Fancy Pants Chips: Foie Gras and Truffles in Red Wine Sauce.
When I saw this in the convenience store I couldn’t resist. The bag proclaims that the flavor of these chips is Foie Gras and Truffles in Red Wine Sauce. Yeah, tastes […]
Category Archives: Food
Rainy Day Parfait
It’s a rainy weekend. So, we went out for dinner. Omuraisu and chocolate parfaits make the weather less painful.
Real Bentos of Real Japanese Schoolkids
The internet really has a fetish for crazy, artistic bentos, don’t they? Seeing all those Totoros made of rice and pandas taking baths in scrambled eggs it’s easy to forget […]
Lipton Love
Lipton makes tea worldwide. It’s huge. In America I drink Lipton Pure Leaf. This product is not available in Japan. Sadly. But, I was able quickly find a new crack […]
Baskin Robbins Halloween Sundae
Ridiculous Halloween themed parfaits are in season at Baskin Robbins (Or Thirty One Ice Cream here in Japan). I usually abstain, but this was just too cute. Surprise: It actually […]
No Fish Sushi Night
Ah, Sushiro. My favorite dollar rotating sushi place! So modern, you don’t even have to interact with humans to order. Touch screen input, one button, bam! Sushi. Also, one can […]
Chicago Pizza? No.
It took this flyer a while to make it’s way into my mailbox. I had seen the delivery moped around town with the name Chicago Pizza on the side. I […]
Special Edition Chips, Because Ephemeral is Beauty
Ephemeral things are a big deal in Japan. I’m not just talking about sakura/cherry blossoms here. Almost every major brand has at least a handful of seasonal or special edition […]
McDelivery
This exists and is gaining momentum. But, I secretly hope it never comes to my neighborhood. I would never survive.
Who orders takoyaki delivery?
I’ve gotten a dozen of these flyers for these for this restaurant since I moved here half a year ago. Looks good, right? Except, and I am stumped here, it’s […]
Citrus Slice Gachapon Charms
My latest gachapon machine acquisition. Got it at the local RanKIng RanQueen. My camera bag has mushrooms, now my handbag has oranges. So far none of my students have commented. […]
Meat Beast
I just so happen to go to Burger King in Shinjuku while I was in Tokyo this past weekend and saw the best ad ever for a burger I do […]
Everything La Reconquista
When I was a tween I stayed home sick from school one day and caught an episode of a strange animated TV show called Sailor Moon. It blew my mind […]
Krispy Kreme is already ready for Halloween!
There’s a Krispy Kreme within a mile of my apartment this year and it’s dangerous. Last weekend this was the promotional tray cover. Halloween is here! I’m used to holidays […]
