Review - Ocean's Cafe Beach: Ebisu
September 19, 2006"Resort dining" is the entertaining concept at Ocean's Cafe Beach, and the eclectic menu covers Okinawan, Balinese and Hawaiian-inspired dishes, throwing in some crowd-pleasers like Caesar salad and rosemary-flavored fried potatoes. The food is actually much better than anything you'd find in a typical resort. With its relaxed, vacation-style vibe and reasonable prices, OCB is a comfortable spot for either a leisurely dinner or just a late-evening drink and snack....
Brews News #70
September 16, 2006Reviews of new beers from Baird Brewery, and beer bars in Seoul in the August issue of our Japan beer newsletter.
06/15-09/18. "Genghis Khan" beer garden in Ikebukuro.
September 16, 2006Chanto Dining, the folks behind Daidaiya and Porterhouse Steaks, will be running an unusual beer garden this summer on the roof of Tobu Department Store in Ikebukuro....
09/27, 6:30pm. Contemporary Australian cuisine at the Park Hyatt.
September 15, 2006Chef Shannon Bennett, owner-chef of Melbourne's cutting-edge Vue du Monde restaurant and an established star in Australia's culinary world, will be presenting a menu showcasing the best of comtemporary...
Review - El Fogon: Kyoto
September 14, 2006El Fogon is a little slice of Spain in downtown Kyoto. Serrano ham, Moorish tiles, and a terracotta floor: it could be somewhere in Andalucia. The first level is a tapas bar and the range is convincingly Iberian. Ice-cold cava, a sparkling wine, goes particularly well with the tuna, olive and anchovy pate, and the mussels with tomato and onion salsa....
10/28, 3-7:30pm; 10/29, 11am-4:30pm. Great Japan Beer Festival in Yokohama.
September 14, 2006This is the largest craft beer festival in Japan, featuring some 100-150 microbrews from around the country plus assorted Belgian and other international beers, and this year is the first time it will...
Review - Manuel Churrascaria: Shirogane-Takanawa
September 14, 2006Manuel Churrascaria, which opened on June 15, serves northern Portugal-style charcoal-grilled dishes - pork, chicken and seafood - along with other traditional Portuguese cuisine. The restaurant itself is very cozy, seating around 20 persons, and it really creates the feeling of dining somewhere in the back streets of a Portuguese town....
10/06-10/08, noon-10pm (9pm Sunday). International Beer Summit 2006 in Osaka.
September 14, 2006This annual three-day outdoor party features dozens of craft beers from Japan and around the world, plus plenty of international food stalls....
10/26, 5:30-7:30pm. Autumn Ginjo-kyokai sake tasting.
September 14, 2006This is the event of the year in the sake world, with brewmasters from around the country offering hundreds of different premium sakes for your tasting pleasure....
09/27, 10/25, 2-4pm. Tea seminars at the Miyako.
September 14, 2006Cafe California in the Miyako Hotel in Shirogane will be continuing their popular and informative series of seminars on the subject of tea....