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One of the most memorable nights I had in Tokyo was an adventure in Nakano,...
Kodoku no Gurume is a Japanese manga television show from the '90s about a salesman in Tokyo named Goro who goes out to eat.
When something takes off in Japan, it gets huge. For a hot minute. People have...
I'm not ordinarily a breakfast person, I'd rather get an extra half an hour of...
Japan is noodle crazy. Each station in each town of each prefecture have their own...
We're slowly growing our team. It's an exciting time for us here at Umami Mart!...
The Bay Area has been so good to us. First, we opened our flagship store...
One of the joys of working in Old Oakland is Chinatown. We're only steps away...
Oh Ichiran. I was very anti-you for a long time because of your bizarre seating...
In Hong Kong, one of the places my friend S insisted we try was one...
Trends in roll combinations in the States are rapid, with so many joints coming up...
My first encounter with phyllo roll — Wow. Cinnamon-spiced chicken with raisins, chickpeas and almonds...