So many restaurants open in this town. So many close. Some we never cross paths with: the economics and logistics of dining out can keep us away from worthy establishments for the life of their run. Through incarnations, permutations, and recreations, though, one joint keeps on keeping on with a quality and vibe that still satisfy. [...]
I really know squat about diddly. My occasional restatement of this fact is greeted by my teenage progeny with a frustrated (or bored), hands-outstretched, palms-turned-up, furrowed-brow little head-shake dance — like, “…and?” Their implied agreement comforts me in times of distress. Yet, despite the fact that I know diddly about squat, I suffer the nearly [...]
I recently met up with an old college friend for the first time in about 20 years. We first went to Japan together in 1976; she’s been there pretty much ever since. We caught up … marriages, kids, yadda, yadda, yadda. She told me about her career in Kyoto. It sounded very impressive. Impressive, but [...]
