Review - El Fogon: Kyoto
August 15, 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....
Review - Manuel Churrascaria: Shirogane-Takanawa
August 15, 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....