All posts tagged "Japanese"
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Mitsuwa Marketplace Offers Japanese Food, Produce in Revamped Space
After more than three decades in business, the Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights just completed a major renovation. The store is a beacon for all...
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Yugen in Chicago’s West Loop offers contemporary Japanese cuisine
Restaurants come and go all the time, but it was a surprise in the food community when Grace suddenly shut its doors last year in...
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Japanese tradition of omakase featured at 3 new Chicago restaurants
The Japanese tradition of “omakase” is relatively new in Chicago, but three new omakase-style restaurants have opened in Chicago recently, each with a slightly different...
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Otafuku
Otafuku specializes in oden – a dashi broth containing loads of fried tofu, seafood and vegetables. They’ve been in business for over a hundred years,...
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Streamer Coffee Company
World champion barista Hiroshi Sawada has been consulting in Chicago the past few years, and I had a chance to meet him at his coffeeshop...
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Sushi Azabu
A literal sushi den uncovered in the basement of Izakaya-focused Daruma-Ya, Sushi Azabu serves Edomae sushi only, honing in on one ingredient and one ingredient...
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Sushi Yasuda
I get asked quite a bit about sushi recommendations in New York, and Yasuda is one of my go-tos in NYC. A sushi restaurant only,...
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How To Make a Cullerton Street Cocktail
As you approach the building housing Green River – the new cocktail bar/restaurant collaboration between Danny Meyer’s NYC-based Union Square Hospitality Group and the Dead...
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Chifa & Nikkei Cuisine in Lima (Chicago Tribune – Travel)
Click here to read my story about the Chifa and Nikkei influence in Lima, Peru.
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Marugame Monzo
Marugame Monzo’s menu of fresh, handmade udons ranges from traditional, such as their kitsune udon, to more innovative offerings, like their miso carbonara udon and...
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Momotaro
From the Boka Restaurant Group (Boka, Girl & the Goat, GT Fish, etc.) the company’s first Japanese concept is a stunner. Up until I went,...
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