Hi. Mr Tiffin here. I’m writing a guest post as part of the Festival of TIFFIN birthday celebrations. Wagaya is an Izakaya style Japanese restaurant. Wikipedia says ‘An izakaya (居酒屋) is a type of Japanese drinking establishment that serves food to accompany the drinks. They are casual places for after-work drinking.’ We were invited* to enjoy the hospitality of… Read more
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It’s been a while since I’ve been on a lunch sized adventure. For the most part I bring my lunch to work but if I do buy, it’s likely to be from one of the nearby cafes or the supermarket. On a scorchingly hot day I had to head up to Chinatown in my lunch… Read more
A pair of gyoza bars this time round. One in Fortitude Valley, the other in Bulimba. Gyoza are Japanese dumplings gently steamed then fried on one side so they have a nicely caramelised base. Sometimes that can be overcooked and chewy and other times they can be a little flaccid. Six gyoza is never going to… Read more
If it doesn’t rain, it pours. I hadn’t eaten Japanese for the longest time and now here I am within the space of a few months with a new set of Japanese lunch sized adventures for under $10.Ichiban Yakitori‘If they ask you if you want extra chilli, say no’ were Justin’s tweeted words of advice… Read more
Usually, I bring my lunch from home or draw on my ‘supply cupboard’ at work. I do this for a couple of reasons including: simple economics – lunches from home are cheaper; quality – I can be certain about the ingredients; geography – there’s not many options down this end of town. A variety of… Read more
Earlier in the year, a cute little avatar popped up on Twitter – a smiling gyoza dumpling Hai! This heralded the impending opening of Harajuku Gyoza in Fortitude Valley. Finally, after months of ‘it’s on the list’, it was our turn to visit this dumpling bar on our way to a night out with former… Read more
It’s hard to miss. Stretching over a hundred metres down the block, the queue for sushi from LR Sushi rivals the banana queues at the City Farmers Markets. But there’s no shortage of sushi in Brisbane and not even a shortage of sushi on the block, yet there is massive queue every day from 11am… Read more