I spent a few years living in Japan, and one of the many magical places you could eat was Pepper Lunch. There's nothing quite like going into the little restaurant, paying for your options in yen at a...

Thanksgiving in New York! I'd been to NYC all times of year, but this was my first Thanksgiving here. Today was the Macy's Parade, and the parade crowd around Rockefeller was pretty festive - it was a...