Always on the search for the best izakayas, I came across 新串 New Trend towards the end of my stay in Taiwan this year. Located in the busy…

I'm usually pretty skeptical of Sichuan cuisine in Taiwan because the average Taiwanese person's spice tolerance lands somewhere between "a…

I will say, I went to this place at least 5 times throughout my one-month stay in Neihu District, Taipei. And I think that speaks for itself…

Taiwan travel diary is back! First one on the docket - 東引快刀手 (Dōngyǐn Kuàidāoshǒu), a super-casual noodle place in Neihu District, Taipei…

It might be a lesser known fact that the Turtle Bay area of Manhattan, NYC is somewhat of a "Japantown" - yes, the same area I discovered…

After my mind-blowing experience at Genki Izakaya in D.C. last month, I was on the trek to find the best yakitori in NYC. Izakaya Toribar is…

I discovered this LIC cafe via Instagram (as one does) and decided to make the trek into Queens and check it out with a couple friends for…

Continuing the NYC series! olle is a Korean restaurant a couple blocks from the main Koreatown street, slightly hidden in a side alley…

On our last (half-)day in Toronto, we hit up this Korean egg sandwich breakfast shop in Yonge-Dundas called Egg Club. If you remember my…

Our first (and last) full day in Toronto started out with brunch at Light Cafe, a cute Taiwanese-inspired cafe about a ten-minute walk from…