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Eifuku Shokudo (栄福食堂, “Tony Soba”) – Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
22 June 2019 12:43 AM | No CommentsTony Soba serves some of the cheapest bowls of Yaeyama soba one can find in Okinawa, and doubles as an unabashed shrine to a forgotten actor.
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“The Key” – Tribeca Immersive 2019
16 June 2019 12:33 PM | No CommentsWhat made "The Key" so popular amongst both the audience and the jury? An unexpected and somewhat controversial blend of fiction and documentary narratives.
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“Into the Light” – Tribeca Immersive 2019
05 June 2019 4:35 AM | No CommentsOffering a radical new way to experience music, "Into the Light" allows the listener to interact with it by regulating the special relationship with its source.
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Photos from the 2019 Amazing Comic Con Aloha
30 May 2019 6:50 AM | No CommentsSelect scenes from the event in pictures are divided into two groups: the general atmosphere, and the writers and illustrators that make the convention possible every year.
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“Traitor” – Tribeca Immersive 2019
27 May 2019 5:34 AM | No CommentsThis espionage thriller for two audience members and two performers successfully combines live action, interaction, puzzle-solving and virtual reality.
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Eifuku Shokudo (栄福食堂, “Tony Soba”) – Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 22, 2019 | No CommentsTony Soba serves some of the cheapest bowls of Yaeyama soba one can find in Okinawa, and doubles as an unabashed shrine to a forgotten actor. -
Japan’s first A&W? It’s in Okinawa.
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 25, 2019 | No CommentsIn a part of Japan that has embraced Spam musubi and taco rice, it's easy to see why the A&W brand has survived for more than 55 years there. -
Jeju Noodle Culture Street (국수거리) gogi-guksu – South Korea
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 13, 2019 | No CommentsJeju Noodle Culture Street is a walkable stretch of 11 restaurants celebrating a dish unique to the island: gogi-guksu, or Japanese-style noodles with pork soup. -
Meniscus Magazine’s Top 10 articles of 2018
Meniscus MagazinePosted on January 2, 2019 | No CommentsThree reviews of Korean films made it to the list (proving the continued global influence of South Korean cinema) as well as three articles about food (proving that our readers are very hungry people). -
Bangkok’s Sushi Masato & Chef Masa’s favorite Tokyo restaurants
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 1, 2018 | No CommentsFood becomes an education at Sushi Masato, which serves dinner to 120 lucky patrons a week. Bonus: a list of Chef Masa's preferred places to eat in Tokyo. -
Minimalism and angles at Seoul’s Lotte Museum of Art
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 4, 2018 | No CommentsLocated in a quiet corridor of the Lotte World Tower, the opening exhibit by the late American artist Dan Flavin made ample use of the minimalist space. -
Snow King (雪王冰淇淋) ice cream, Taipei, Taiwan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 26, 2018 | No CommentsSnow King is a popular ice cream shop with both standard and unusual flavors, several of which draw from locally available fruits and Taiwanese dishes. -
Jun Itami’s Bangju Church (방주교회) – Jeju, South Korea
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 14, 2018 | No CommentsTranslating in English to "Church of Sky," it is one of several projects helmed by the late architect on the island and was completed in 2009. -
Tadao Ando’s Bonte Museum (본태박물관), Jeju, South Korea
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 30, 2017 | No CommentsLike the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the art plays second fiddle to the architecture at the Bonte Museum on Jeju Island. (That's a good thing.) -
Cofioca: Where K-pop stars grab their bubble tea fix (Seoul, Korea)
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 28, 2017 | No CommentsIts K-pop star power may be the draw for some, but the drink menu alone sets Cofioca apart from the bubble tea chains proliferating across Korea.
