Welcome to Isshintei Yakiniku! When our shabu-shabu Japanese beef rib meat arrived, we threw a few pieces on the grill along with some garlic and diced salted green onions and began the ever watchful art of not overcooking our beef!
Misawa Bowl
Bowl a strike at Misawa Bowl!
Not the Big Boy Restaurant I Remember!
Lunch at Big Boy Restaurant…Japanese style!
Sakura Donuts
Are you kidding me? Sakura flavored donuts at Mister Donut! You had me at donut! Ahh donuts…my achilles heel…I love’em!
Spring Haiku 2
A haiku for National Poetry Month.
C’mon Dorothy, Never Heard of Kansas?!
C’mon Dorothy, Never Heard of Kansas?! It was late 1970-something and on my stereo turntable you would often find the rock group Kansas spinning and filling my room with good ol’ homegrown rock-n-roll.
Spring Haiku 1
I am ready for spring!
Japanese Konbini
“I’m so hungry I could eat a sandwich from a gas station.” ~ Clark Griswold.
Snow Haiku 4
It snowed on the last day of March in Misawa, Japan. When will it end?!
Ho-Oh Ramen!
The often cold and chilly weather here in Misawa, Japan is a perfect excuse to slurp down a steaming hot bowl of ramen. And that is exactly what my friend Phillip and I did yesterday. We slurped down some spicy ramen for lunch!
A Thousand Miles from Kansas 