90210 kewpie
First there was the Spock kewpie, and now there’s the Dylan McKay/Luke Perry kewpie! I picked up this phone charm at Junkudo book store, Namba, Osaka. They made the tiny dolls for only two characters...
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The kawaii cutters I bought on eBay from Shop Sukiyaki to make teddy bear sandwich bentos came in handy the other day when I made shortbread cookies. For these type of cookie cutters, there are two...
View ArticleCrazy fun candy
How awesome are Puccho candies. With their rainbow bright, super-cute packaging and endless range of imaginative flavours, they are totally Willy Wonka inspired. These flavours are “Soda” and...
View ArticleSweet Osaka
I’ve just returned from 2 weeks in Japan – skiing in Fukushima, eating cakes decorated like bears in Osaka, sightseeing in Tokyo and catching up with lovely friends. First on my list was stalking the...
View ArticleYum ‘cha’
At the Starbucks in LOFT at Shinsaibashi, Osaka, we tried a matcha latte, chai latte and an earl-grey-and-pear tart (earl grey flavoured filling and crust). It was my first-ever matcha latte!! Why...
View ArticleGrin and bear it
While I was in Tokyo, Mister Donut had some adorable donut specials, such as their “Angel Teddy Pan”, which I thought was Rilakkuma at first. It came in caramel, strawberry or chocolate and I tried...
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