OSAKA.
I haven't been to Osaka in over 7 years I would say. It was good to return for a brief stint while I was in Tokyo. We went for our Staple Spring 2008 exhibition. Gabe Urist came along for the trip as well. There are certain foods you must try when you're in Osaka. One is Okonomiyaki. It's a native Osaka-style food that they are known for specializing in. It's honestly not my favorite thing in the world, but its fun to make.
The other thing you have to eat in Osaka is their beef. Well, the actual beef capital is Kobe, but its only 30 mins away so its good enough. Kobe beef is legendary and we went to one of the oldest restaurants to specialize in this and it's called OXON.
The personal service was amazing. Yeah, thats the chef tying our bibs on for us. And the woman you see serving us our desserts is the same person who made them that morning! The kind woman in the bottom left photo is the owner of the business.
***VEGETARIANS TURN AWAY***
How fresh is the beef? They show you the death certificate of the cow you are eating to ensure its freshness! That's the snoutprint of the cow I am eating. Her name was Hitomi. And that's Hitomi on my plate in the right photo. It was 8 slices of beef for US$200. At first I was pissed about the portion. But to be dead honest, I was completely satisfied. The beef was so perfect, I would have done it all over again.
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Osaka sometimes has the bad rep of being a city of bootleggers and money hungry scrubs with no sensibilities. I don't like to generalize people...but this magazine's design team should be ashamed. Looks familiar doesn't it?
I guess imitation is the highest form of flattery.
The other thing you have to eat in Osaka is their beef. Well, the actual beef capital is Kobe, but its only 30 mins away so its good enough. Kobe beef is legendary and we went to one of the oldest restaurants to specialize in this and it's called OXON.
The personal service was amazing. Yeah, thats the chef tying our bibs on for us. And the woman you see serving us our desserts is the same person who made them that morning! The kind woman in the bottom left photo is the owner of the business.
***VEGETARIANS TURN AWAY***
How fresh is the beef? They show you the death certificate of the cow you are eating to ensure its freshness! That's the snoutprint of the cow I am eating. Her name was Hitomi. And that's Hitomi on my plate in the right photo. It was 8 slices of beef for US$200. At first I was pissed about the portion. But to be dead honest, I was completely satisfied. The beef was so perfect, I would have done it all over again.
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Osaka sometimes has the bad rep of being a city of bootleggers and money hungry scrubs with no sensibilities. I don't like to generalize people...but this magazine's design team should be ashamed. Looks familiar doesn't it?
I guess imitation is the highest form of flattery.
posted by jeffstaple | 8:42 PM
1 Comments:
hey man
i saw you on the street in front of big step in osaka. i wish i had the chance to say hi and chat. its cool what your doing!
peace
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