ramblings of a Seattle travel, food and photography hound
"What're your most popular dishes here?" I asked the waitress. "Everything's good on the menu. It doesn't matter what it is." Normally, I would throw away an answer like that. In this case, the restaurant is Hawaiian Style Cafe in Hilo. I wasn't so quick this time to disregard it because Travel & Leisure Magazine voted... Continue Reading →
Recently, after completing our shopping at Marukai Market for osechi ryori ingredients, we'd typically have lunch at Rutt's, a restaurant inside the market near the southern entrance. This was the branch of Rutt's doing business in Culver City. For some reason, it shut down operation since I was here last December and has been replaced by... Continue Reading →
The September 2010 earthquake forced the closure of many businesses in Christchurch, many of them for good. This is one of the unfortunate consequences of natural disasters. Imagine how much more magnified the problem was for businesses in Fukushima. Samurai Bowl was a Japanese restaurant with a popular following, especially among Japanese students studying here.... Continue Reading →
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