Voodoo Doughnuts – Eugene, Oregon

Today we are heading south on I-5 to California for a little vacation away from Oregon’s winter. Today’s photo is from the archives of a prior trip north on I-5.

Posted on December 21st, 2013 under Oregon. Tags: eugene, food. Comments Off on Voodoo Doughnuts – Eugene, Oregon

Shirakawago Gasshozukuri dinner @ Hisamatsu Minshuku

I’m not normally a big fan of seafood, but this dinner on the evening we spent the night in Shirakawago in a tradional, thatched-roof home was fantastic. I think the local rice was the best I have ever had.

Posted on October 25th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: food, shirakawago. Comments Off on Dinner @ Hisamatsu Minshuku (a Shirakawago Gasshozukuri)

居酒屋おたやん甲府中央酒場

Tucked down one of Kofu‘s many alleyways (Nishiki Dori was the name of the street) this place looked like a lot of fun. The food was good, but the patrons and employees weren’t nearly as entertaining as the place I had just come from (Ajimi or 味魅).

Ajimi was a random find. The just as random salaryman (サラリーマン) who sat down next to me came up with the name of my boss (Shibuya San) from 20+ years ago in San Francisco when I couldn’t think of it. Weird. It’s a small world.

Posted on October 13th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: food, kofu, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Yakiniku (焼き肉)

Dean & Deluca
Napa, California

Today’s random desktop image of the day comes not from Japan but from a trip to Napa we took early last year. The displays of candy, chocolates, desserts, and other things designed to put a few pounds on a consumer were mere eye candy for me.

Posted on October 12th, 2013 under Other. Tags: california, food, napa, Nikon 18-200mm VR II, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Dean & Deluca display

Stand and eat noodles at Shin-Imamiya Station (新今宮駅)

The morning I headed out for Koyasan from Osaka I figured I would just find some breakfast along the way. By the time I arrived at the Shinimamiya Station for the train transfer I was starving so I purchased some gyoza and ate them on the platform. They were delicious. On my way back from Koyasan I found out the same station also had the above eating possibility.

This type of eating is known as tachigui (立ち食い) (literally, standing eating), and you can do it in Japan at numerous places including the Nankai Soba (南海そば) pictured here.

Posted on October 1st, 2013 under Japan. Tags: food, koyasan 高野山, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, osaka, signs, soba, udon. Comments Off on Eating in a Japanese train station