Category: Food

Vancouver Day Two

Another sunny day in Vancouver. Today we decided to discover the city by Philippe´s favorite means of transport: BOAT

Little joys in the Orosi Valley

Sometimes we are fed up with bad bread, weak filter coffee or carelessly or unimaginatively prepared food. These are the moments when a small thing can make our day. In the Orosi valley, we had a few of those moments 🙂 Almost hidden next… Continue Reading “Little joys in the Orosi Valley”

Hidden Food Heaven in Kyoto

It’s very unlikely we would have known this restaurant if it wasn’t recommend by Yasuko’s friend Mayumi, a food fanatic who travels hundreds of miles for a good meal and who, unfortunately, couldn’t join us. It would have been close to impossible to find… Continue Reading “Hidden Food Heaven in Kyoto”

Yakitori…

… again. Well, everybody has his own way to remember things. Ours seems to be food. This time in a small restaurant in a small side street of Kyoto’s Ponto-cho Dori.

Making Soba!

Today, at the Hinode-ya restaurant near Mikuni, we had the opportunity to make our own buckwheat noodles (Soba), from the doe, to the rolling and finally the cutting. Then we ate a meal totally composed of soba, this time eaten cold, in two different… Continue Reading “Making Soba!”

German Cafe @ Kanazawa.

This morning we hit Kanazawa station for a quick breakfast… – Long Vienna sausage France? – France Danish? Wow. Talk about multicultural food! – Maccha Green Tea Croissant – Maple Toast German French Amazing stuff. We should be paid to taste this…

Mikuni-Ko

The time had come: SUSHI TIME! For the first time on this trip, we had fresh sushi at Mikuni-Ko. Unforgettable! 30 plats later we rested our case and pronounced the verdict: this is THE best Sushi restaurant ever.

Food at the Mikuni Matsuri

Food Everywhere!

Kosugian Ryokan

Another food post our followers seem to love :-). This time from the second and last Ryokan we stay at. The Kosugian is a rather remote nature place with 5 private hot spring bath tubs, two of them outdoor (Pierre’s favorite). A place where… Continue Reading “Kosugian Ryokan”

Then again, CHF 9.00 for a sushi box…

Hallo Switzerland?