The owner and chef of Komo, a West Loop restaurant open Friday along Randolph Street, have known each other for years. Owner Nils Westlind first met Chef Macku Chan when Westlind was 15 and worked at a pet store in Evanston. Chan had something hidden under his shirt and when Westlind asked about the bulge, […]
BEMIDJI — The Bemidji City Council met Monday for a business session, during which members learned about Minnesota state payday loan laws. The presentation was given by Minnesotans for Fair Lending. According to the presentation, Minnesota law allows a typical two-week $380 payday loan to cost up to $40, with an annual percentage rate of […]
After 15 years of serving sushi in downtown Bay Shore, Mitsui closed its doors for good last Friday. Mitsui, which translates to “the three wish wells of money, luck and soul,” has become a local favorite on Main Street. The Japanese restaurant served a range of sushi, teriyaki and tempura entrees, dumplings, crispy roast duck, […]
TOPEKA — A consumer credit expert recommends Kansas reform payday loans that could save consumers more than $25 million a year while maintaining access to credit. These loans have been criticized in states across the country, with some even going so far as to ban them. The data suggests that while the majority of those […]
ORLANDO, Florida – A former Pizza Hut restaurant that has been vacant for months will soon house the flagship location of Showa-themed whimsical Japanese restaurant Susuru. [ADD YOUR BUSINESS TO THE FLORIDA FOODIE DIRECTORY] The new restaurant, which will be called Susuru JuJu, will take the place left by the pizza chain at 700, boul. […]
What a pleasure to discover a brand new Japanese restaurant in Leicester this week. Mitsuki is now open on London Road and although it is still very early days for the restaurant, the menu shows great potential and the interior seems to be taking a nice shape. Leicester has not always been a hotbed for […]
The chef is well known for his prowess in Japanese cuisine … If you’re a regular on Dubai’s Japanese food scene, we bet you’ve heard of Chef Reif Othman and probably visited one of his restaurants. He is well known for his eclectic approach to Japanese cuisine and already has a number of restaurants under […]
A Yorkshire-based Japanese restaurant was named Britain’s Best Takeout at the British Takeaway Awards in association with Just Eat. The star-studded event, commonly referred to as ‘The Oscars of the takeaway world’, was held last night in Old Billingsgate, London, and saw 12 restaurants across the UK named the best in their region. Sakushi in […]
Murakami Cuisine opens in Bainiu Village, Lin’an District in Hangzhou. [Photo/hangzhou.com.cn] Villagers in Bainiu Village, Hangzhou Lin’an District, East China’s Zhejiang Province, can now taste Japanese cuisine without having to travel to urban areas, as the village has recently hosted its first Japanese restaurant, local media reported on August 30. “I had never tasted Japanese […]