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Grand Hyatt Tokyo Christmas Cakes 2013 : Share the Love
Christmas is always a big festive event in Japan and it is common for department stores, hotels and individual pastry shops to roll out their Christmas goodies way in advance. This year, Grand Hyatt...
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Patissierie Ravi'e Relier パティスリー ラヴィルリエ: Osaka No.1? Japan No.1?
I broke my record queuing time of 1 hour for this patisserie shop that hailed from Osaka. I queue. We queue.Let's all queueThe queue was a big surprise because it is really rare to have people...
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Seow Choon Hua Restaurant : Traditional Foochow Cuisine
My father said he brought me to eat the fish balls here when I was 5 but honestly I have no memory of this. Seow Choon Hua has been around for more than 70 years and is one of the few places in...
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Ore no French Italian 俺のフレンチ・イタリアン
It was a wonderful meal and we did not have to stand eating. Cheap French and Italian gourmet food in Tokyo is no longer a dream with the establishment of a series of "Ore no XXX. " Though the word...
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Baker & Cook Singapore
Whizzed into this shop hidden amidst the private housing estate in Bukit Timah for their almond croissant, only to find out that they were sold out. Run by Global Baker Dean Brettschneider- New Zealand...
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Kyoto Machi Shigure 町家和食 京町恋しぐれ
One thing great about Tokyo is that you can enjoy food from all prefectures and Kyoto cuisine is one of the few highly regarded traditional food besides Edo Cuisine. While it is not difficult to find...
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Hyatt Regency Tokyo Pastry Shop ハイアット リージェンシー 東京 ペストリーショップ
One of the things that I look out for when I browse through hotel websites , is the existence of a pastry shop. This is important- for I know I can takeaway some decent cakes for late night sweet...
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Paddington House of Pancakes: Eat Your Way Around the World
I thought I had better post this up before the new year clock strikes for 2014 because this visit was about 9 months ago. Paddington House of Pancakes is a franchise from Malaysia which serves...
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Yasaiya Mei やさい家めい : Vegetable Sommelier in the House
A vegetable sommelier? Yes, Yasaiya Mei is a special vegetable restaurant that has contracts with farmers from all over Japan and is staffed with certified vegetables sommeliers.Most of the vegetables...
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Ootoya Singapore 大戸屋
Despite dining at Ootoya a few times, I never knew that this casual family dining restaurant actually has made a significant presence in Japan since its first shop at Ikebukuro in 1958. Initially, it...
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Toshi Yoroizuka 鎧塚 俊彦: The Grand Patissier with his Farm
I finally made my way to Toshi Yoruizuka's shop to polish off the desserts by myself. It's one of the rare places where desserts are given 100% attention and they are prepared ala minute. Besides being...
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Christmas Limited Edition Goodies Tokyo 2013
With X'mas round the corner, many food stores have started wheeling out limited edition christmas-related items that are too difficult to resist sometimes. Here are some of the stuff that may not be...
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Le Petit Mec Tokyo ル・プチメック 東京 : French Bakery from Kyoto in Tokyo
Take a step into this shop and you may think that you are in France as French radio is broadcasted LIVE in the background and all the pastries are authentically French looking. The only sign that gives...
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Akasaka Tantei 赤坂潭亭: Michelin-Starred Okinawan Kaiseki
Kaiseki might be a familiar term in Japanese cuisine but how about Okinawan Kaiseki? Akasaka Tantei received it's first Michelin Star in 2012 by serving Okinawan produces that are presented in Kaiseki...
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Viron Boulangerie ブラッスリー・ヴィロン
The red exterior of Viron is too conspicuous to go unnoticed. As a highly popular boulangerie that first opened its doors in Shibuya, it is the only bakery that uses the flour called Retro D'or from...
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The Living Cafe: A Yen for Raw
Inspired by my vegan chef-friend Adeline, I called Miss X along for some healthy food at The Living Cafe located in Bukit Timah. At the heart of TLC menu is RAW Food or RAW-Fusion Food. It uses no red...
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Zen Kashoin 然花抄院 : Wagashi House from Kyoto
Besides Kyo Hayashiya and Tsujiri, there are actually many other places that can satisfy matcha cravings. Zen Kashoin is a Kyoto Wagashi House that has opened a branch in Tokyo. 茶庭ノ膳(1,400円 for set)...
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Tamahide 玉ひで: Birthplace of Oyakodon
It's not even opened yet but queue starts to form outside the white two-storey building right in the heart of Ningyocho. This is not surprising, for this is the place where Oyakodon was born....
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Jean Paul Hevin X Japan Airlines : Desserts on the Air
Plated desserts on board airline flights? Pierre Herme has collaborated with ANA before and now it's Jean Paul Hevin which is partnering with Japan Airlines for the dessert course on its first class...
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Riders Cafe: Brunch with the Horses
Riders Cafe is one of the earlier brunch spots which was so popular that reservations have to be placed in advance. Fortunately and coincidentally, there was a table cancellation when I called on the...
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