Across
- 6. A temple of sorts, worth a trek, slightly sexist
- 8. It has a ride like no other
- 9. It’s a peasant dish
- 10. He stuck his neck out for me
- 13. First convenience store meal in Tokyo
- 17. Someone this editor loves :)
- 21. Strip mall fine dining meets Woody’s Round-Up
- 22. A delicacy we could not share with Ken
- 26. Il re dei funghi
- 30. Its snooty pooty cousin hires an Arcteryx enthusiast with very small glasses and a very small hat
- 31. Though better known for its brick chicken, this restaurant serves an exceptionally savory cookie
- 32. An almost perfect endgame machine. Thanks for the demo Jason
- 34. See you soon
- 35. Sakura flower petals fall gently on your hair + food and drink
- 37. When we go halfsies, this half’s filling is usually more consistently seasoned
- 38. Don’t ask for this in Paris or else you’ll be sorry
- 41. My drinks are now sweeter because of it
- 42. He features a soft cephalofoil
- 44. La città natale de La Marzocco
- 46. Delicious treat in this form found in Hiroshima
- 47. Aaahh
- 48. A specialty of the town of Douarnenez in Finistère, Brittany where it originated around 1860
- 49. He’s thirsty
- 50. It comes in two sizes
Down
- 1. Pasta shape paired with “the king”
- 2. Perhaps the most valuable substance on earth—some claim it to be the key to a long life
- 3. A softer version of the sole member of the genus Rhincodon
- 4. What an espresso machine, the millenium falcon, and a pagani huayra have in common
- 5. Great place to fly a kite, usually
- 7. A diaspore that, once mature and dry, detaches from its root or stem and rolls due to the force of the wind
- 11. A treat of which Gusteau may not have approved
- 12. He stuck his neck out for you
- 14. We probably consumed 400mg of caffeine in one day in this neighborhood of Tokyo
- 15. You can try to find an exceptionally smooth version of this at a “buggy” restaurant in Cambridge, or have a frozen one at Pike’s Place
- 16. Ms. Leong’s spot on California St.
- 18. We once ran into him and his family at a thai restaurant, maybe we will again one day by the sea
- 19. It holds a role often confused with The Tree
- 20. Sometimes, a pleasant yet lingering scent
- 23. A place to savor blueberry cheesecake that isn’t a bakery
- 24. California is my version of this fantasy locale
- 25. Misty Valley
- 27. Where the biggest koi live on this side of the Pacific
- 28. We played hooky from work and munched here on your birthday
- 29. The first day of which was an important start of an important chapter
- 33. A “Dumb” plant, normally with a lifespan of 10 years. RIP.
- 36. Best when in a squeeze bottle
- 39. A Spanish word in the past participle form meant to describe the diluted nature of a 1:1 drink
- 40. Begrudgingly tasty
- 43. La città natale de La Lucca
- 45. A revolutionary but cute dot