08Mar
2015
08 Mar 2015

Itacho Sushi

Hong Kong — causeway bay, japanese, sushi, tablet ordering, verdict: pass
Itacho Sushi

There are tons of sushi restaurants in Hong Kong with a good variety of them in Causeway Bay. You can find high end establishments to your conveyor belt chains. What we chose was some where in between, Itacho Sushi. The prices weren’t too exorbitant and they had a huge selection of fish as well as some...

07Mar
2015
07 Mar 2015

Katte Shabu Shabu

Hong Kong — alley, causeway bay, japanese, shabu shabu, verdict: pass
Katte Shabu Shabu

It was drizzling and, dare I say it, a bit chilly, here in Hong Kong. I was expecting hot, humid, and threatening thunderstorms in March. This was pleasant. Almost felt like I never left San Francisco. Almost. Anyways, it was hot pot weather. Being mid afternoon, I was alone and hungry. I looked up a place...

21Feb
2015
21 Feb 2015

Cravings Aside, EMC

United States · Los Angeles — emc, fresh seafood, korean mall, koreatown, lunch, raw bar
Cravings Aside, EMC

Funny thing was, I really wanted Korean food. We drove around looking for a place that served live octopus. My current craving though I never had it. Pretty daring. But I made a mistake, a really good mistake. We found EMC, a place my friend recommended when discussing the cuisine. She only mentioned it in the...

16Feb
2015
16 Feb 2015

Double-Take Divisadero

United States · San Francisco — bi rite, brenda's, food, ice cream, soul food
Double-Take Divisadero

We went back to my old neighborhood when we found out Brenda’s opened a new restaurant. Her famous soul food was no longer just in the Tenderloin, but out on Divisadero with all the other new shops. Man the area sure changed in a year. My only complaint would be why this didn’t happen when I...

19Jan
2015
19 Jan 2015

Swan Oyster Depot

United States · San Francisco — food, personal, polk street, seafood, small, unique
Swan Oyster Depot

We thought we would be clever to hit Swan Oyster Depot on Monday, a holiday, and right when it opens, at 10:30am. Well, there were plenty of people who thought the same. Preparation got us parked and in line by 10:15, misfortune placed the cut off line for first seating right at us. That sucked. But...

02Jan
2015
02 Jan 2015

Pabu

United States · San Francisco — food, izakaya, ken tominaga, michael minna, omakase
Pabu

Pabu is the type of place that can make you hate your Facebook friends. Every time someone checks into the restaurant, I was guaranteed to see posts of some delicious looking food. Now, it was my turn to return the favor. And after dining here, I understood why everyone was so excited. It’s a great...

13Dec
2014
13 Dec 2014

Taipei Layover Plus Sushi

Taiwan — airport, bus, food, layover, new cuisine, omakase, seven sushi, sushi, taipei, travel
Taipei Layover Plus Sushi

I had another long layover in Taiwan. This time it wasn’t overnight, it was from 5pm to 11:30pm. Yeah, you guessed it. I went into Taipei for dinner. Don’t worry, there was plenty of time even though I hit traffic. For those of you who don’t want to do the airport’s free tour of Taipei,...

11Dec
2014
11 Dec 2014

Ippudo

Hong Kong — causeway bay, food, ramen, shopping
Ippudo

When I first heard about Ippudo, it wasn’t from my friends in New York raving about some new hot ramen shop. Nor was it during my time in Singapore when my friend suggested it was worth the wait. No, actually, the first time I learned about this place was on the plane. Foreign TV shows...

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