I enjoy Matcha, I also enjoy matcha latte. And I have to admit that I was excited to try the Lipton Matcha Latte Powder Mix because it reminded me of what I would have in Japan. But there are a few things to know before Read More …
I have been drinking the FINE JAPAN Green Morning Smoothie and it’s a pretty healthy drink at 55kcal and 219 plant enzymes, 950 mg of dietary fiber, Camellia extract powder 100 mg, Psyllium husk, Glucomannan, 11 vitamins, Calcium, Iron, and Magnesium I have not used Read More …
I discovered sea buckthorn berries several years ago while traveling overseas and at the airport, went to a juice shop which sold sea buckthorn juice. The berry is grown in China, Mongolia, Russia, northern Europe and Canada and are edible, nutritious and sour. So, Read More …
One of the popular places for people to drink something different than coffee at the Tokyo Coffee Festival is Iyoshi Cola. The popular craft cola is courtesy of Kobayashi Cola, a “cola maniac” who has traveled the world to try varieties and flavors of cola Read More …
Currently in Japan, the tapioca balls (a.k.a. boba) has become a huge trend. While other countries remember how popular the trend was over a decade ago, in Japan, where many trends are started, this is one where the trend took awhile to build up full Read More …
Located in Shibuya is a bar/restaurant known as Lad’s GARAGE. It’s about a minute away from JR Shibuya Station and is open from Monday through Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m and Friday and Saturday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. It’s a place Read More …
After one waits through the line for the Rocco Princi – Spirito di Milar food section on the first floor of the new Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Tokyo’s Meguro Ward, it’s time to order. According to Starbucks about Rocco Princi: An authentic Italian bakery created Read More …
Once you get inside the door of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Tokyo’s Meguro ward, you have several choices, go to the right for the merchandise store, go to the middle section for coffee, go straight left in order to get in line to order Read More …
On February 28th, the largest Starbucks Reserve Roastery in the world opened in Nakameguro, Tokyo. While there are Starbucks roaster cafe’s in Seattle, New York, Milan and Shanghai, this is the largest and is also the first training location in Japan for coffee professionals certified Read More …
For those who know my morning regiment, it’s either coffee or I blend my own smoothies. But if you are traveling overseas, no access to a blender and are not going to buy days worth of fruits. The next best thing are the Kagome smoothies. Read More …
Back in 1980, Otsuka Pharmaceutical debuted its sports drink in Japan called “Pocari Sweat”. Promoted as an “Ion Supply Drink” that is non-carbonated and has a hint of grapefruit, the drink is made of water, sugar, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium Read More …
In Japan, my favorite beverages that I tend to drink are milk tea and milk coffee. And for the latter, Cafe Au Lait (Coffee and Milk), I absolute love it! For milk coffee, I absolutely love Coca-Cola’s hot Georgia Milk Cafe Au Lait and Kowai Read More …
As I have become interested in various types of bottled water, I figured I had to give Perrier a try. It’s been a long time since I have purchased it that I can no longer remember if I liked or disliked it. But what better Read More …