Author: Robbie Swinnerton

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Robbie Swinnerton has been living, eating and writing about food in Tokyo for more than 30 years.

Besides his bimonthly column in The Japan Times, he also writes the blog Tokyo Food File and tweets @tokyofoodfile.

Latest Posts

How to drink like a Brit

How to drink beer like a Brit

Food and Drink

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London

Banish all thoughts of warm suds and join us for a speedy lesson on the world's best pub culture

Unagi -- Japanese eels

Eating eels: Tokyo's traditional summer tonic

Food and Drink

in

Tokyo

A classic unagi specialist delivers the stamina-boosting pick-me-up on Eel Day

Craft Beer Market, Tokyo

Craft Beer Market, Tokyo's artisan ale haven

Food and Drink

in

Tokyo

Good brews (and great food) are busting out all over, nowhere better than at this near-perfect drinking hole