If you’ve never been to Tokyo before – and with the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 on the horizon, there’s no better time to visit – American chef Tim Anderson is more than capable of being your virtual guide. Author of new cookbook, Tokyo Stories, and owner of Japanese soul food restaurant Nanban, he’s been visiting the Japanese cityscape since he was a teen. “I love Vegas actually, but it’s a different kind of weird fake place, and it’s not as dense. It’s hard to convey just how dense it is, there’s just so much in Tokyo. People say, ‘Oh, Japan is so expensive,’ but actually, it’s not really expensive, it’s just that you’re constantly spending money because everything is awesome,” says Anderson, almost giddily.

Source: Irish Examiner April 04, 2019 14:26 UTC