Articles in Dining
No One’s Recipe, Hotel Bleston Court, Karuizawa, Japan – Restaurant Review
The somewhat mysteriously-named No One’s Recipe in Karuizawa, a town one hour north of Tokyo by Shinkansen (bullet train), is a restaurant at the Hotel Bleston Court, a property that specializes in weddings. (It even has two churches, Karuizawa Kogen Church and the Uchimura Kanzo Stone Church.)
While I didn’t stay at the Bleston Court, I did stay at the Hoshinoya, which is under the same ownership. Guests at the Hoshinoya …
Yukawatan, Karuizawa, Japan – Restaurant Review
A popular getaway for residents of Tokyo, the city of Karuizawa is easily accessible by Shinkansen (bullet train). While the trip takes roughly only one hour, but the difference between the two cities is striking. Karuizawa is not only the home of a well-known resort, the Hoshinoya, but also of a classic French-style restaurant, the Yukawatan, which is part of the Bleston Court Hotel (which is under the same ownership …
Kyubei, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan – Restaurant Review
The name Kyubei (also transliterated as Kyubey) connotes a Mecca for sushi lovers. For decades, in a city where there are over 160,000 restaurants, Kyubei has consistently been ranked as one of the best.
Kyubei itself is an institution. The main location in the Ginza district of Tokyo has five floors, and it has expanded to an additional building across the street.
If you dine at Kyubei, you will, at some point …
Ici Urban Bistro, Washington, D.C. – Restaurant Review
A well-kept secret in Washington is the Sofitel hotel’s restaurant, ici Urban Bistro. Ici, which means “here” in French, is open for breakfast, lunch (except weekends), and dinner. Whatever you do, do not assume this is a typical hotel restaurant. It is most decidedly not.
What the diner finds is a restaurant that offers diners a quiet and relaxed oasis in a busy town. The décor is modern and comfortable, with …
New York Grill, Tokyo, Japan – Restaurant Review
Occupying the 52nd floor of Tokyo’s elegant Park Hyatt Tokyo, the New York Grill has been a favorite place for lunch and dinner since it opened in 1994.
With its dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows on all four sides of the restaurant, open kitchen (with counter seating for a better view), and a seemingly endless wine cellar, it’s easy to understand why.
The restaurant had even better views of the city than my room …
Twenty Five Lusk, San Francisco, California – Restaurant Review
Ask someone where Lusk Street is in San Francisco and they would probably shrug their shoulders. In fact, I’ve probably walked past this street a dozen times, but this quiet alley in the China Basin neighborhood hides an amazing dining experience.
From the outside the building could be yet another non-descript rehabbed warehouse. With the $15M renovation of this 1917 meatpacking and smokehouse facility the architects have managed to keep the …
