Christian Haller Online

It’s early April and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Tokyo - and that means it is time for Hanami - the Cherry Blossom Festival.  And that means street food - one of the best foods generally on the planet.  As we go through the months, we’ll discuss why street food is so [...]

Just now in Japan waiting for my colleague to get in from Atlanta.  Due to our friends in North Korea and the supposed missle launch, all the flights into Narita have been delayed by many hours.  Our eating plans tonight are proabably severely imapcted but there are several izakaya around the hotel (the spectacular ANA [...]

I’m off to Japan for ten days for my day job.  If you are passionate about food and eating, you need to find a way to get to Tokyo and Osaka.  Almost nobody takes food more seriously than the Japanese.  Of course you really can spend a fortune - $100 melons and $500 sushi is [...]