The 3 ‘R’s to good eating – Restaurants, Reviews & Recipes 12-page pullout STRIPES JAPAN JANUARY 17 – JANUARY 23, 2020 ASTE OF JAPA A T 2 N American craft beer is our specialty! Antenna America is just what you need to quench your thirst! Our Kannai, Yokohama and Shinagawa branches serve up American craft beer from top U.S. craft brewer- ies. Please go to : http://www.naganotrading.com/ for more details. Our tasting rooms have rotating taps and a huge selection of bottles, all fresh from breweries thanks to our cold-chain delivery system. Chicken wings, burg- ers and other American food items all made to order at our Kannai and Yokohama branches. We have private space available upon request at our Kannai branch. An- tenna America is family friendly, so come check us out! A taste of Yokosuka you’ll never forget We ensure that in every dish we prepare, we add the best herbs and spices specially handpicked from Nepal and India. With our belief deeply rooted in the Eastern philosophy, we regard every customer as a god, and make sure in every way that we treat them as one. Our 5-star experienced cooks and chefs ensure the food looks as good as it is healthy. Once you come and visit us, we are confident that you will make plans to come again. We eagerly await the opportunity to serve you our delicacies!! JANUARY 17 – JANUARY 23, 2020 STRIPES JAPAN ASTE OF JAPA A T 3 N Delicious French cuisine in Misawa Join us for a wonderful French meal at North40-40!! Head chef Kazu Hirabayashi served up many delicious dishes at some of Tokyo’s finest French restaurants be- fore bringing his culinary talents to Aomori. Chef Hira- bayashi and his staff use only the finest, freshest local and original ingredients. Many from the military com- munity have enjoyed North 40-40’s French fare and its casual and friendly atmosphere. So stop by and treat yourself to some delicious French food and wine. We can’t wait to serve you! It tastes as good as it sounds Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock Cafe owns the world’s greatest collection of music memora- bilia, which is displayed at its locations around the globe. For fans of music, great food and good times, Hard Rock is the go-to restaurant to get that authentic American diner-inspired cuisine wrapped in a unique musical ex- perience. So, it’s time to strike up the band! Events, like great music, are born to inspire others. At Hard Rock Cafe, we pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional ex- perience with a rock ‘n’ roll twist for each and every one of our guests. STRIPES JAPAN JANUARY 17 – JANUARY 23, 2020 ASTE OF JAPA A T 4 N THE STORY OF GINGER From the Southeast Asian tropics to the plates of Japan STORYSTOTORY ANDAN PHOTOSPHOTTOS BYBY useuse of gingerginger is eveneven more an-an- memedicine.dicine. In ororderder to evaevaluateluate LIISALIISA WIHMAN,WIHMAAN, METROPOLISMEETROPPOLIS MAGAZINEMAAGAZINE cient.cient. 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