Comments on: I Think I’m Turning Japanese

By: Oonth

Oonth — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:35:31 +0000

Hey Krista, happy new year and good luck with the culinary (and writing) projects for 2008. I’m in Sydney at the moment, having spent Xmas and New Year period in Philippines and then Hong Kong. Only great food so far has been in HK, one mission for the year is to delve way deeper into Chinese food and all its wonderful regional variations.

I’m looking forward to our Chowhound get together when I get back to the UK. That’s likely to be sometime 2nd week of Feb, I’ve extended my trip so that I get 2 weeks in Japan on route back – I am going to be traveling around (and scoffing) with my Japanese food-loving girlfriend, I can’t tell you how excited I am at the prospect, especially about going to Hokkaido which is said to have amazing sushi (uni, kani, hotate, ika) at its best at this time of year when the local waters are seriously cold. And of course I’ll be with a native speaker so it will be access all areas.

You gotta make that Japan trip a priority for this year and I’ll be more than happy to pass on any useful info that I can.

And whilst I won’t be living in London this year, when I’m in town I would be more than happy to explore places and nabes with you, especially the Indian hoods as that is something I know a fair bit about.

Enjoy 2008.

Oonth

ps apologies for the length, brevity is not my forte!

By: Sorina

Sorina — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:30:30 +0000

These look totally awesome. The pictures are like a magazine. Truly well done!

By: Krista

Krista — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:43:53 +0000

Hi Eater’s Regret…
Well, that depends on what you’re looking for. I like Pham on Whitecross St because it’s simple and small and unpretentious. I want to try Roka on Charlotte St because it’s exactly the opposite. I like Tomoe in Marylebone because it’s friendly and lots of the signs are in Japanese. I like Atari-ya because it’s super-fresh (but it’s really mainly for take away). There are many threads on Chowhound with more recs. Give that a shot too!

By: Eater's Regret

Eater's Regret — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:35:05 +0000

Hey cool blog, I’ve recently moved to London and have already tried all the sushi places in Camden. where would you recommend as a must go place in London.