I love tea and I love owning things that make my life easier when it comes to drinking tea and enjoying it with family and friends. The Royalty Art Vintage Glass Tea Set with Cups, Kettle Pot with Leaf Infuser and Wood Serving Tray allows Read More …
When it comes to pour over coffee, it’s typically what I have when traveling to different countries where coffee is typically purchased at a coffee shop or hot at a convenience store or machine. And at coffee shops, pour over coffee is taken seriously. I Read More …
I have to say that I really like this Manual Coffee Grinder from CUMCITIN than another cheap version that I have and used for travel. For one, just drop your beans at the top, set what kind of grind you want and then spin the Read More …
I have other Manual Coffee Grinder and with Coffmax’s version, I like the concept of the 16 grind settings, which is awesome, I like that it comes with a brush. It is easier to fill, easy to adjust grind size (sometimes), is easy to clean Read More …
I was looking for something more than a 12 fl oz. in terms of French Press for making coffee. Honlibey offers a 20 ounce French Press coffee maker that comes with a glass coffee carafe with stainless stell triple filter with heat resistant glass. This Read More …
Having a 20 oz. French Press, I needed to go a little larger to share between myself and my wife who love coffee. I tend to be careful about French Press because I’ve had one and one fell from my bottom drawer about 5 inches Read More …
One of the popular artisanal French Boulangerie around the world is Maison Kayser Paris, which was founded by Eric Kayser in Paris back in 1996. Eric Kayser has a reputation of being one of the most talented artisan bakers of his generation. Starting his baker Read More …
When I was in Japan, I waited a few weeks until visiting the Pokemon Cafe (which opened on March 14th) in Nihonbashi, as I expected it to be extremely crowded. Note: There is also a Pokemon Cafe in the Kansai region in Shinsaibashi, Osaka. Located Read More …
On my blog, I have traveled the world for coffee, visiting many cafe’s and meeting many people along the way. While that won’t stop, I do want to start incorporating tea reviews on my blog. And this time around, I wanted to try numerous tea Read More …
I’ve written about Moriva Coffee, Jonathan’s, Cafe Gusto and numerous other coffee shops, western style cafes in Japan. But when it comes to large chains throughout Japan, Komeda’s Coffee is one, perhaps the largest? With over 700 coffee shops in Japan, it goes to show Read More …
I have heard from many friends and also family about Dot’s Pretzels. First, let’s get this out of the way… When it comes to pretzels, hands down Dot’s Pretzels are the best I have tasted and many feel the same! Dot’s Pretzels were created by Read More …
I’ve been drinking moringa tea and I have been enjoying the moringa tea from Tipson. Moringa leaves have 7 times more vitamin C than oranges and 15 times more potassium than bananas. And also has calcium, protein, iron and amino acids. But my favorite thus Read More …
In Japan, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is huge! Sure, in America, we have watched the corny KFC commercials of comedians dressed up as Colonel Sanders and we have grown up with the “Finger Lickin’ Good” slogan and the restaurant is more or less a fast 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 …
Back in 1999, Beard Papa, a cream puff store started by Hirota Yuji in Osaka, Japan. Since then, the store has expanded to over 250 stores in Japan and over 400 stores worldwide (including the US, UK, Canada, Australia and throughout Asia). While Beard Papa’s Read More …
I absolutely love okonomiyaki. For those who are not familiar with the Japanese dish, many call it a Japanese pancake or Japanese pizza, but I wouldn’t call it either. Okonomiyaki is wheat-flour-based batter (made from grated nagaimo, dashi, eggs and shredded cabbage and its typically Read More …
In Japan, there are numerous ramen restaurants that have received a Michelin Guide star rating. And at 7-Eleven Japan stores, 7 and I Holdings released a premium Michele Star rated instant ramen ala processed. It’s important to emphasize, the Michelin star is not the product Read More …