12 Great Takayama Eats

Takayama is a beautiful city in the mountainous Hida region of northern Gifu prefecture.  Also known as Hida-Takayama, the city...

Osaka Day Trip, Nose Town’s Espero Cafe

A visit to Nose in northern Osaka Prefecture is a trip back in time. Only an hour from Osaka, Nose is...

Tokyo Quick Bite, Pariya Akasaka

Pictures of beautiful plates from Pariya have been filling my social media feed, so I was excited to meet a...

Tokyo Eats, Breakfast at Bills

Australian celebrity chef Bill Granger found an untapped breakfast market ten years ago when he opened the first International location...

Kyoto Eats, Nishiki Market

Over 400 years ago, a fish market developed around a natural spring in old Kyoto. The cool pure water preserved...

Tokyo Eats, Uoshin Nogizaka

I always know that it’s going to be a great night at Uoshin Nogizaka. With a yatai (food cart) atmosphere,...

5 Great Northeast Philly Eats

Northeast Philly is diverse section of the city, where over a quarter of the residents are foreign born. This translates...

g.Vino Tbilisi, Georgian Style Tapas

Georgian food ranks as one of my favorite cuisines.  I rarely want to eat anything else in Tbilisi, but after...

10 Great Philadelphia Eats

Philadelphia is a great food city with plenty to offer beyond cheesesteaks and pretzels.  Here are my recommendations for 10...

5 Great Iceland Eats

In a 2006 New York Times piece, Mark Bittman wrote, “It’s unlikely that Reykjavik will ever be a culinary destination....