From the hugely successful team behind New York City staples such as Tao and The Stanton Social comes Vandal, a “celebration of art, architecture, and food of global street culture from New York to Vietnam to Barcelona and beyond”.  At least, that’s what they claim on their website. Travel and food is my catnip, and someone claiming they can give me both in one restaurant sitting? I had to see this for myself.

A Tokyo experience in New York, or what I would imagine a Tokyo experience to be. I have never been to Japan… nor even a Yakitori restaurant.  But here I felt what you feel when you travel to a foreign country, with a different language, a different culture, and of course, a different cuisine.  It was a little intimidating, a little uncomfortable, and a lot delicious.