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Kichi Kichi, Kyoto — food and venue photographJapanese

Kichi Kichi, Kyoto

Do we have any Jessica Jones fans in the house? No? God damn it, guys. Stop focussing on the chill part of Netflix and Chill and spend some time on the Netflix part. I’ll do my best to not spoil anything but one of the characters on the show talks about a foreign emotion called […]

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Sake, Double Bay — food and venue photographJapanese

Sake, Double Bay

One of the biggest differences between being a kid and an adult is experience. Thanks Dr. iFat please tell me more. Sure, will do. Most adults will do what they need to do and that’s it. Sure, they might push themselves a little bit harder at the gym or explore one extra store to seek […]

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Momofuku Noodle Bar, New York — food and venue photographJapanese

Momofuku Noodle Bar, New York

I’m a terrible cook. Case in point: when I was younger; I thought that dumping a bunch of ingredients into my fried rice would make it tastier. Leftovers? They’re going in. Bacon? Well, you can’t leave that out. Pizza from three nights ago? It’s different, but normal is overrated so you’re going in too!

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Ippudo Sydney, CBD — food and venue photographJapanese

Ippudo Sydney, CBD

Do you remember your first kiss? I do. It was in a game of truth or dare and it was with a girl I didn’t really like. There were half a dozen pre-pubescents watching me as I closed my eyes at the last second. Is it possible to ever recreate that moment (not that I would want to) without the use of a time machine? Nope. With food it’s possible. Maybe the cut of pork is slightly different and the broth is a little hotter than previously, but the feeling and the chemical reaction within your mind and body is identical.

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Gumshara Ramen, Haymarket — food and venue photographJapanese

Gumshara Ramen, Haymarket

The broth had the consistency of KFC gravy minus the mash and you could taste the amount of work in the broth as the savoury protein danced in your mouth. It’s definitely different and I can see how some people would be put off by how thick it was but it didn’t take me very long to fall in love with the dense liquid.

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That’s every Japanese story in the archive.