tokyo

In One Trip Paul Qui Visited Paris, London, Tokyo And Won A Beard Award

It takes some skymiles to open a restaurant

Jan 9, 2013 6:01 pm

As we’ve well documented on this here website, Austin chef Paul Qui had one hell of a 2012. The Top Chef Season 9 winner also took home the coveted Best Chef: Southeast at the James Beard Awards in May for his work at Uchiko. His year of travel in 2012 was pretty insane, as he wrote in to tell us.

Night life

The Spot: Kinfolk Lounge Tokyo

In Tokyo, Kinfolk is a mecca for the hip crowd

Aug 17, 2012 6:01 pm

This week The Spot travels to Tokyo for drinks, music and a cool crowd at Kinfolk Lounge.

Food Republic Roundups

10 Things We Learned About Ramen

Wisdom and takeaways from Chris Chu's Ramen Diaries

May 19, 2012 4:01 pm

Indie rock band POP ETC's frontman, Chris Chu, came back from his last Tokyo full of tales and noodles. We asked him to report back on his ramen adventures around the city, and proudly published his findings. We feel like real ramen experts now. Here are 10 things we learned.

Field Reports

Ramen Diaries: Afuri

Japanese ramen adventure with POP ETC continues

May 14, 2012 9:01 am

POP ETC frontman Chris Chu just returned from a trip to Japan, eating epic bowls of ramen daily. Last week, we debuted his tonkotsu-splashed diary of all the action (insert slurping sound). The trip's winding down, and with two stops to go, Chu is closing in on ramen nirvana.

Field Reports

The Ramen Diaries: Warito

Japanese ramen adventure with POP ETC continues

May 11, 2012 11:01 am

An epic Tokyo ramen journey powers on with the frontman for the band POP ETC, a man who knows his noodles!

Field Reports

The Ramen Diaries: Hayashi Ramen

Japanese ramen adventure with POP ETC continues

May 8, 2012 10:01 am

POP ETC frontman Chris Chu just returned from a trip to Japan, eating epic bowls of ramen daily. We asked him to keep a tonkotsu-splashed diary of all the action (insert slurping sound).

Good Food, Rocks

Gym Class Heroes Only Eat Locavore

Eric Roberts is serious with his farm-to-table grub

Dec 14, 2011 11:01 am

“I don’t want my food to travel more than a 100 miles,” admits Gym Class Heroes bassist Eric Roberts with the passion of a young Michael Pollan. And he walks the walk. As a member of the globe-circling rock-hop band, he’s been given the opportunity to sample locavore fare from places like Japan, Australia and Austin, Texas.

DJ Week

Interview: Dubfire

Dubfire won't get melon juice on the mixer, okay?

Nov 4, 2011 3:31 pm

Photo: The Bullitt Agency

Ali Shirazinia, known worldwide as Dubfire, is more than a Grammy and Beatport Award-winning master of the turntable. He's got kitchen and restaurant tables down, too. Originally from Iran and famous among fellow DJs like Carl Craig and...