Toronto Eats: Lucky Red

Toronto Eats: Lucky Red, Kiku Corner

One day when my mom and I were in Chinatown, we stumbled upon a new restaurant. The restaurant was in the location of an old standby eatery that served delicious $2.00 bahn mi, but which had recently closed down. This new place had the same layout and similar design and artwork (including the distinctive chicken graffiti by […]

Tasty Treats at the T&T Night Market

T&T Night Market, Kiku Corner

In the summer of 2000, our parents took our family on a round-the-world trip. We set off after school let out in Saudi Arabia, stopped to visit our family in Germany, then visited our family in Canada, flew to San Francisco, then Tokyo, then Beijing. Asia is famous for its night markets, where you can visit […]

Toronto Eats: Brunch at Rose and Sons

Toronto Eats: Rose and Sons, Kiku Corner 3

One of my university friends just got back from a month long trek in Peru, so we met at Rose and Sons for brunch. It’s a tiny space that used to house an old diner. The walls were lined with subway tile and had a few large mirrors that made the whole place seem larger. Although […]

Les Cornichons

Les Cornichons by Nino Ferrer, Kiku Corner

Ryan introduced me to this song – I obviously love it because it’s all about food! If you can’t read French, the lyrics basically list all the ingredients you need for a successful picnic on a Saturday, from a radio, jams, mustard, bread and butter, and pickles, obviously. Inspired by this, I put this spread together. […]

New York City Eats: Ippudo

New York City Eats: Ippudo, Kiku Corner 266

Our aunt took us to Ippudo for dinner on a Sunday evening in New York. Ippudo is a Japanese restaurant with locations in the East Village and the West Side. We do a lot of our own Japanese cooking, so I wasn’t too enthusiastic about it (although obviously our aunt never disappoints with her restaurant […]