Rick's Twitter Travel Guide: Tokyo 2011

2:36 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
Going home: Yukari Sakamoto is the most generous knowledgable host ever! If ur going to Japan, BUY HER GUIDE BOOK! http://t.co/ScSur9U
2:04 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
Ameyoko street mkt: I want to cook with some of these aromatic, precious matsutakes ... http://t.co/evR8tNH
2:03 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
Ameyoko street mkt: cod row everywhere! http://t.co/7twqc1d
2:02 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
Ameyoko groc store: the shrimp--beautifully presented--were still wiggling http://t.co/SSsLKDZ|
2 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
Ameyoko groc store: why can't my groc store have such pristine bonito, yellowtail and red fish? http://t.co/HYKzkr7
1:58 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
Ameyoko groc store: ready-to-eat fugu sashimi (in the groc store!!) http://t.co/hmjJ29L
1:57 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
Ameyoko groc store: Astonishing amt of salted, pickled, preserved seafood at a groc store in Ameyoko http://t.co/cVcLlof
1:50 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
The damage at our spots after 35 minutes at conveyor belt sushi http://t.co/0SA06bO
1:50 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
Vid of famous conveyor belt sushi in Shibuya http://t.co/0J7Oea8
1:41 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
Mitsukoshi food court: chefs preparing okonomiyaki http://t.co/o5OQgsV
1:39 a.m. Aug. 22nd 2011
Hangin' with the Harajuku girls on Sunday afternoon http://t.co/aOmfKXv
11:49 p.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Mitsukoshi food court: old soba master finishing his hand-rolled, hand-cut soba noodles http://t.co/i2ctY87
11:38 p.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Mitsukoshi food court:delicious okonomiyaki (savory pancakes w cabbage&pork, sweet soy) served on teppan @ r table http://t.co/vr3Ud8y
7:02 p.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Mitsukoshi food hall:1 stolen shot: got new harvest,farmer designated brown rice milled on spot.U choose % milling http://t.co/HffWUrV
7 p.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Ginza Mitsukoshi food hall: perhaps greatest n world: amazing fish,sake,baked goods,wagyu,pickles, soy prdcts,sweets. Alas, no pics allowed
6:35 a.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Hilites: Kappo @ Nihonbashi Yukari: ice cream of toastd soybean flour & sweet bl beans, popped rice, raw sgr syrup http://t.co/5EdTQQm
6:34 a.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Hilites: Kappo @ Nihonbashi Yukari: crisp tempura cake of scallop/shrimp/squid crushed n2 rice cookd n ceramic pot http://t.co/ayp4Ahi
6:34 a.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Hilites: Kappo @ Nihonbashi Yukari: sea welk w umeboshi and shiso flowers http://t.co/pHJIEtS
6:34 a.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Hilites: Kappo @ Nihonbashi Yukari: miso-mar Spanish mackerel, eggplant w minced chicken http://t.co/SOKq92V
6:34 a.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Hilites: Kappo @ Nihonbashi Yukari: stunning sashimi: JP's best tuna,yellowtail,seard lobster,frsh wasabi,shisoX3 http://t.co/jJB1SYa
6:34 a.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Hilites: Kappo @ Nihonbashi Yukari: Gelled eel, crisp river prawn, mnt peach, white sw potato, greens n tofu drsng http://t.co/GZWHCCV
6:33 a.m. Aug. 21st 2011
Hilites: Kappo @ Nihonbashi Yukari: Chef Nonaga started us off w Imperial Junmai Daiginjo sake http://t.co/Arc2boq
7:30 p.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Chef Kimio Nonaga tempura/sushi class: chef and me. He won the 2002 Iron Chef competition in Japan http://t.co/2oedRzQ
7:30 p.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Chef Kimio Nonaga tempura/sushi class: vid of me learning to make nigiri sushi http://t.co/DGXfWIz
7:29 p.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Chef Kimio Nonaga tempura/sushi class: watch vid of chef slicing dish for nigiri sushi http://t.co/6HpWpT7
7:29 p.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Chef Kimio Nonaga tempura/sushi class: look at this guy's sashimi mise en place http://t.co/Wuu3KvQ
7:28 p.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Chef Kimio Nonaga tempura/sushi class: one-sided shiso leaf tempura, plus okra (flour, batter, 170 deg C oil) http://t.co/q4IFg5O
7:28 p.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Chef Kimio Nonaga tempura/sushi class: flour, water, egg, a little baking powder for crispness. Vid of consistency http://t.co/OMQLkzo
4:30 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Mikawa Zezankyo: final course: scallop tempura cake in dash broth with salt-pickled veg http://t.co/GlbuMm7
4:27 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Mikawa Zezankyo:chef Saotome showng us his 30yr old deba that started as big as his new 1.Lots of stone sharpening http://t.co/uC0IiED
4:26 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Tsukiji Mkt: middle wholesalers filleting tuna with 5-foot knife after auction http://t.co/S3jFkw8
