California, Los Angeles
Sometimes people who drink beer miss out on the finer things in life. When you order a beer, generally you say, “I’ll have a Stella.” Or a Heineken. Or a Budweiser. Or maybe a draft micro-brew if you’re trying to be pretentious. But when it...
Kagurazaka, Tokyo
New York City is known for many things around the world. Rude cab drivers. Street hustlers. The people who sank the world economy. And all those are deserved parts of the city’s reputation, but so is a particular talent for that simple creation – the...
Blog, Uncategorized
As with many things (geopolitical conflict, musical movements), nothing is real until it goes viral on the internet. Although Burger King Japan introduced the Kuro Burger (kuro is ‘black’ in Japanese) two years ago, it was only this fall that the English...
Los Angeles (USA)
A long time ago, there was a burger joint in Los Angeles called Mo Better Meatty Meat Burgers. Besides being an enjoyable mouthful to say (try it now – I’ll wait), they also produced a pretty fantastic burger in a slightly run down looking structure at...
Nishi Azabu, Tokyo
Photography is a peculiar job. Thus I found myself on a Monday afternoon accompanying a photographer friend to the Nishi-Azabu area of Tokyo. He was shooting for a Chinese newspaper on strange places to visit in Tokyo. Unfortunately I had missed the Owl Cafe part of...