Back in 1895, Rengatei in Ginza opened its doors as a Western-style restaurant. The restaurant is known as the first restaurant in Japan to be called a Western-style restaurant, as dishes such as pork cutlet, other fried foods, omurice (omelet rice) and hayashi rice (hashed Read More …
The sadness I feel today after my NFL team lost in the playoffs. But instead of being bummed and frustrated all day, I channeled those raw emotions to making a wonderful dinner for myself and Angela. With the ingredients that I had, I decided to Read More …
If you go into your local store to purchase K-Cups, you’ll often see coffee from Eight O’Clock Coffee. Sure, people today may have heard of Starbucks, Peet’s, Seattle’s Best, etc. But not many people are aware that Eight O’Clock Coffee has been around since 1859 Read More …
While I was in Saitama, Japan to visit friends, I had the opportunity to see Mari’s rooftop garden. As a person who has had his own garden and would grow organic vegetables, seeing Mari’s rooftop garden made me want to restart this green venture for Read More …
Located in Shinjuku and not far from the JR Shin-Okubo Station is Kaichu Inari Jinja (Kaichu Inari Shrine). According to the Shinjuku Convention & Visitors Bureau: The Kaichu Inari Jinja was established back in 1553, Kaichu Inari became the local deity of Okubo. During Kanei Read More …
I arrived at Itabashi Station and decided to give the Swan Bakery & Cafe franchise in Takinogawa, Kita a try! Swan Cafe is known for their baked bread and coffee and they also take pride in supporting people with disabilities and also hiring those with Read More …
Harold Lloyd is such a wonderful performer. “Safety Last!” is a film that anyone can watch and just be surprised about his risky performance and just seeing a man dangling from a clock tower or a piece of wood with the city of Los Angeles Read More …
As I have begun to unclutter, I also want to start incorporating indoor house plants as it is nature’s best filter in the home. In 1989, NASA conducted a Clean Air Study and created a list of the top indoor houseplants that remove toxic agents Read More …
Not far from Tennoji Temple and the Yanaka Cemetery is the ruins of the Tennoji Goju-no-tou Ato, the site of the beautiful five-storied pagoda. A cultural landmark of Yanaka. While walking through Yanaka, I noticed a group looking at a section across from the cemetery. Read More …
As I discussed the history of San Francisco Bay Gourmet Coffee in my Fog Chaser Review, a coffee that I have come to really enjoy from the company is their Dark Chocolate Bar One Cups. As there are a good number of coffee that have Read More …
If you go to Japan, there is one thing you will notice… There are a lot of bakeries with French names. One of the popular bakeries is Vie de France and despite the logo and the many awesome food that you will find in this Read More …
In Tokyo, while many areas have that metropolitan city feel, there are areas that have a traditional-style, a traditional-feel which the term “shitamachi” is used. Yanaka in Taito Ward is one of those areas where people can get away from the metropolitan areas and immerse Read More …
Many people go to Ikegami Kaikan (a four-floor government building right next to the big temple – Ikegami Honmonji) for meetings, the music hall, for exhibits, seminars, classes or just to hang out. But right on top of the building in the observation deck is Read More …
One of the must-have things for the kitchen… Especially for people who lack the patient for their oven to heat up and wants something to start cooking immediately. I have reviewed toaster ovens, convection ovens but this is my first time to use an extra-wide Read More …
In the Kanto region and Nagoya, Moriva Coffee owned by Zensho Holdings, is a company that prides itself as a “Fair Trade Cafe” for selling delicious coffee beans from Kilimanjaro, East Timor, Mexico and Rwanda. The company purchases coffee and tea from farmers in developing Read More …