I have heard about the Fansler Restaurant Group’s seafood restaurant, Pismo’s Coastal Grill in Fresno, California. Fansler Restaurant Group also operates the popular steakhouse, Yosemite Ranch and Westwoods BBQ & Spice Co. and having heard a lot of compliments about Pismo’s Coastal Grill, I figured Read More …
Located in southwest Shibuya is the town known as Daikanyama. The location is known for its elegance, may it be boutiques, cake shops, restaurants and cafes, but it was a town redeveloped after the end of the bubble economy. While the origin of Daikanyma is Read More …
Back in 1979, Takohachi opened in Osaka. It is said that the popular Japanese snack known as Takoyaki, was born in Osaka back in the early Showa era. While there are many opinions in regards to the roots of takoyaki, people feel the origin of Read More …
With the World Surfing Championships coming to Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch in September 2018, I will continue to showcase restaurants worth checking out in Lemoore, California. And for those who are early morning people and are wanting delicious breakfast burritos, the newly opened Chicas is Read More …
During my coffee tour in Japan, I visited a few places in the Toranomon business district of Minato. Toranomon which means “Tiger’s Gate” is the name of the southernmost gate of Edo Castle which existed until the 1870’s before being demolished has a lot of Read More …
It was way back in 1976 when Marion Crepes opened a crepe shop in Harajuku. The location is known for the original Japanese-style crepe and the most famous with over 80 locations throughout Japan. Marion Crepes is known for their secret original dough (uses 10 Read More …
In Japan, you’ll find many gourmet chocolate shops. Many people who have trained overseas and starting their own shops is quite common. Located in Shirokanedai, Minato is a Japanese chocolate shop known as kiki Japanese Chocolate and one of the major highlights of this shop Read More …
Located near downtown Lemoore is a Thai restaurant called Pad Thai. I’ve been to numerous Thai restaurants up and down California and I noticed there are some that tend to use satay peanut sauce or those who tend to use peanut butter. Often when I Read More …
One of channels I subscribe to on YouTube is June Quan’s Stir & Style. She was a lawyer, but got tired of the banality and the fact that all she did was work, work, work and had no time for anything. So, tired of it Read More …
When I went on my coffee tour in Japan, one of the locations that I was recommended on visiting is Nishimura Coffee in Kobe. Because I was visiting the Sannomiya location, I decided to embark to Nishimura Coffee in Kobe for good coffee. But also Read More …
Back in 2015, Abdallah Qawadri, who owns another restaurant, Kabab City in Fowler, decided to open up Zaytoona Mediterranean Cuisine restaurant in Hanford, California. Qawadri has looked in smaller cities for restaurant possibilities and the city of Hanford is no doubt in need of a Read More …
Back in 1996, BCD Tofu House opened their first restaurant. Fast forward to 2018 and over 20-years later, BCD now has 13 branches. BCD House began with Hee Sook Lee, a first generation Korean immigrant who loved to cook. Her mother-in-law owned a restaurant in Read More …
For those who love cheese tarts, you can find them around Japan. But you can also find Pablo Mini outlets as well, and these locations are great for those who want to purchase mini cheese tarts. While the actual Pablo cafe’s are the goto spots, Read More …
I have been a fan of the JK Films Team YouTube channels and also long time viewer of the team’s individual channels, especially Joe Jitsukawa’s YouTube channel. He and his partners (which include David So and Stir & Style’s June Quan and boyfriend Dan) have Read More …
One of the most popular sandwich locations in Tokyo, a place where many travelers have on their bucket list to visit, is Camelback Sandwiches & Espresso in the Kamiyamacho area of Shibuya or what people like to call “Oku-Shibuya”. The sandwich shop has earned an Read More …
In South Korea, fried chicken is quite popular. As well as Korean pizza. And for many people, the taste of chicken with sweet and spicy yangnyun coating is something foodies should experience and those become converted to eating with it, will no doubt come back Read More …
Located in Akihabara at atre1 is a bakery known as DONQ Boulangerie Francaise. DONQ is just one of the few bakeries located throughout Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. Established in Kobe, Japan back in 1905, the company’s creed has always been “Customer and Read More …