This may be controversial but we think lobster may be one of the most overrated foods known to man … that is unless you’ve tried grilling it over binchotan with miso butter sauce.
I am pretty sure Hakobune means “a place to get properly drunk” because that’s what happens every time I sample from the 500+ strong sake list. This irori style restaurant…
There’s nothing like fresh prawns grilled on a binchotan fired konro barbeque. Here are our tips to get your weekend barbie started. …… Serves: 2 as an entree Preparation time:…
Binchotan is the king of charcoal. Unlike regular hardwood charcoal Binchotan will burn for 3 – 5 hours, it can be extinguished and re-ignited 2 – 3 times and burns…
“Good food is better than sex” is an old saying in Kansai. Maybe the wise old bard who penned this would have also said “Tebasaki – Shio aji de” is…
From about 5pm a thick sweet smelling smoke wafts between the Yamanote line tracks at Shinbashi station. Juicy pieces of Yakitori drip onto the fiery binchotan in bars below the…