Rambling through the internet, I’ve recently found some great kawaii links. One-upping the childhood food mainstay the Easy-Bake Oven, Japanese company Bandai released Toy pot sticker maker. I never had an Easy-Bake oven as a kid – but I think the big kid in me wants one of these pot sticker makers. I guess [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Japan’
January 21, 2009
Japan: Beard Papa’s
Beard Papa’s
2399 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley, CA
I (M) was in Berkeley for an academic conference, and naturally decided to take advantage of some West Coast eats that we don’t have in the Midwest. One place L and I kept hearing about was Beard Papa’s, a Japanese creampuff outlet with locations all around the Pacific Rim and NYC/New [...]
November 18, 2008
Japan: Giant Bluefin Tuna at Mitsuwa
I had heard that Mitsuwa Market in Arlington Heights was staging a public sale of some giant bluefin tuna this past weekend. The tuna was flown in fresh, and weighed upwards of 300 pounds. Mike Sula at the Chicago Reader’s Food Chain provides a nice recap of the event, which seemed like quite the [...]
July 21, 2008
Japan: Blu
Sushi Blu
1710 Orrington Avenue
Evanston, IL
L and I aren’t that big on sushi, but when a friend offered to take us to Blu, a visually upscale sushi bar in downtown Evanston, we couldn’t turn it down. The restaurant was empty when we entered (usually not a good sign), but were surprised by the avant-garde decorations that [...]
April 8, 2008
FTC: Ito En Jasmine Pearl Tea
Tea is something of an obsession for the Eaters. We currently have probably about 40 varieties of teas in our possession at this moment. One of our latest favorites is Ito En Jasmine Pearl Tea. It’s a whole leaf hand-rolled tea, which unfurls when you steep it. We were previously not big fans of [...]
