What do you get when you cross chefs touting accolades like Bon Appetit’s Best New Restaurant in America 2014, James Beard semifinalist Rising Star, and WSJ’s Best Restaurants […]
EVENT PREVIEW: Ramen World [DC]
This weekend, Eric Bruner-Yang from Toki Underground and Katsuya Fukushima from Daikaya invade Mess Hall in the Brookland neighborhood of DC to present Ramen World. Besides unlimited ramen […]
EVENT: DC’s sweetlife festival
sweetgreen, the eco-friendly eatery with shops in DC, Philly, NYC, and Boston, temporarily seized the Merriweather Post Pavilion this past Saturday to host the 5th Annual sweetlife festival: […]
FOOD & DRINK: Baltimore’s Emporiyum
Last weekend, local heavyweights, Bryan Voltaggio, Spike Gjerde, and Erik Bruner-Yang, invaded Baltimore with culinary delights. Emporiyum, a two-day food market held in Fells Point, showcased local and […]
FOOD: Union Market [DC]
What used to be an eyesore in the warehouse district is now becoming one of my favorite Saturday morning rituals. It will definitely take multiple visits to be […]
FOOD: Austin Invades the District – East Side Kings x Toki Underground
For someone who loves music, the outdoors, and UT basketball courtesy of my childhood best friend, Chico Vazquez, I was highly anticipating Austin’s street food invasion of Toki […]
FOOD: It Isn’t Just About Kanye
The following is part of a series of monthly posts with Chef Erik Bruner-Yang. Every prepubescent teenager has had a celebrity they wished they could be or look […]
INTERVIEW: Chef Erik Bruner-Yang of Toki Underground
Since 2011, Toki Undergroud has been dishing out palate-pleasing Taiwanese ramen and dumplings in the District. With epic wait times, awards including Washington City Paper’s 2013 “Best Chef” and […]