Reviews & Guides
Essays
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One Perfect Day of Eating in Tokyo ︎
“It's absurd, offensive even, to eat like this. But everything is just too damn good.”
Eater
“It's absurd, offensive even, to eat like this. But everything is just too damn good.”
Eater
Where the Locals Eat ︎
“...what a huge percentage of salarymen spend their office hours dreaming about.”
Bon Appetit
“...what a huge percentage of salarymen spend their office hours dreaming about.”
Bon Appetit
Before You Go to Tokyo, Learn These Etiquette Tips ︎
“Just use your hands to pick the sushi up.”
Bon Appetit
“Just use your hands to pick the sushi up.”
Bon Appetit
A Last Meal in the Holy City
“I cuss loudly. I start dancing in the parking lot.”
Lucky Peach Magazine
“I cuss loudly. I start dancing in the parking lot.”
Lucky Peach Magazine
Where to Get Fishy Ramen in Tokyo
“You wouldn’t be digging for ramen on level B2 if you were going to be ashamed of your choices.”
Lucky Peach, November 2016
“You wouldn’t be digging for ramen on level B2 if you were going to be ashamed of your choices.”
Lucky Peach, November 2016
Three Great Japanese Egg Dishes and Where to Find Them
“there won’t be many dirty dishes. Just dirty thoughts.”
Lucky Peach July 2016
“there won’t be many dirty dishes. Just dirty thoughts.”
Lucky Peach July 2016
Mitoya
“...if you wanted something else, you wouldn’t have come here in the first place.”
Lucky Peach Magazine
“...if you wanted something else, you wouldn’t have come here in the first place.”
Lucky Peach Magazine
Ramen Jiro
“I wondered if this is what it felt like to be in a Matthew Barney piece”
Lucky Peach Magazine
“I wondered if this is what it felt like to be in a Matthew Barney piece”
Lucky Peach Magazine
Essays
An Izakaya is a Feeling
“You are there to fill up much more than your stomach.”
Previously Unpublished
“You are there to fill up much more than your stomach.”
Previously Unpublished
