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Food Tour Archestratus, Bakeri, Cienaga, Meyers Bageri, MilkMade, Nixtamal, Oddfellows, Yunnan Flavour Garden

Published July 15, 2017August 17, 2018by Peter Cucè in Carroll Gardens, Coffee & Tea, Corona, Food Tours, Greenpoint, Italian, Mexican, Williamsburg, Yunnan
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NYC Cafe Roundup May 2017 East One Coffee Roasters, Odd Fox, One Bedford, Patisserie Chanson

Published June 1, 2017August 17, 2018by Peter Cucè in Coffee & Tea, New York
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NYC Cafe Roundup March 2017 Alpha Dominche Extraction Lab, Harlem Coffee Co, Mirror Tea House, Prologue Coffee Room, Toby's Estate LIC

Published March 8, 2017August 17, 2018by Peter Cucè in Brooklyn, Coffee & Tea, Manhattan, New York, Queens
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NYC Cafe Roundup February 2017 Three Seat Espresso & Barber, Bearcat, Blue Bottle Roastery, Cafe Cotton Bean, Coffee Snob, Espresso Me, White Noise

Published February 3, 2017August 17, 2018by Peter Cucè in Brooklyn, Coffee & Tea, Manhattan, New York, Queens
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Flushing’s Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan Now Sucks

