Aug 2013 | 04:24 pm
Sakito is a town in the north of Nagasaki Prefecture scattered along the shores of a small island connected by a bridge to another island which is connected to a peninsula by an impressive bridge. Ken...
The Forest Inn Imari 2 30 Jul 2013 | 04:16 pm
After an excellent breakfast at The Forest Inn Imari, on March 28, 2013, Kent, Linda and I went exploring neighboring Arita in our rental car. The first stop was the highlight of the day, The Kyushu C...
The Forest Inn Imari 1 23 Jul 2013 | 04:10 pm
Imari is best known for “Imari porcelain,” which was made in Arita, a neighboring town, and exported to Europe through the port of Imari during the 17th and 18th centuries. Kent, Linda and I stayed an...
The Yobuko Morning Fish Market and lunch in Karatsu 16 Jul 2013 | 04:02 pm
The Yobuko Morning Fish Market is one of the largest in Japan despite its isolated location on a peninsula in northwest Kyushu. Kent, Linda and I went on March 27, 2013. Unfortunately, it was a gray d...
Betony, NYC 9 Jul 2013 | 03:31 pm
Betony, named after a meadowland herb, opened on May 14, 2013, under the direction of chef Bryce Shuman and General Manager Eamon Rockey. Both are alumni of Eleven Madison Park, where we first met Eam...
L’Hostellerie Jérôme, La Turbie, 7 2 Jul 2013 | 04:09 pm
Although L’Hostellerie Jérôme is our favorite restaurant within a half-hour drive from our house, we had not been for two years until we returned with John and Carol on June 26, 2013. The old part of ...
Le MonteCristo in the Hôtel du Castellet 25 Jun 2013 | 03:09 pm
Christophe Bacquié, born in 1972, grew up in Corsica at Lumio, where his step-father ran a hotel. After hotel school, he worked in restaurants in Paris and on the Côte d’Azur, returning to Corsica in ...
