October 2009
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Arigato!
Didn’t last very long at all.
I knew Brewer Street and its surrounds have a number of Japanese restaurants and Asian (Oriental?) food stores, but it was still a pleasant surprise to come across Arigato, a small Japanese grocery store.
Newbies from Japan to London should definitely not be expecting any loud “Irasshaimase!” greetings from the staff here. But I’m not...
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Fresh off the boat
Having lived six years of my life in the culinary paradise of Japan ― where I can only remember two particularly bad meals ― you can imagine my trepidation upon deciding to move to London.
Infamous for its bad, overpriced food, I have had mixed experiences while on vacation here. I’ve had fantastic food at higher prices and have also fallen prey to some very bad scones.
London however, has...
