Chant d’Oiseau, a Pâtisserie at Isetan
The basement food hall at Isetan regularly runs collaborations with dessert shops from around the country. This time they were selling cakes from a place called Chant d’Oiseau in Kawaguchi, Saitama. I ha…
The basement food hall at Isetan regularly runs collaborations with dessert shops from around the country. This time they were selling cakes from a place called Chant d’Oiseau in Kawaguchi, Saitama. I ha…
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Valentine’s Day had been such a big deal that I figured White Day would have something going on too, but there was hardly any event at all. I don’t think it was like this last year… hmm……
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Shinbashi is right next to Ginza, yet there’s hardly anywhere to sit down for dessert. Having Ogawaken here feels almost like a miracle. It looks roughly like this. It’s the place famous fo…
Every year around Valentine’s Day the best chocolates get unveiled. No matter how busy I am, I can’t not make the rounds. The giant clock at Nippon TV (Nittele) It puts on a little show-lik…
Since I was at Tokyu Plaza anyway, I stopped by Parla too. The vibe is so very Ginza.. A line was forming, too. I spotted Hoshiko in the display cabinet. I have a feeling I’ll be leaning …
Someone was suddenly coming over to the house, so I searched for dessert shops near home, and a place called Izumi caught my eye. Apparently it’s right next to Hamamatsucho Station, but I’d been ar…