The kindness of strangers: a knight in dining armour scored me a seat at a Michelin star restaurant

On my last night in Japan, I had a front-row seat to a beak-to-tail feast – then a surprise was waiting when I went to payRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesMore summer essentialsIn Osaka in 2017, at the end of a trip to Japan, I decided to treat myself at Torisho Ishii, a yakitori joint (that is, specialising in skewered grilled chicken) with a Michelin star. My calls to the restaurant went unanswered so I decided to try my luck in person.Behind its discreet entrance not far fro