I have officially been living in Japan for 2 years now. Holy cow. Two. Years. I remember thinking that two years sounded like an eternity when considering the fact that I would be living in a foreign country about a bazillion miles away from my friends and family in the United States. However, thanks to the people I’ve met and the work I’ve been fortunate enough to find, time has flown by faster than I could have ever imagined. JapanEats.tv has definitely been part of the time-flying good stuff in Tokyo.

Grab some Pad Thai and watch the video with JapanEats.tv!

To my complete and utter excitement, we attended the 11th annual Thai Festival in Tokyo a few weeks ago. We filmed a bit of it for all of you to see with the Tokyo Bites crew! I have to say that it made for some interesting filming in the midst of a very crowded festival. People stared, asked if we were with CNN, and generally seemed fascinated the moment we brought out the cameras and microphone. That took a little getting used to on my part… but as always it was a fantastic experience! You can view the video by clicking on this link: http://japaneats.tv/?p=1806. We’d love to hear your comments, questions or general wonderings about the festival culture in Tokyo!

There are a lot of things that make living in Tokyo really interesting. The food, the sights, and the culture are all incredible and provide numerous outlets for learning and creativity. Knowing that this experience would bring new opportunities to my door, I never thought that living in Tokyo would bring me face-to-face with a camera (actually several cameras) and a group of great people with a brilliant vision of bringing food and drinks in Japan closer to home through their website, JapanEats.tv.

My time spent with the Japan Eats crew has been one of the best experiences I’ve had while living here. Being involved in this project has given me new motivation to learn even more about Japanese culture, specifically in the culinary sense. Along with a wonderful vision for Japan Eats TV, their knowledge about food in this booming metropolis is extensive. Japan Booze Blind, also known as JBB, is one of the exciting projects they have going. With several videos focused on Japanese “booze”, JBB features host Christopher Pellegrini along with two guests that change with each show. With some witty banter and discussion about the history, taste and other various characteristics of the featured beverage, JBB is a guessing game of sorts. In this video, beer (or non-beers as it were) are featured. I was lucky enough to be one of the 2 guests for the show, so if you’d like to watch to find out more about exactly what JBB is all about and to see if I know my Japanese beers well enough, click on the link below:

Japan Booze Blind: Third Type Beer

So now you might be wondering where the food videos are. Japan Eats will be releasing episodes devoted to discovering deliciousness in even the smallest corners of this huge city. In December, we filmed a show in Nakameguro. There isn’t a video to share with you yet, but sometime this month it will be available. In the mean time, check out the great Japanese recipes, prepared and photographed by Marcus Lovitt and wife Mieko, posted on the site. Also, here are a couple photos of the Nakameguro shoot to tide you over. Trust me, it will definitely be worth watching!

I am sure all you food lovers reading will enjoy JapanEats.tv. Please check in to see how the site develops over the coming weeks and months. Thanks to Marcus for recruiting me as a participant in this exciting project, and to the rest of the crew for being so warm and welcoming!