Back in my college days, my mornings followed a strict ritual: grab a Strawberry Daiquiri SoBe and three chocolate chip cookies before my first class. This was the breakfast of champions, and we ...

Soba are Japanese buckwheat noodles. Similar to udon, they are traditionally served in broth seasoned with dashi, a Japanese stock prepared from dried tuna. We love to upgrade this simple soup to ...

There's a soba joint in Akita City that opens late at night until lunch the next day. All kinds of people come for drinks and food. Amidst the late March snow, we document this midnight soba shop.