Anzukko Gyoza
Usually when I’m in Kyoto long term I stay in an apartment but this particular trip was a shorty so it was all about hotel life (5 of ’em to be precise!). Being slap bang in the centre of town this time it was easy to […]
0 Read MoreUsually when I’m in Kyoto long term I stay in an apartment but this particular trip was a shorty so it was all about hotel life (5 of ’em to be precise!). Being slap bang in the centre of town this time it was easy to […]
0 Read MoreA couple of years ago one of my clients contacted me about coming along on one of my Japanese cuisine and culture tours. She was keen to join us but was concerned as she is coeliac. To be honest I was a little worried too… how the heck was […]
0 Read MoreWell it seems that everyone wants to experience Kyoto these days.. and who could blame them? Certainly not us! As our first Zenbu Zen Tour for 2017 sold out so very fast AND we had a couple of people who missed out on a spot we […]
0 Read MoreEver wondered what kind of deliciousness we get upto on a Zenbu Tour? The answer is pretty much anything and everything… as long as it is great! Japanese food is so varied – from the simple to the sublime, from the traditional and true to creative contemporary. […]
0 Read MoreZenbu Tours is offering two very special Luxury Cuisine & Culture Tours for early 2017 Hey Folks, it seems that most of our lovely clients who are interested in this tour are keen for it to happen in 2018 rather than 2017 so we’ll be postponing […]
0 Read MoreIt’s thirsty work lurking around Kyoto’s Gion for that elusive geiko/maiko shot – and when I take friends or clients to Hanamikoji at the witching hour (less and less these days as it has become so crazy busy!) I often like to combine it with a […]
0 Read MoreI’m feeling like a farmer sans his or her favourite sheep. My lovely group and I have just finished an incredible 15 days together on the Zenbu Zen (plus) tour 2016. Alone for the first time in many months I’m enjoying the quiet of a friend’s apartment […]
0 Read MoreIt turns out I’ve eaten at several establishments owned by Kyoto’s Bell Cour Group without knowing it. Downtown’s Bouchon is very well liked however, in my opinion, a few years ago it went through a bit of a slump- the food was lacklustre and the service abrupt […]
0 Read MoreAs any of you who follow my blogs will know – I’m just a little bit enamoured with restaurant Tempura Matsu in Kyoto’s Arashiyama area. I’ve waxed lyrical about it on far too many occasions – so this post is purely for your viewing pleasure. From lunch January 2015. […]
0 Read MoreRyoria de Stephan Pantel in Kyoto is one of those places I keep being drawn back to. You can read more about it here – but below is a visual on my last meal there with one of my groups. Stunning as ever. If you are […]
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