I just returned from a month-long visit back home in Tokyo. Throughout my stay in Japan, I tried many wonderful foods that you can read about on the Global Feast page. But aside from the food, one thing that struck me strongly this time was that the level of service you receive at restaurants in Japan consistently beats by far the service you can receive anywhere else in the world. The kind of service and dedication you find at even modest restaurants in Japan is something you rarely see anywhere else, even at high end restauarants, in other countries.

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I have suffered many times in my efforts to take food photos at restaurants because I am such an amature photographer and the conditions are rarely ideal. Generally, when the food comes I want to take photos as fast as possible so that my companions don't feel awkward - and so we can start eating. As a result, the photos often come out too fuzzy because I can't keep still long enough. I have learned the best way to hold the camera but even then I often give up to early.

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