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Kyoto’s crazy expensive luxury chirimen nut clusters cost as much as a lunch, but are they worth it?
A bargain deal on expensive ingredients makes our reporter think twice about her ideas of cooking.
After witnessing such strawberry peaks, how can we ever be satisfied with lesser desserts?
Take-out from expensive restaurant in the most expensive part of Tokyo hurts the wallet, thrills the taste buds.
Kappazushi is usually a friend to our budget…and maybe it still is with the Mega-size Crab and Salmon Roe Sushi Rice Bowl.
Don’t knock raw egg on rice until you’ve tried it, and especially until you’ve tried it like this.
Mr. Sato gets decadent by sustaining himself with caviar while camping in Ginza to try to be the first person in Japan with an iPhone 11.
Mr. Sato goes mad with sushi power as he buys an ultra-luxurious sushi take-out set at one of Tokyo’s fanciest department stores.
When you send Mr. Sato out to do the shopping, sometimes he comes back with something crazy.
An ordering mistake sends SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato soaring into the bliss of his most rarified lunch ever as he learns there’s one sushi restaurant where not all omakase are the same.
We gave our hungriest/thirstiest reporters a stack of cash for all the wine, prosciutto, and steak they wanted, but did they hit the six-figure mark?
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