I’m happy to announce that The Just Bento Cookbook 2 is now officially out! It is available from Amazon worldwide and other fine booksellers. Here are some handy Amazon links. (Disclaimer: these are affiliate links, which bring a small commission to me, at no additional cost to you. ^_^) If…
Beer Boy is the first craft-beer izakaya from the popular Craft Beer Market chain. The beer list is focused on “rare and extreme” craft beers, mostly from Japan but with a few US brews as well. The food menu is a mix of izakaya standards – grilled chicken, potato salad…
Made a classic Japanese bento today. Inspired by the Swiss watch maker, Daniel Wellington. I was so happy when I received the Classic Sheffield (Women) watch from Daniel Wellington. I had such a hard time choosing their beautiful collection. Here is a glimpse of their homepage of their official site. Visit…
One of the trend that hit town around mid last year in Japan was Mosiac Bento. Through geometrical neat arrangements of the ingredients, the result was a highly attractive elegant sushi bento. I fell in love with the mosaic bento design. So so gorgeous and not to mention, easy to…
With ten branches and counting, this popular chain knows how to deliver a cat-cafe experience to a mass audience. This particular branch seems even larger than average, with plenty of seating so that it doesn’t seem crowded even when there are a lot of people here. Given the neighborhood, it’s…
Sakura Onigiri Bento. Bento perfect for ohanami~~ I was so totally thrilled when I received a set of Sakura goods from Nihon Ichiban, an e-store that carries literally anything from Japan, especially highly sought after goods by people living outside Japan. Sakura products are definitively one of the popular F&B…
Are you also excited like me that the new Smurfs movie is coming to theatres? woohoo~~ Super excited to see how the Smurfs face off against evil wizard Gargamel to save themselves, and the mysterious slew of creatures they befriend in the forbidden forest. The movie is set to open in Singapore theatres on…
Charcoal-grilled pork on skewers, udon noodles in curry-flavored soup, octopus dumplings, deep-fried beef cutlet — there’s a whole world of exciting food in Tokyo that food-loving visitors often miss out on. This book will introduce you to more than twenty of Japan’s favorite specialty foods that are less well known…
One more day to Mother’s Day, why not show your love by whipping something special in the kitchen? Using a wide variety of Japanese products at Isetan Supermarket, I prepared this Panda Bento lunchbox. Some of you may have seen my live demo session last week at Isetan Scotts, it…
Charcoal-grilled pork on skewers, udon noodles in curry-flavored soup, octopus dumplings, deep-fried beef cutlet — there’s a whole world of exciting food in Tokyo that food-loving visitors often miss out on. This book will introduce you to more than twenty of Japan’s favorite specialty foods that are less well known…
Last week I was once again with my family for one week in Berlin. We have visited Berlin already often, but there is so much to see and to discover something new, that we can’t manage all points from our To-Do-List 😉 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Letzte Woche war ich mit meiner Familie…
At the summery temperatures, I had a great mind for a delicious fresh strawberry Shake. In the fridge I also still have 1kg Popping Boba that will be empty this summer, so I’ve just been a few to the shake ^-^ I have made the shake with soy milk instead…
Sometimes I can not believe how quick time flies. I still remember as my daughter came three years ago into the kindergarten and now there are still three and a half month until she goes into the school. Thereby it seems to me, as if it was only yesterday 😉…
Just now in Christmas time I like to bake different cookies with my daughter. In addition to Vanillekipferl and Hazelnut Cookies, Matcha Cookies are one of my favorites. For one or the other these cookies looks because of the colour some getting used. But they are very tasty. Who likes…
Ukishima is a steamed cake made of sweet bean paste and means in English as much as “floating island”. The reason is probably the different two, sometimes three layers of this cake. Between these layers will often still given Amanattō (candied azuki beans), Kuromame (in syrup simmered black soybeans) or…
The first school year is for my daughter now over. Tomorrow is the last school day and the summer holidays starts and we are looking forward to our holiday. This year passed by so quickly. And I’m really surprised how fast my daughter has learned reading, writing and arithmetic. At my first school year…
To bring a bit more variety in my blogger daily routine, I’d like to introduce the “Creative Monday”. I have decided, to make at least once a week Japanese handicrafts (with or without my daughter) and to introduce it every Monday. Maybe, it’s fun for you, too? I would like to…
And every year the same. Christmas approaches, guests come and I wondering every year what I could make this year for Christmas coffee in the afternoon. Last year I’ve made a Japanese Christmas cake with strawberries and cream. But this year I’ve decided me for “dry” cakes without cream, because…
