Boozehound: Bar Albatross (Shinjuku)
If it weren’t for Tokyo’s ongoing economic troubles, Golden Gai – that shanty town wedged between Shinjuku’s Hanazono Shrine and Kabukicho – could well have been turned into condos or (worse!) a...
View ArticleJapan Booze Blind: Third type beer
Guests Joe Nakamura and Rachael White join host Christopher Pellegrini in deciding which beers aren’t beers at all…
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Restaurant Review: Touan (Kichijoji)
Located on the same street as the Emporio Armani store, this basement izakaya, “Touan”, specializes in decent drinks, tofu, chicken, and sashimi. Several private tables, plus a few that look out onto a...
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Bar/Café Review: Pagliaccio Trattoria (Tokyo/Marunouchi)
This trattoria is a wonderfully decorated café/bar in the middle of the decidedly swank shopping streets behind the two Marunouchi towers keeping watch over Tokyo train station. If you’re looking for a...
View ArticleAfter the Disaster: How You Can Help
Everyone reading this knows, probably far better than they’d like, that the Eastern coast of Japan’s Tohoku region was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami with waves in...
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Book Review: “Drinking Japan”
Garrett DeOrio reviews Chris Bunting’s Drinking Japan I tend to approach tomes of this genre with a fair dose of skepticism as they often fall into one of two categories, even when they’re not bad: a....
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Healthy eating in Tokyo
Christopher Pellegrini reports on the capital’s healthy food options. Foodie’s paradise, Tokyo, is claimed by many to have the most eateries per capita of all the cities in the world. True or not,...
View ArticleJapan Eats Podcast, Episode 19: “Tokyo’s pizzerie: do they deliver?”
We talk pizza with special guest, Dave Perry. The Japan Eats Podcast is presented by Garrett DeOrio, Marcus Lovitt and Christopher Pellegrini. To listen, click play on the audio player below: You can...
View ArticleJapan Eats Podcast, Episode 27: “25 Cafes”
We discuss Tokyo’s cafe scene with Brad Stephenson of 25cafes.com. The Japan Eats Podcast is presented by Garrett DeOrio, Marcus Lovitt and Christopher Pellegrini. To listen, click play on the audio...
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