Pretty Good Number One An American Family Eats Tokyo eBook Matthew AmsterBurton
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Everyone knows how to live the good life in Paris, Provence, or Tuscany. Now, Matthew Amster-Burton makes you fall in love with Tokyo. Experience this exciting and misunderstood city through the eyes of three Americans vacationing in a tiny Tokyo apartment. Follow 8-year-old Iris on a solo errand to the world’s greatest supermarket, picnic on the bullet train, and eat a staggering array of great, inexpensive foods, from eel to udon. A humorous travel memoir in the tradition of Peter Mayle and Bill Bryson, Pretty Good Number One is the next best thing to a ticket to Tokyo.
Now with a new afterword by the author, covering robotic sushi and spending the holidays in Tokyo.
“The layers of the city, its extraordinary food pleasures, its quirkinesses, emerge as the author and his family spend an intense month living in Tokyo and exploring widely…Warning this book will make you hungry. You’ll yearn, as I do, to catch the next plane to Tokyo, so you can get eating.”
—Naomi Duguid, writer and traveler; her most recent book is BURMA Rivers of Flavor (Artisan 2012)
“This is the book I've been hoping Matthew would write smart, opinionated, and wickedly funny, crammed with in-the-know tips and observations about visiting Tokyo. From the intricacies of garbage sorting to the chirpy jingle for the local supermarket, the pleasures of pan-fried soup dumplings to the pain of junsai, I laughed, cringed, and got so hungry that I had to eat three bowls of cereal to make it to the end. I love this book.”
—Molly Wizenberg, author of A Homemade Life and blogger, Orangette
Pretty Good Number One An American Family Eats Tokyo eBook Matthew AmsterBurton
If you enjoy humorous but sympathetic accounts of gaijin (foreigner) life in Tokyo -- and especially if you are fascinated by the food there -- this is a must-read. It's not a guidebook at all, but an amusing diary/blog style account of a Seattleite's time in Japan.The author recounts the various adventures spent by his family in Tokyo when they rented a small apartment in Nakano for a month. He dearly loves Tokyo and Japan yet is also keenly aware of some of the absurdities. The adventures include restaurants, grocery stores, pachinko, and just generally being out and about Tokyo. I annoy my wife and keep her awake by laughing out loud repeatedly when reading it in bed!
As with any such book, I could complain about a few minor annoyances. Early on, he challenges the reader to name any tourist attractions in Tokyo ... and claims you can't (although I certainly can). He claims that a particular supermarket is "the best in the world" which turns out to mean something different (I'll let him explain). But those are minor issues, and the book is suitable for both Japan newbies and the experienced expat set.
In fact, if you've visited Tokyo a few times and tried to get out and explore, I think you'll enjoy the book even more. I got the printed version (just fine) and it would also be perfectly suitable for Kindle. Yonde kudasai! ("Read it please!") And even better, pick out a few of the adventures and go explore them yourself Tokyo!
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Pretty Good Number One An American Family Eats Tokyo eBook Matthew AmsterBurton Reviews
I was reading that book like it was some thriller, it was really very interesting, I learned things I've never heard about. And the writer's family seems to be very likeable one. If you love to try other foods than what you get at home, and also to travel, this is the book for you.
Pretty Good Number One is the tale of a an American family that spends one month living in Tokyo. Instead of giving us the normal "tourist-take" on Japan (specifically Tokyo and the neighboring suburbs) they take us through a journey of food. As the author tells his family's adventures (and the food that goes with them) you actually learn more about the people of Tokyo and the Japanese culture than you would initially suspect. This isn't just a menu or restaurant-suggestion book... instead it's an experience best described with everyday Tokyo food and drink.
Imagine spending a month in Japan and making an effort every day to eat as a native... the pitfalls of not knowing the language well enough to order exactly what you want, not being able to read the menu boards, and sometimes just not understanding what something is until you take a bite out of it. From making okonomiyaki to eating an eel's backbone (hone) with chopsticks to ordering ramen from a kiosk, this book will make you laugh and hopefully also introduce you to at least one type of food you haven't tried yet! I've read a number of guidebooks on visiting Tokyo, and this one is probably the best. Not only does it tell you about some of the common tourist-attractions and lesser known places, it also gives you the information you need on how to fully experience the culture.
