So I was lucky enough to be contacted by the lovely people at Firmoo.com and asked if I would like some free spectacles in exchange for an honest review of them. Obviously I said yes. Having recently purchased new glasses back in the UK through vision express, which did a pretty good job and were …
Author archives: Moses Hoyt
Active versus Passive Consumers
I had a little think about the differences between active and passive consumers this morning and it struck me as an interesting point and one worth elaborating on a little. Now this may not be the accepted definition (if there is one) of the different types of consumers as these are purely my thoughts so …
Fall Ramen Adventures
So as a little update to my previous post on exploring Japan’s fine cuisine through little ramen joints, I managed to check a few more ‘best of the best’ places off of the list. Also as a sidenote, I feel that 80% of recent posts have been about Japanese food. That’s not a bad thing. …
Smart Tools
Having spent my final year at Cambridge University engrossed in my masters project, I figured I should do a little write up on here just in case anyone’s interested in the research and development that I was involved in. The main source of information can be found here, this includes an overall synopsis of the …
Dreams of Sushi
Last night I watched the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi (link to rotten tomatoes) all about the 86 year old Michelin 3 star chef behind the restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro. It’s a great little documentary exploring his life, the unfathomable passion and quest for perfection that he has with his work. Wonderfully well shot too, I …
Ramen Exploration
So one of the things that I missed while I was away from Japan was ramen. Last time I was here I remember going into this small little place in Harajuku, guessing what looked good from the vending machine menu and the pictures on the wall, and ordering it. What I got was a fantastic …
Tokyo Livin’
So getting more settled here – I’ll try and get a few more updates going, but it’s constantly awesome and amazing the variety of places there are to eat, to shop, to hangout. And there isn’t even a service like Yelp to cover it all. I’m so accustomed to using some geolocation food finding app …