And while the lines out the door often dissuade me from the cultish ramen, Kissaten Jin almost always has a seat free for a hungry fan of Japanese comfort food.
Not much, that's what.
Food. I love it. I’d just die without food. Seriously though, eating well, eating thoughtfully, and eating interestingly are among the great joys in my life, and these pages celebrate some of the things I’ve cooked or tasted.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Kissaten Jin Bento
Growing up in Hawai'i, and spending my junior year of college in Japan, mean that no cuisine is closer to my heart than Japanese food is. I'm super fortunate that one of the many cultish ramen joints in NYC, Jin Ramen, is relatively nearby, but even more fortunate that Jin recently spun off a next-door place, called "Kissaten Jin," that does bentos and donburi and soba. ("Kissaten" means "coffee shop" or "cafe" in Japanese, which is what the place is during the day...but they get cooking in the evening.)
And while the lines out the door often dissuade me from the cultish ramen, Kissaten Jin almost always has a seat free for a hungry fan of Japanese comfort food.
What's better than a beautifully presented, tidily compartmentalized meal with a little bite of this and that, and some sticky rice and miso soup to go with?
Not much, that's what.
And while the lines out the door often dissuade me from the cultish ramen, Kissaten Jin almost always has a seat free for a hungry fan of Japanese comfort food.
Not much, that's what.
