Local Flavors

Metropolis rounds up the latest in culinary-themed reading

The Food Files
Japanese Cocktails By Yuri Kato (Chronicle Books, 2010, 95pp, ¥1,396) Japanese Cocktails is filled to the brim with original concoctions with fun names like Oyaji, Salty Hachiko Dog, Bloody Mari-chan and Office Lady. And not only are the names creative, so are the recipes. With drinks based on sake, shochu, whisky and more, this thin book has a...

Apr 1, 2010 | One Comment | 182 views
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Da Isa

Savor a slice of pizza perfection in Nakameguro

Apr 1, 2010 | No Comments | 549 views
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Gringos

Original it ain’t, but this Roppongi Tex-Mex bar pushes all the right buttons

Apr 1, 2010 | No Comments | 523 views
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Star Man

While opening new restaurants in Dubai, Seoul, Las Vegas—and, now, Tokyo—celebrated French chef Pierre Gagnaire remains firmly in control

Mar 25, 2010 | One Comment | 591 views
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Hungry for Hanami

Tokyo’s hotels get cooking for sakura season

Mar 18, 2010 | One Comment | 1,177 views
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Otaku Dining

When it comes to eating in Akihabara, size does matter

Mar 11, 2010 | No Comments | 1,286 views
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Celebrity Chowdown

Sports stars, TV tarento and dead actors are all getting into the restaurant business

Mar 4, 2010 | No Comments | 619 views
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Tomoko Sonoda

The brewmaster at Ikspiari’s Harvest Moon Brewery talks beer

Feb 25, 2010 | One Comment | 597 views
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Saijo Breweries

Japan’s renowned nihonshu region is still going strong after 400 years

Feb 18, 2010 | No Comments | 378 views
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Charles Spreckley

Co-founder, Bespoke Tokyo

Feb 11, 2010 | One Comment | 1,013 views
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Street Eats

Take a tour of Tokyo’s most popular shotengai

Feb 4, 2010 | No Comments | 3,183 views
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