In this new monthly column I'll be hunting down home comforts from around the world. And when the weather turns abruptly cold, the American mind turns to Thanksgiving, that annual feast of rare origin — it's as American as apple pie.
Mmm, pie ... Where can get my hands on some of that?
Kyle's Good Finds (2-7-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo; (03) 3385-8993) has long been the go-to place for American-style baked goods in Tokyo. Owner Kyle Sexton, originally from Pennsylvania, has been baking carrot cakes, cheesecakes and, yes, pumpkin pie at his tiny corner shop in Nakano for over 20 years. Some are available by the slice at his shop, or you can have a whole pie made to order.