秋限定 Get them soon, because the ever-popular Aki Gentei – Autumn limited offerings – will only be here for a month or two. Along with staff from Playboy, we checked out a handful for an upcoming magazine feature.  I would say the theme this year is creativity.  These are all top shops in town, and…

Noodle World 2012   The Inter-Food Noodle World is an annual industry food event, with a focus on noodles. I managed to snag a pass, let’s see what this is all about!   Anything noodle related, you can be sure it is represented here. There were half a dozen noodle manufacturers on site. Most ramen…

大つけ麺博 It’s time again for the annual Tsukemen Festival! Every year, famous shops from around the greater Tokyo area get together to serve up some tasty limited edition tsukemen dishes in a festival atmosphere.  Each week, for three weeks, eight of them show up and battle it out for the top spot.  I went and…