It is always great to find a local’s favorite spots, small, family operated, hidden gem serving delicious food. My eldest sister is skilled at finding these kind of places. She took us to one of her newly found spot called Kamatama Udon Kunugiya, specializing in kamatama udon. If you are not familiar with Kamatama Udon, it […]
When you are traveling with adventurous minds, you never know what you’ll find… One evening, we walked over to a restaurant we planned to have dinner at, and then, we found out they were closed on that evening! Stranded in the dark, my gourmet sister suggested another spot that she found during her extensive searches […]
My eldest sister knows so many great gourmet food everywhere, but then my middle sister knows all kinds of great coffee. One of the coffee places she recommended was Komeda’s Coffee. She was kind enough to take us there on one weekend. They are celebrating their 50th anniversary, very impressive! They have hundreds of locations […]
I’ve had my share of hotel breakfast buffet in my life, and say most of them were just A-OK. Nothing too special… But, this breakfast buffet offered at Dormy Inn Express has changed my view of what they could be. It certainly has been the BEST I’ve experienced thus far, hands down. I was traveling to […]
After visiting the DAB Tokyo in Harajuku and having such awesome time (you can read about it here: http://www.foodlovergirl.com/dominique-ansel-bakery-omotesando/), we decided to try their second location in Ginza. It is located inside Mitsukoshi department store, on the second basement floor. It had “fancy” written all over it, but yet, cheery with all bright and colorful. […]
When we were visiting Shizuoka, we discovered there is more to Shizuoka than their green tea and eel. They also have their own special cantaloupe, persimmons, and guess what else? Hamburg steaks! In Japan, people eat not only hamburgers, but also hamburg steaks, without lettuce, tomato and buns. I heard that there is one restaurant […]
How did I become a foodie? I think it has a lot to do with my eldest gourmet sister. She has always had, well, superior taste buds than others. I remember baking cakes with her when I was little, and it was delicious! Anything she whipped out in the kitchen came out awesome. And let […]
When we go to Japan, we get so excited about all the delicious food we are going to have… Out all the “must eat” list, there was one particular dish that we especially looked forward to having: Grilled Eel from Shizuoka! We did not eat any grilled eel the entire Summer, so that we will […]
I love pop-up cafe. When the fabulous Perk Cafe from the TV series “Friends” popped up back in 2014, I made sure to visit. We waited in a long line, and we got a nice cup of coffee for free. They had all the fun memorabilia and some of the actual studio sets used in […]
When we went to a lovely little town called Morimachi, we visit an old shrine called Okuni Jinja. This shrine is popular by visitors who believe that this shrine has the power to grant people’s wishes for love, health, and good luck. The God of this shrine is known to be kind and warm, who […]