Palomar
28/10/2015

Palomar

I must admit to being rarely surprised in life.  Sometimes I get rained on when I don’t expect it.  Other times I find a fly in my soup.  Although, the time I saw a rat caught in a manhole cover in the middle of Shibuya, …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Tempura
24/10/2015

Tempura

As you can probably guess from this blog, I love my fried food.  In which case, Japan is heaven.  Forget all you hear about Japanese food being comprised of sushi and other healthy stuff.  Although they look dainty, their diet is far from tasteless! On …

eating, Japan, photography, travel
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by Chris
Smoking Goat
19/10/2015

Smoking Goat

Smoking Goat. When I first heard we were destined to meet here for dinner, I did wonder if this was a smoking establishment.  Which was a reason for concern as I am allergic to smoke and bad food.  I tend to complain rather loudly and sarcastically to the …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Sushi
12/10/2015

Sushi

As the more perceptive among you may have noticed, I have become unusually taciturn of late. The reason is because… no, rats haven’t chewed through my internet wires. no, I haven’t spilled tea over my computer leaving it to fizzle and die. no, I haven’t …

eating, Japan, photography, travel
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by Chris
Engawa
05/10/2015

Engawa

So, Kobe beef has now landed in London with a few restaurants serving this ‘caviar of cattle’. This is supposed to be the genuine article as opposed to wagyu beef, which doesn’t necessarily come from Japan, and may not even be purebred. There seems to …

eating, England, London, review
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by Patrick