Snoopy x Line x Pocky Collab
Too cute not to share! Pocky and Pretz boxes are currently adorned with scenes of Snoopy and friends and a Line collaboration. My dad is definitely getting some in the […]
Too cute not to share! Pocky and Pretz boxes are currently adorned with scenes of Snoopy and friends and a Line collaboration. My dad is definitely getting some in the […]
For my birthday, my sweet boyfriend went with me to 花畑牧場 十勝チーズ工房 MOZZARELLA BAR. It’s a beauty, that place. The whole of Japan seems to shun cheese on most days. […]
I am a sucker for food related phone charms. Here we have “Taberaresou de taberarenai PAN no masukotto” (Looks Edible But Isn’t BREAD Mascot). I was hoping to get the […]
The chicken and cake frenzy was out in full force on Christmas Eve. Our local train station and grocer really showed their commercial holiday spirit. Happy holidays.
It is possible to bake in Japan. Just get yourself a microwave oven with convection oven heating elements in it and follow a recipe normally, converting Fahrenheit to Celsius. You’ll need […]
Love the different sizes of cakes. You can have one row of whipped cream tufts or TWO!
Christmas displays at Tully’s and Starbucks because coffee.
This month’s Japanese McDonald’s novelty menu items are actually, for once, classically good. Up top is the chicken fillet and quarter pounder with white cheddar. Below is the cheese potato […]
Finally! It took two months of spotting Christmas cake displays to find one that had anything to do with DIY. Here is your go to cardboard grocery store display for […]
I’ve written before about Cozy Corner Ginza. The ubiquitous red cake kiosks are my favorite sweet sellers in Japan. Not only are their cakes beautiful, they’re affordable and taste as […]
Usually Mister Donut is a far second to Krispy Kreme when it comes to the Japanese donut scene. But, this year they really brought it. This year’s Christmas selection is […]
Today’s cake catalog scans come from the Lawson convenience store. They may not have the outrageous cake selection of the 7-Eleven catalog, but they do bring it to another level […]
KFC’s role in Japanese Christmas has been well documented online. Some year some genius marketing person decided to play off the Western world’s portrait of a holiday feast by advertising […]
The best rotating sushi restaurant chain in Japan, Sushiro, has a special Christmas take out platter and it sure is Chrismassy! Why, look at that roast beef sushi. Nothing says […]
All the convenience stores around here take Christmas very seriously. The Christmas catalogs come out right after Halloween and preorders start not too far after. They’re often sponsored, though not […]
In the first of many such Christmas posts, here we have a Japanese Christmas cake catalog from the Tokyu Department Store. In Japan somehow Christmas is a cake holiday. On […]
The local Krispy Kreme made the transition from Halloween to Christmas literally overnight. First thing on November 1st they had the snowmen and Santas out front. The snowman looks cute, […]
It’s been a rough week. I was in the hospital. Boo. But, Sunday we got a flyer in the mailbox for a new Dominoes promo. Cheese in the crust! Ok, […]
I love Cozy Corner Ginza. It’s my favorite sweet shop. There’s one at the train station I have to pass through for work meetings. After every meeting, I buy cake. […]
This right here is why none of my students can correctly identify a burger. Every freaking sandwich I bring into school they say burger burger burger. Ham and cheese? Burger. […]