Pretty good number one
Subtitle: an American family eats Tokyo
By: Matthew Amster-Burton
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [S.l
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781484126981
Subjects: Anecdotes; Food writers; Description and travel; Dinners and dining
Other titles: American family eats Tokyo
Description: "Everyone knows how to live the good life in Paris, Provence, or Tuscany. Now, Matthew Amster-Burton makes you fall in love with Tokyo. Experience this exciting and misunderstood city through the eyes of three Americans living in a tiny Tokyo apartment. Follow 8-year-old Iris on a solo errand to the world's greatest supermarket, picnic on the bullet train, and eat a staggering array of great, inexpensive foods, from eel to udon. A humorous travel memoir in the tradition of Peter Mayle and Bill Bryson, Pretty Good Number One is the next best thing to a ticket to Tokyo."
Notes: "Version 1.2.2, 29 July 2013"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-234).
Table of contents: title: On Japanese words; title: Introduction; title: Tea; title: West side living; title: Ramen; title: The world's greatest supermarket; title: Japanese breakfast; title: Tofu; title: Just an American girl in the Tokyo streets; title: Crush hour; title: Yakitori; title: Cozy town; title: Tempura; title: Chains of love; title: Udon and soba; title: Katakana accent; title: Sushi; title: Steakhouse vs. porkhouse; title: Hot pots; title: Bathtime; title: Dumplings; title: Okonomiyaki; title: Izakaya nights; title: The Takoyaki chronicles; title: Just an American girl eating Tokyo sweets; title: Eel; title: On the river; title: Reentry; title: Bibliography; title: Acknowledgements