The Michelin restaurant guide came out for Taiwan and I was happy to see one of the places I wanted to try was on the list, RAW. It was a place I missed out last time in Taipei simply because it was difficult to get a reservation. Now, I can imagine it’s probably next to...

It was time for a group dinner and what a better place to do that than 極品軒. It translates to ‘extreme’ but I’m not sure if that’s the actual meaning intended. However, the food isn’t just your traditional Shanghai dishes. They food here was pushing the envelope. And while we did have some classics there were...

After a nice visit to the Kavalan Distillery, we headed into Yilan for some seafood steam pot. If you don’t know what this is, well it’s as the name suggests. The food is cooked with steam. It’s similar to hot pot, where it’s a communal meal. However, there’s no soup base. Though at the very...

Tonight was a night to try out a place I missed last time I was in Taipei, Rakuken. It’s a yakiniku restaurant that’s pretty difficult to get reservations for. This time around we got reservations way in advance, many weeks ahead. It’s located in Da’an which I tend to see as a hub for all...

It’s a little known fact that the denizens of Taipei really love their unadon, eel and rice. However, if you look up where to have it, there are only a few places people would recommend. And since those places are now inundated with tourists and long wait times, we decided to try out a Unagiuosho....

During my early ventures into San Mateo and neighboring cities, I ran across Gintei, a modestly sized sushi restaurant. This was several years ago and at that time, I couldn’t get a seat. This was when I ran solo as well. Nope, no walkin seating at the sushi bar. Without of course, a long wait....

My flight landed in Austin right before dinner time. Of course, I turned to my list of places to try and decided on Komé. I knew it was going to be busy. However, since it was located outside downtown and I was a party of one, I’d thought I try my luck. Well, I was...

Within a week I’ve been to Maruyama twice. It’s not only because I am addicted to sushi (well maybe), it’s because my camera ran out of batteries on my first visit. And what’s the best thing that can happen when you try a place a second time? Well, when things get better. Though I have...