grateful (COUNT=2045)

i++ great lakes brewery: beard of zeus

i++ seedlip spice: panoma + spiced mule

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six days in tokyo: part i

part i

day 0: Train from airport. Check into MIMARU TOKYO AKASAKA. Savoy. “Italian flavor and tradition meets Japanese precision and dedication in this Tokyo pizzeria where they only do two types of pies, Marinara and Margherita. I’ve lived in Italy and while things sounds blasphemous the best pizza I’ve had in my life was here.” – Aziz Ansari

day 1: Coffee at Little Darling. Check out Aoyama Cemetery. Lunch at Aoyama Flower Market. Visit Nezu Museum (picture above). Dinner/beer at Smokehouse (picture below)

day 2: Breakfast at Sushi Sen (7 am). “squid with yuzu seasoning (¥198) and octopus with shiso and ume plum seasoning (¥198)”. Walk around Tsukiji. Lunch at Nakamura Tokichi and/or Starbucks. Sake tasting at Dassai Bar 23. Walk/shop around Ginza (e.g. G6 Tsutaya Book Store and G.Itoya) // Wagyu sushi at Teppanyaki Grow

day 3: Visit Meiji Shrine. Lunch at Think of Things. Train to Aizu

grateful (COUNT=1910)

i++ listening to PYT (1983)

i++ planning next chicago trip

Me: Best cocktail of 2019?

Him: Dove’s

Me: What about dark and stormy?

Him: That’s a mix drink. Not a cocktail

grateful (COUNT=1902)

i++ beer date @ eataly

i++ cocktail/sushi date @ ja bistro

i order midnight

he orders sunrise

he says: if there were a drink called sunset, it would be like that cheesy film trilogy you like

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maybe_buying: poo drops + irish whiskey

what shall i get on this trip to dublin and london?

aesop poo drops + irish whiskey?

p.s. other candidates in the blind tasting line up

1	Glenlivet	Moray, Scotland
2	Yoichi	Hokkaido, Japan
3	TBD	Dublin, Ireland
4	TBD	Kentucky, USA
5	Glenbreton	Nova Scotia, Canada

spirit (COUNT=1826)

i++ minimalist home bar

i++ team drinks @ the princess

i++ team drinks @ elbow beach

i++ sky high negroni: Seth Weinberg of Bourbon Steak Nashville loves a classic Italian Negroni, but “It requires some pre-planning; buy a few small screw-top vial bottles that can be found on Amazon.” Then, add equal parts (usually 1oz will do the trick) Campari, Gin, and Sweet Vermouth. We do note that drinking your own liquor on flights is not allowed, so proceed with caution

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hong kong (COUNT=1819)

hong kong was mesmerizing as always

i++ incense @ man mo temple (文武廟)

i++ margarita @ the airport (beef and liberty)

grateful (COUNT=1779)

i++ missed my bus and random sushi date

i++ missed my bus stop and climbed a big hill to get back home (nice view from the top above)

i++ scaur hill fort w/ tina

i++ coffee rum cake for london visit

i++ choco rum cake for ireland visit

grateful (COUNT=1768)

i++ malin and goetz eucalyptus

i++ perrier cucumber

i++ dark and stormy with dad

grateful (COUNT=1765)

i++ hiba wood atmosphere mist @ atelerie

i++ coffee date @ brew

i++ margarita with manhar + joelina @ harry’s