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Gastronomic ceramics in Japan
In Japanese traditional tasting menu gastronomic ceramics have always played a supportive role to the chefs' seasonal food presentation. The choice of the bowls, cups and plates is rarely limited ...
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Cafe Salon Naka-Oku: feminine home cooking on Naoshima
When visiting Naoshima, the abundant artscape on this small island in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan calls for a break. If you long for wholesome, feminine home cooking then ...
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The Best Thai Restaurants in Bangkok now
The best Thai food in Bangkok is found on its streets, in private residences and luxuriantly restored mansions. My selections were co-curated with my local, food-savvy, designer friend Moo Chulalux ...
![Kichisen: refreshing the taste and style of traditional Kyoto-style kaiseki](https://lamuseblue.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/16045229/Kichisen_Featured-Images.jpg)
Kichisen: refreshing the taste and style of traditional Kyoto-style kaiseki
My photo below tells it all: the focused gaze of the Kichisen's master chef Yoshimi Tanigawa shows how much focus goes into his food and how much he cares to ...
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Nishikawa kaiseki Kyoto: sharing culinary tradition with an artist and host
On the same axis of the Kodai-ji Temple Nishikawa calibrates the balance of traditional ryotei cuisine with a casual and social ballast to the iconic, yet serious three Michelin star Kikunoi ...
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Farm to table soba at Tamawarai Tokyo
Eating Japanese soba noodles at Tamawarai Tokyo is a slow food act with a Michelin stared attentiveness to quality. For most Japanese eating lunch at a sobaya is a rushed experience in any ...
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L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Hong Kong
Joel Robuchon does not need any introduction for a majority of food connoisseurs… ...
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Rokkaku: the first Michelin-stared Izakaya in Japan
Izakaya is a casual Japanese meal that, similarly to the Spanish tapas or British pub food, is made to complement alcoholic drinks like wine, beer, sake or spirits. At the ...
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Marou chocolate: paying tribute to terroir through sensitively crafted Vietnamese cocoa
Vietnam’s first artisan bean-to-bar chocolate makers Marou Faiseurs De Chocolat are paying tribute to the jungle farmed Vietnamese cocoa. Two Frenchmen Vincent Mourou and Samuel Maruta are making the vegan, mostly ...