Blow the froth off a chopp on our Botequim Crawl!
September 14, 2016
Pavão Azul: Play It Again, João
RioThere’s one thing about the very popular Copacabana bar Pavão Azul that remains a mystery, even after 60-odd years of business: its name. Pavão azul means “blue peacock” in Portuguese, but even the owners don’t know where this curious name come from. Some customers who have been frequenting the bar since it opened in the…
March 14, 2013
When the Going Gets Tough, the Catalonians Get Brewing
BarcelonaEditor’s note: We regret to report that La Cerveteca has closed. Once a mostly beer-free country, Spain – traditionally a land of wine drinkers – has recently started to develop a taste for the sudsy beverage, and Catalonians seem to have been the main pioneers behind this growing trend. The number of local craft breweries…
August 30, 2022
Menya Imamura: Ramen Reset
TokyoIn 2015, a ramen store in Tokyo made waves by becoming the first ever to receive a Michelin star. Tucked down a street in a slightly shabby area near Sugamo Station to Tokyo’s north, the store, Tsuta, was flooded with hordes of noodle worshippers and subsequently issued a timed-entry ticketing system to manage the crowds…