A charming, laugh out loud tale of an adventurous family eating their way through Tokyo. The wonderful descriptions of izakayas, eel restaurants and the joys of exploring the tiny back streets of Tokyo for the hidden gems will make you want to get on the next flight to Japan. It brought back many wonderful memories of life in Tokyo and the generosity of the residents.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pretty Good Number One! It was an utterly charming book, and I found it a great mix of humorous, whimsical and informative. I wouldn't use this as a travel or food guide to Tokyo by any means, although there are some great tips in here if you feel like jotting them down while you're reading. Either way, I was pleasantly surprised by how entertaining this book was and recommend it to anyone who is interesting in Japanese culture, food or travel in general.
When people set sails for far away places, they make a checklist of things they must see there. Eiffel tower check. Trevi Fountain check. The travel writers encourage that by giving you "Top 10 sites" and telling you what you must squeeze in if you are only in that city for 3 days. Matthew Amster-Burton does just the opposite, and oh, what a breath of fresh air it is in travel writing. He invites you to experience Tokyo, not put another check mark in your travel itinerary. In Tokyo, beauty and perfection are found not only in Michelin starred restaurants but in any 7/11. On my recent trip, I couldn't get over the shock that any 7/11 could cook better hard-boiled eggs than high end restaurants in the US. Pretty Good Number One made me re-live the 7/11 experience, my favorite meal at an izakaya, melt in your mouth beef, a heart warming bowl of ramen, better French pastries than France herself could produce, and yes, the best toilets in the world.
Tokyo is indeed one of the most kid friendly places I've ever been to. It's clean, safe, has amazing toys, and very accessible food. The only chapter missing was "How to entertain your kids on the plane and deal with jet lag."
This book is a fun AND informative read! Granted, I always wanted to go to Japan but after reading this book earlier this year, we booked a 8 night-9 day visit to Tokyo with our almost 9-year-old. We flew home TODAY, and I couldn't wait to write this review. The book is accurate and enthusiastic. Another reader wrote that this is not really a guide, but I beg to differ. We took the book with us on our trip and referred to it for ideas of things to do and places to go. At times, Amster-Burton (my husband and I call him Matthew now ;) gave better descriptions and directions than some of our guide books. We even went to the Nakano neighborhood where the Amster-Burtons stayed just to check it out. Hope it doesn't sound too creepy (a la "Single White Female"). This book will make you hungry and make you want to go to Japan. And, you should! Tokyo is crazy and fun! You will not go hungry. I am recommending/giving this book to family members and friends.
If you enjoy humorous but sympathetic accounts of gaijin (foreigner) life in Tokyo -- and especially if you are fascinated by the food there -- this is a must-read. It's not a guidebook at all, but an amusing diary/blog style account of a Seattleite's time in Japan.
The author recounts the various adventures spent by his family in Tokyo when they rented a small apartment in Nakano for a month. He dearly loves Tokyo and Japan yet is also keenly aware of some of the absurdities. The adventures include restaurants, grocery stores, pachinko, and just generally being out and about Tokyo. I annoy my wife and keep her awake by laughing out loud repeatedly when reading it in bed!
As with any such book, I could complain about a few minor annoyances. Early on, he challenges the reader to name any tourist attractions in Tokyo ... and claims you can't (although I certainly can). He claims that a particular supermarket is "the best in the world" which turns out to mean something different (I'll let him explain). But those are minor issues, and the book is suitable for both Japan newbies and the experienced expat set.
In fact, if you've visited Tokyo a few times and tried to get out and explore, I think you'll enjoy the book even more. I got the printed version (just fine) and it would also be perfectly suitable for . Yonde kudasai! ("Read it please!") And even better, pick out a few of the adventures and go explore them yourself Tokyo!
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