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Future_Man
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 No Reservations: Tokyo, April '09
Sure, going to Japan is fun for a good toy hunt, but ahhh....what is a trip without good food and 'ins' with locals, right?
I am a staunch follower of Tony Bourdain, and am looking for any of my fellow SB'ers (or their connections) to give me and my sister a little "No Reservations" company while we are in Tokyo next month. Whether just for a single meal, or a couple of times carousing town to experience the "real" Tokyo, I would love your help!
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| Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:28 pm |
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Kevlo9
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Have fun!
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siphilon
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Yah Anthony Bourdain is a cool dude. You've gotta hit that sushi joint he went to where there was basically just room for a few people and thats it. yum.
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| Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:47 pm |
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Future_Man
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 Re: No Reservations: Tokyo, April '09
A couple folks have messaged me asking about Bourdain...sorry, he's a legend in my own mind I suppose. The Tokyo episode was this season, so I could not get clips yet. Here is one from the Hong Kong episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtxwX9B6KfA
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| Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:57 pm |
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Roger
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siphilon wrote: Yah Anthony Bourdain is a cool dude. You've gotta hit that sushi joint he went to where there was basically just room for a few people and thats it. yum. This describes 2/3 of the restaurants in Japan. ;p
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bryce_r
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^^^ 2/3's is correct. I remember my first time there visiting family members and we went by a noodle shop by the train station. There were literally 4 bar stools. People just go in, wait in line, eat, leave.
I like Bourdan a lot... he's very entertaining and a good read.
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JORDAN23
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Here's a list of the restaurants Tony hit while in Tokyo... http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/A ... xtfmt=show
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| Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:23 pm |
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siphilon
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I love watching his show 'cause he makes you feel like you're right there with him and he's a no BS type of dude which is respectable. Having never been to Japan I didn't know there are many sushi joints like that but that's cool to know. And the episode I saw was definitely a couple years ago...only thing I remember from the episode was him going to a baseball game and eating the Japanese variation of a corndog or something...
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akum6n
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Wouldn't you rather hit the joints visited by Andrew Zimmerman? Turtle soup? Fugu me?
I remember the Hawaii episode on Bourdain's show- kind of unreal to see him eating with the guy that ran the little lunch shop in our office building.
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SmilingIdiot
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I loved the Osaka episode of No Reservations. So many cool looking places to eat!
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siphilon
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akum6n wrote: Wouldn't you rather hit the joints visited by Andrew Zimmerman? Turtle soup? Fugu me?
I remember the Hawaii episode on Bourdain's show- kind of unreal to see him eating with the guy that ran the little lunch shop in our office building. hrmm didn't catch Hawaii episode..... Zimmerman is cool too but no...his culinary adventures are definitely on a different.....uh....menu?
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bannedindc
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Scott/HMS is pretty much our anthony bourdain.
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CannibalKaiju
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siphilon wrote: akum6n wrote: Wouldn't you rather hit the joints visited by Andrew Zimmerman? Turtle soup? Fugu me?
I remember the Hawaii episode on Bourdain's show- kind of unreal to see him eating with the guy that ran the little lunch shop in our office building. hrmm didn't catch Hawaii episode..... Zimmerman is cool too but no...his culinary adventures are definitely on a different.....uh....menu? Zimmerman is awesome, me and my girl watch that show religiously. 
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