I had an early morning appointment today, with an hour and a half drive to get there, so I am not going to spend a lot of time cooking this evening. Three hours of drive time did give me plenty of opportunity to figure out what to make though. I decided on red beans and rice for dinner. Coconut...

So I was tired of being looked at funny or considered weird, when I pulled out my camera and took a picture or two before attacking my meals. Specially painful if my dining companion had to feel the awkwardness of my action in the middle of crowded restaurant. I still think some of the food that I...

I walked by this place many times before trying it. The sign is in Japanese so I was never clear if it was a resaturant or just a sake bar and it was always crowded. I never had interest to try it specially by my self, not until a friend initiated me to it. We were early, place wasn't packed, we got...