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Category: Food

  • Edible Tableware

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    The ultimate in LOHAS! Nobuhiko Aikawa of Rice-Design creates edible tableware for a cafe. Via Dezeen.

  • Sokenbicha Tote Bags

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    The Sokenbicha line of tea recently had a promotion where they presented a series of tote bags (click on the orange button to see them) from various Japanese creators. The one above is by Kiiiiiii‘s Reiko!

  • Vegie Shokudou

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    The next big thing in guerilla retailing? One day a week restaurants, like Vegie Shokudou. As Ian Lynam reports on META no TAME: Neojaponisme contributor Dwayne Dixon and amazing vegan chefs Yoyo and Yuka offer up the tastiest vegan lunch in Tokyo on Wednesdays at Vegie Shokudou, a renegade restaurant inside of a bar in…

  • J.S. Mug

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    My new coffee mug, which my wife got for me the other day when we went to newly opened J.S. Burgers Cafe in Aoyama (it’s on the street that leads to the A to Z Cafe). The J.S. stands for “Journal Standard,” but I like to pretend they are the initials for my name.

  • Food & Wine & Tokyo

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    A few months back I met up with the travel editor of FOOD & WINE magazine, who was in town doing a piece on Tokyo. Salma’s article appeared in the February 2008 issue, and she writes a bit about what we did on that day in this part. After we had lunch at Maisen, we…

  • Michelin Guide Loves Tokyo

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    It would seem that the first edition of Michelin’s Tokyo guide really loves Tokyo, and is declaring it one of the best food cities in the world. Eight restaurants received the coveted 3-star rating: Japanese restaurants Kanda, Koju and Hamadaya, French restaurants Quintessence, Joel Robuchon and L’osier, and sushi restaurants Sukiyabashi Jiro and Sushi Mizutani.…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    GranTokyo North Tower Daimaru Department Store Rigoletto Wine & Bar GYRE You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Tokyo Sweets Factory hhstyle.com/Limited You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Soba Kichi Billboard Live Tokyo The ‘Monocle’ Quality of Life Index Timberland Shibuya You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • The Life of a Vending Machine

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    PSFK points to a blog that has one simple obsession: Ryuuichi Terada has been taking daily pictures of the same vending machine in Sapporo for the past 2 years. See the evolution here.