patisserie taisuke endo

Wanted to check out Patisserie Taisuke Endo for some time now.

If I’m not mistaken, he trained in France & Italy

He has a cafe area where you can enjoy cakes and other sweets

He also sells baked items like viennoiserie and sables (cookies) 

I tried his madeleine...360 yen (tax included), chocolate tonka financier...390 yen (tax included)

so delicious!

super chocolatey! love!

buttery with a hint of lemon

kouign amann...490 yen (tax included)...a very thin caramel coating and the inside is super moist and buttery...love!

bazillion calories consumed but I'm glad I got to try these and look forward to trying his cakes in the future.

I'll be back

Patisserie Taisuke Endo

2-4-7 Takaban

Meguro, Tokyo

Closed: check social media for days off

Hours: 10:30-19:00

meguro maruei

Went to Gakugeidaigaku and wanted to check out Meguro Maruei

Apparently they have been in business since 1959

Love their shop color!
 

I tried their  teriyaki chicken sandwich...340 yen (tax included)

so ono!

All chicken thigh, well seasoned and the bread is a soft type of baguette

I'm glad I tried this place and look forward to trying other items whenever I am nearby

I'll be back

Meguro Maruei

1-3-15 Chuocho

Meguro, Tokyo

Closed: Sundays

Hours: 7:00-18:30

*cash only

this and that

saw that local motion is bringing back the kona jacket

so nostalgic!

I'm so glad local motion wrote "kona jacket" because the person who posted this on social media didn't, and I just couldn't remember the name "kona jacket"!

huge! apple from yamagata, crisp and sweet

huge asian pear, not sure from where in Japan

just before sunrise...glad I caught this, a couple minutes later it was grey again

I had thought that kinmokusei (sweet olive) season was over but I guess they were all waiting for it to get cooler 

some days you just need chocolate and sprinkles

wanted to try using black lentils and put 1/4 cup into a batch of chili

they are so small you can't even tell they are in there

it looks like those typhoons might not make landfall until the beginning of next week

it’s been really cool in the mornings and blazing during the day

hope you have a safe weekend

ugh

Had some time on my hands yesterday so I decided to check out where the cranes were

I walked and walked and while walking over a bridge that connects Tokyo with Kanagawa, I saw all of these cranes, one or two of these are what we can see from our apartment

after returning home, I looked around online and  I found out that 

they are building a huge complex with a 17 floor condo in an area called Nishikase

The whole project is supposed to finish in 2029...so I guess we can kiss our view of Mount Fuji goodbye

So bummed 

13 years

hard to believe you've been gone for 13 years

some days it seems like yesterday, some days not

can't believe you would've been 87 today

thankful for you always looking out for us

love you 

3 at once

the latest typhoon is typhoon 27 "choi-wan", still going...at least it didn't come too close to mainland Japan, though we did have clouds and drizzles some days

typhoon 28 "nolo", this one was started in Mexico, passed by the Big Island of Hawaii and turned from a hurricane to a typhoon...and is still going..."just in time" for our next 3-day weekend...boo!

typhoon 29 "koguma", still kinda far away but should still bring more rain...sigh

just tired of all these krazy typhoons...actually the gloomy weather is a total mojo killer

if it is sunny where you are, I hope you enjoy it, though I did see that LA had a heatwave...eep!

take care everyone, be safe, be kind 

kokuuma

you often see the word koku (rich) paired with the word uma (tasty) whenever people are describing a savory food

they'll say it is "kokuuma"

well, I needed eggs for our stash during the last typhoon so I "ran" to Family Mart

We are so lucky because Family Mart is only 2 minutes away (180 meters/196 yards) according to the map app that I use

These eggs are rich and tasty

Family Mart's kokuuma egg sandwiches are delicious too

I'm glad we tried their eggs, they are pricey at 358 yen (plus tax) for 10 but good to know they sell eggs