Category: Food

  • Asia Collective Night Market Review – Disastrous

    The inaugural Asia Collective Night Market was held on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Maryland. The concept was to hold a food festival to mimic the famous night markets from Asian countries. Rows of food stalls would be available for attendees to sample foods from various Asian ethnicities…

  • Mitsuwa Marketplace – Japanese foods, grocery, and merchandise

    I took a road trip yesterday to the Mitsuwa Marketplace up in Edgewater, New Jersey across the river from New York City.  Mitsuwa is basically the closest thing to a Little Tokyo that we’ll get on the East Coast.  The mall area is basically split between two buildings.  The main Mitsuwa Marketplace building houses the…

  • Matcha Time Cafe and Ramen Noodles

    Back in January I was introduced to this nice, niche Japanese-themed cafe up in the Historic Ellicott City area.  Matcha Time Cafe is tucked away in the back corner of Parking Lot D so it’s not visible from Main Street, but it is definitely well worth the short trip off the beaten path.  In addition to good…