24/06/13

Noodle-bar Party


I've been busy enough to neglect my blog for weeks. In my defence I have to say that I'm passing through a very hard period of my life and I hope it will be better soon.

There are 2 things that cheer me up at this moment:
- a brand new experience I started last week: I'm the teacher of Japanese language for 4 great Italian students;
- this styling proget I found on Poppytalk >> a Noodle-bar party idea from Ideas Magazine (July 2013). Ceramics, newspaper sheets on the wall, colorful rice bowls and paper lanterns: I wonder whether I should decorate my own corner in this way...


04/06/13

Cantine Luoghi Incontri

"Cantine Luoghi Incontri" is a precious volume I jealously guard in my library. Published in 2012 by Antiga Edizioni it was cowritten by Marco Milan and Kumiko Yamada as a contemporary Grand Tour around wine, food and culture all in between Italy and Japan.

 
Supported by The Japan Foundation and Procaffè Spa, an espresso coffee roasting company located in my hometown, I finally got this book which, in effect, combines different Italian wine areas to likewise Japanese well-known traditional restaurants.
An example? A glass of sparkling white wine from the vineyard around Asolo (Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG) perfectly matches with an eel omelette (Umaki) cooked  at Izumoya, a specialized  in eel cusine restaurant in Chuo ward, Tokyo.


Pic © Moustaches