restaurant details: website , IG I am so glad to finally see Endo san in his own digs. I’ve been waiting 3 years since my first taste of Sushi Endo courtesy of @natsukipim‘s Hoxcup sake bar popup, and knew then that he had something very…
The last time I wrote about Tokyo tonkatsu, was a back to back post on two of Tokyo’s best – Narikura and Tonta. As you know I love tonkatsu and this year chose to visit this relative newcomer to the Tonkatsu scene, which is slowly…
Having followed the rise of Restaurant Florilege with great interest for the last few years, I’m glad to have finally made it not just to honten, but also to the crew’s sister restaurant located in Daan, Taipei. I’m certain you’ve already come across Hiroyasu Kawate,…
It’s been over a year since Wagyu Mafia crew were in London to ‘perform’ (in their vernacular) a one-off event (titled Grilleasy) for the OAD awards ceremony for the 2018 revision. This year Steve is in food heaven Donostia to announce the 2019 list. It…
…I really didn’t expect to be, but came away very impressed by this brunch. Gyu don was comfort food 101, some kaffir lime in the bowl of beef and onions on rice. Will have to pop back in for a proper dinner at some point.…
As you know, L’Inconnu is one of my favourite haunts in Paris, and its connection to Passage53 is through Chef/Owner Koji Higaki who was the sous chef there for five years, but I hadn’t yet paid a visit to this two starred restaurant of quiet…
If I had to pick one restaurant this year that surprised/excited me, it would most definitely be Abri. Opened by Katsuaki Okiyama in 2012, it is part of the original set of Japanase-French restaurants that has long since become a permanent feature in the Paris…
You’d think he would have got tired of the fish section after 20 odd years manning it for the great Bernard Pacaud at L’Ambroisie, but evidently not, as here is Aki san going strong at least 5 years now with his solo gig doing only…
Isn’t he just the minimalist. Sushi ya or Sushi house/restaurant (すし 家) is one which has built up a quite the following since it opened in 2012. The Itamae fronting this is Takao Ishiyama, barely 30, who has been widely lauded for his potential as…
Katsumi Ichikawa carries an interesting legacy, especially to Londoners, since you in the know, know him as apprentice to the great Mitsuhiro Araki. He worked for the sushi master for 4 years, including the year when Araki san won his 3 stars in 2011. Araki…
The next chapter in my quest for wagyu takes me back to Tokyo in the Fall of 2016, where colours are just beginning to show. This time round, I am in search of precision shimofuri and I am convinced I will find it between an…
*DEC2017 Update : Narikura is bib gourmand in the 2017 Michelin guide for Tokyo. I caught up with my old boss in Tokyo last week and he told us about the Japanese fondness for shortening names. For instance the omnipresent corner shop Family Mart is…