Published January 31, 2017August 16, 2018by Peter Cucè in Flushing, Hunan
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  • Top-notch sourdough cardamom and cinnamon buns produced at @vanertokyo, along with some of the best croissants I’ve had, from heirloom Norwegian wheat that is ground for that day’s baking. It’s housed in the Ueno, Tokyo mixed use community center 上野桜木あたり(Ueno Sakuragi Atari), which inhabits 3 traditional, converted private residences in the old-school neighborhood of 谷中 (Yanaka). Vaner and neighboring shop Oshi Olive (Salt & Olive), with a takeout window specializing in olive leaf drinks (!) -are tucked away behind 谷中ビーるハル(Yanaka Beer Hall), a convivial space at which to enjoy their solid craft beer and good snacks such as karaage and shumai. #yanaka #yanakabeerhall #ueno #taito #vaner #tokyo #japan #nezu #谷中 #谷中 #上野 #東京 #パン #ビール #料理 #bakery #croissant #sourdough #日本 #foodie #foodblogger #japanesefood #foodphotography #food #foodporn #クロワッサン #パン屋 #ベーカリー #letsguide #kodawari #こだわり
  • 鳥房 (Torifusa) is a chicken restaurant in the rear of a chicken butcher in the forgotten-by-time Tokyo neighborhood of Tateishi (立石). Arriving at dusk, we ran into the same group of friendly locals we had shared a communal table with at our lunchtime destination, the motsu skewer spot, 宇ち多 (Uchida). The service was brusque and not in a friendly way, but the nicest old battle axe took pity on us and dismantled our fried chicken for us. The otoshi (free drinking food) of chicken skin was scrumptious, and we enjoyed everything else we ordered including a raw chicken dish. It was amazing to see the chef wielding his xxl cooking chopsticks in the open air kitchen at the shop’s front. #立石 #形成 #料理 #鳥 #東京 #日本 #鳥房 #chicken #friedchicken #tokyo #japan #tateishi #japanesefood #japan #foodie #foodblogger #foodphotography #foodstagram #food #foodporn #レストラン #katsushika #葛飾区
  • The centerpiece of our gut-busting multicourse meal at Tokamachi’s 松喜屋 (Matsukiya) was a beautiful platter of temari zushi, but we also had a bunch of seasonal, local vegetable and fish dishes. ＃十日町 #新潟 #日本 #料理 #寿司 #手まり寿司 #japanesefood #sushi #temari #japan #niigata #tokamachi #localfood #food #foodporn #foodphotography #foodie #foodstagram #foodblogger #松喜屋
  • More gassho zukuri (合掌造り) goodness. The scenery is mind blowing. I hope I can return in the winter sometime. #合掌造り #japan #shirakawago #白川郷 #ainokura #相倉 #岐阜 #日本 #scenery #landscape #worldheritage
  • A late morning visit to Kanazawa’s 近江町市場 (Omicho Market) scored cheap, fresh, sweet uni and plump scallops that we scarfed down standing, and delicious grilled dozeu (pond loach) and unagi. What a great experience. #seafood #kanazawa #japan #omichomarket #japanesefood #金沢 #日本 #近江町市場 #料理 #どぜう #うなぎ #uni #ウニ #うに #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #eater #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood
  • The World Heritage 合掌造り(gassho zukuri) villages we visited had scenery for days. My favorite was the smallest village, Suganuma, but the very touristy Shirakawa-go has a lot to offer especially if you walk around the outskirts. It’s also worth hiking up to the viewing platform. It’s doubtful that there’s any good food in these villages. Maybe bring your own. these photos are a mix of 3 different villages. #japan #toyama #worldheritage #gassho #合掌造り #富山 #日本 #菅沼 #白川郷 #landscape #scenery #gifu #岐阜県
  • An excellent pain au chocolat at Tokyo’s @path_restaurant in the hip Shibuya neighborhood Tomigaya near Yoyogi Hachiman station. I love the vibe here sitting at the counter, with the open kitchen and friendly staff, but it’s tough to score a croissant unless one arrives early, since they’re often gone by 10:30am. I recommend ordering a pastry and a good cup of @fuglencoffeeroasters_tokyo (they also offer so-called medium roast Little Nap - I would avoid) and then perusing the menu for something additional. I chose the sardine & potato smørrebrød - perfectly respectable for ¥890 - but somewhat on the monotonous side. I could have chilled here for hours, but hordes were waiting outside for brunch, and I had a few more shops on my schedule for the day. #tomigaya #yoyogihachiman #tokyo #pathrestaurant #shibuya #croissant #painauchocolat #brunch #東京 #渋谷 #日本 #富ヶ谷 #レストラン #パン #ブランチ #food #foodporn #foodpic #instagood #foodlover #eeeeeats #foodpost #foodblogger #instagood #instafood #eater #coffee #cafe #コーヒー
  • This purest evocation of matcha along with a similarly deeply flavored houjicha can be yours for a mere ¥680 at @suzukien.asakusa (壽々喜園 浅草本店), a 150 yr old tea shop that purveys this gelato just a stone’s throw from the famous temple. The matcha is available in intensities ranging from 1 to 7 - of course I got 7. The line goes fast. I would recommend getting a cup, not a cone - the deep unsweetness of the matcha is ruined by the cone’s sugar. #asakusa #japan #tokyo #icecream #gelato #淺草 #日本 #東京 #料理 #アイス #food #foodporn #tokyofoodie #foodphotography #foodstagram #eater #matcha #抹茶
  • Big thanks to @chokoyokoichigo for taking me to Asakusa’s 駒形どぜう (Komakata Dozeu), a restaurant founded in 1801 and devoted to dishes created using どぜう or pond loach, a sea creature eaten around Asia, but as far as I know, not common in the US except apparently as an aquarium fish. It was my second time this trip consuming the beast, and while it looks somewhat disturbing, I liked it well enough. I found the atmosphere festive, the dining room a vast expanse of tatami with wooden “tables” a few inches off the ground running the length of the room, and servers all wearing kimono. We had their two most popular dishes, どじょう鍋 (dojou nabe), which cooks over a charcoal brazier in front of you as you continually add green onion, and 柳川鍋 (Yanagawa pot), dojou in sweet egg sauce that gradually hardens as you eat. #asakusa #tokyo #japan #japanesefood #loach #どじょう #どぜう #淺草 #日本 #東京 #料理 #晩御飯 #レストラン
  • @obscura_coffee_roasters lies on a sleepy Sangenjaya residential street and is the perfect place to while away a couple of hours working on your journal or reading a book. Their self-roasted coffee is a bit on the dark side for me, but their all-syphon offerings are made with such care that you don’t necessarily notice when the coffee is hot - fruit flavors are revealed. If I lived in Tokyo I would go anytime. The sandwich set, while attractively presented, didn’t have a whole lot to make one want to keep eating. #sangenjaya #setagaya #tokyo #japan #japanesefood #世田谷 #東京 #日本 #コーヒー #咖啡 #coffee #cafe #espresso #cafeculture #thirdwavecoffee #specialtycoffee #coffeebar #espressobar #coffeeroaster #syphon

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