One of the true highlights of the Extremes of Japan Tour was the food, with the culinary element as important as the “weird”, and this is what led us to Shinjuku Takana perhaps the most saught after dessert in Tokyo. This was done at the start of the trip, and just after we had been…
As part of our trip we were recommended a restaurant ran by a Guatemalan that served Okonomiyaki. To say I was nonplussed would be an understatement, that is until I took my first bite at Lopez Okonomiyaki. Make no mistake this is light years ahead the best restaurant in Hiroshima, with seemingly everyone, including our…
Whether by design or blind luck my first night in Tokyo and Japan took me to the Alaska district. I now know that this is truly a great place to party. This was of course as part of our Fukushima and Extremes of Japan Tour. What the Akasaka? After knowing little about this place I…
While declaring the best dim sum in Guomen might seem a little too specific, it should be noted that this is a relatively important part of Shenzhen and the dim sum is a hugely important of Cantonese cuisine. I of course learned this after opening an office here, which has also led me to trying…
Having a few days to spare after meeting my North Korean friends, I had hankering for Russian food. This led to Mango Restaurant near the embassy of the Russian federation. Those familiar with the Chinese scene will know that this is near San Li Tun – and of course Heaven Supermarket, as well as a…
Known as the gateway of 3 provinces and quite literally in the shadow of Xian, I reentered this town with fairly little expectation. I was though at least hopeful that there was a street food Yuncheng scene. And this was largely based around the fact that not only did I first visit 18 years ago,…
