I was especially drawn to Haagen-Daz's new Five line. The concept appeals to the organic/natural crowd, but I think there is also something attractive about the idea of simplicity that feels reassuring in this time of "financial crisis" and "uncertainty." I wonder if we'll see other products follow suit.
We had an opportunity to check out Royal/T; a new cafe/gallery recently opened in Culver City. The restaurant is inspired by the meido kissa (maid café) phenomena of Akihabara. It's a place where you can enjoy being "otaku" without being totally creepy because the hybrid space of cafe/gallery/shop is so awesomely cool. Birthday party at the next table.
Hybrid of cafe/gallery space
Classic Japanese manga (comic book) collection
We had an opportunity to drink and play with Y water at Art Center Serious Play Conference. The water is for kids and is flavored and labeled things like "Brain water" and "Muscle water". Very friendly brand. The only drawback has to be that we need those white rubber tube to connect bottles together. It would be nice if they just snapped together. Coming to Wholefoods soon!
Our friend Nathan recommended this restaurant, Moto in Chicago. Just by looking at their website, we knew we couldn't complete our day of Chicago without dining there.
Turned out it was more than dining... it was a true experience threaded through unique location in the middle of Chicago district (we didn't know if we were at the right place), impeccable customer service, beautiful (and interesting) food presentation to the unexpected fusion flavor which ended with next day follow up thank you e-mail with one of their recipe. (Donut pancake).
Definitely recommend stopping by if you're in Chicago!
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