4:24 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Mikawa Zezankyo: myoga ginger tempura. This is one of the most impressive, most intimate meals of my life http://t.co/4Lebyin
4:21 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Mikawa Zezankyo: first of 10 tastes was local shrimp tempura. Beautiful setting: pickles, sea salt, daikon dipping http://t.co/slmQZND
4:17 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Mikawa Zezankyo: "Living Treasure" chef Saotome works this little tempura station @ his 9-seat all-tempura resto http://t.co/z3cF8wu
4:03 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Kappabashi Restaurant Ware district: plastic sushi model clock I bought for my kitchen http://t.co/08JJ5h0
4:02 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Kappabashi Restaurant Ware district: I know this looks like a display of groc store sushi, but it's all plastic. http://t.co/xWuimY9
3:59 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Kappabashi Restaurant Ware: I need a week combing these streets! http://t.co/5EdDHoZ
3:57 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Sasagin (Izagaya): gutsy pub food, smoke-filled room, lots of daiginjo sake. http://t.co/R4cLkJj
3:55 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Sasagin (Izagaya): braised pork belly w greens and chile threads. http://t.co/8wPNrso
3:54 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Sasagin (Izagaya): cucumbers w sweet red miso http://t.co/AFkAs0r
3:53 a.m. Aug. 20th 2011
Sasagin (Izagaya): beautiful plate of sashimi to start our meal http://t.co/La3jfus
7:31 p.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Tsukiji Mkt: middle wholesalers filleting tuna with 5-foot knife after auction http://t.co/S3jFkw8
7:30 p.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Took lesson in ramen making from Ivan Orkin at his new Tokyo shop. What a terrific, generous guy!! http://t.co/Ya1RVdd
7:30 p.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Ivan Orkin starts by making his own unique take on ramen noodles http://t.co/vTDzvdr
7:30 p.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Ivan Ramen Plus: my favorite of Ivan's unique ramen preps: all dash broth, pork belly, rstd tomato drizzle, mizuna http://t.co/Flm5tvF
7:28 p.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Ivan Ramen Plus: a little portion of the mise en place in front of the ramen chef http://t.co/vrcg5se
4:19 p.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Sake-No-Ana meal standouts: fried rice w Wagyu beef and greens done in stone pan http://t.co/fWeEB3t
4:18 p.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Sake-No-Ana meal standouts: nato (sticky, fermented soy beans tasting like blue chs) made n2 omelet w daikon broth http://t.co/aqnNne1
· 4:16 p.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Sake-No-Ana meal standouts: over-night dried grilled squid served with mayo to dip http://t.co/udSZZvT
· 4:15 p.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Sake-No-Ana: tasted 9 sakes, from fruity&sparkling 2 lite&crisp, rich&aromatic, sherry-like aged & milky&unfilterd http://t.co/vcR6zIu
4:11 p.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Sake-No-Ana: sake class w sommelier Sakamoto-san. http://t.co/PxDD8yv
8:08 a.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Tsukiji Mkt: buying knives with Hirono-san.
8:06 a.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Tsukiji Mkt: middle wholesalers filleting tuna with 5-foot knife after auction http://t.co/S3jFkw8
8:03 a.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Tsukiji Mkt: one huge room filled sea urchin from all over the world http://t.co/9EsbsKr
8:03 a.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Tsukiji. Mkt: potential buyers checking out big eye tuna at 5am before auction http://t.co/NhntYzq
7:56 a.m. Aug. 19th 2011
Tsukiji Mkt: 5:30 am tuna auction clip: bell, hollering, tuna sold http://t.co/BHfgODW
7:30 p.m. Aug. 18th 2011
1 of greatest exp of my life: 4:30 am tour of Tsukiji fish Mkt w local wholesale fish buyer/former tuna auctioneer http://t.co/5qex0NO
7:26 p.m. Aug. 18th 2011
Birdland: one of my favorites was the dry grilled matsutake mushroom with Japanese lime http://t.co/wE4Gp4a
6:50 p.m. Aug. 18th 2011
Birdland: Yakitori master has tended this tiny grill n middle of dining rm for 30 yrs. Cool grilling over charcoal http://t.co/nJGh0gn
6:45 p.m. Aug. 18th 2011
First meal Tokyo: the famous Birdland for 8 kinds of Yakitori: here, chicken thighs with scallion. And ginko nuts http://t.co/RNMOnI8
4:53 a.m. Aug. 18th 2011
@WrisJarrett Just 4 days in Tokyo--solid food trip! How are you?
3:24 a.m. Aug. 18th 2011
Landed Narita, daughter thirsty, negotiated vending machine for water, didn't notice the (unappetizing) brand name http://t.co/5NNRW1z
3:23 a.m. Aug. 18th 2011
Narita Exprss to Tokyo Sta: shrt video of lush Tokyo summer countryside. Km after km of rice patties. http://t.co/Dd7y5Jw
12:27 p.m. Aug. 17th 2011
Narita, where I'm headed in 10 minutes!!! RT @dearshakti O'Hare has best airport food in US. What do you think? What's your fave in world?

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