The last 2 days have been very busy! Monday was a sidetrip to Yokohama, about 30 to 40 minutes by train from Tokyo station. Yokohama is a port city, so it was lovely to see the water and all of the boats by the harbor. But that’s not why I went there; I went for …
Read more »This Tokyo food experience has been very interesting thus far and yesterday was no exception. We got a late start (as seems to be the normal sort of thing with my friend), and took a stroll to the nearby train station, where the mini-department store Atre is located. There lives a French-style cafe called Paul …
Read more »I was rather shocked when Herman told me about this place that serves tomato-based ramen. Now as a primer, most ramen comes from a stock, miso or dashi, so to see a tomato broth instead was strange. I HAD to try this for myself. So he took me to a place called “Taiyo no Tomato-Men” …
Read more »I arrived in Tokyo yesterday mid-day and have basically been on the go since sleep at 6am today. It wasn’t the jet lag that got me, but sheer excitement about being here in Tokyo! There truly is no other place in the world like here, and I feel right at home in this city. Of …
Read more »For those of you that don’t know much about Washington Heights, it is a bustling haven of culture, and with the gentrification of the area, the need for more refined outlets has grown. The area is strewn with Dominican mom and pop shops, fast food joints and barber shops, so one could argue that the …
Read more »Let it be known that Mika (that’s me!) does not like sweets. That said, I love creme anglaise! When I took my pastry class in school, I didn’t think I would get a whole lot out of it. In fact, I expected it to be quite boring. However, I’ve come around regarding desserts and the true mechanics …
Read more »One of the exciting things about cooking and restaurant development is the creation of a new menu. As part of my upcoming restaurant concept — Mikan — I am in the process of testing out some prospective menu items. Menu development is one of those times where you get to be really creative and consider …
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