Another one of my favorite cafés is Soul Grind Coffee, located around the Pacifica and Moss Beach area. I love getting their Dirty Chai Latte whenever I’m there.

Since it’s close to the beach and there are always plenty of surfers around, it can get pretty busy even on weekdays. But if you’re ever in the area, I definitely recommend stopping by and checking it out.

When it comes to comfort food—or maybe I should say the flavors that make me feel most at home—it has to be Japanese food. Since I was born and raised in Japan, Japanese flavors have always been familiar and comforting to me.

That’s probably why, whenever I cook for myself, I naturally end up making something with Japanese flavors most of the time.