Xiaoyi and Craig's Wedding in Suzhou

I would like to thank X&C for inviting me to one of the most beautiful weddings that I have ever been to (actually, my first traditional Chinese wedding) and to have the opportunity to capture such sweet moments.  :)

Kyoho Grapes!!!

Have you ever had these grape gummies??  The flavor does not taste at all  like grapes that you buy in America.  So much so that I always thought it had a slightly artificial taste to it.  However, when I decided to splurge on Kyoho grapes in Tokyo for 1006YEN to see what it was all about, I was SHOCKED to find it tasted EXACTLY like the artificial tasting gummy candies.  I found these large round dark purple grapes to have an interesting firm textured flesh, which I prefer over the soft watery consistency in grapes back in America.  After eating three globes, I was already full.  I bought two different kinds of Kyoho grapes... one from Queen Isetan and the other from Wing Supermarket.  Queen Isetan's trumps Wing's in terms of sweetness, taste, and firmness of flesh.  So it is definitely worth spending 200YEN more to buy Queen Isetan's grapes.  

Hokkaido Milk Bun ANYONE??? YES. Mont-Thabor

北海道牛乳パン

The only place I know so far that sells super delicious melt-in-your-mouth hokkaido sweet milk bun is this place, Mont-Thabor in Shibuya.  If I lived closer, this would be my ritual every morning!!!

Do Not Go List - Soba House in Azabu-Juban

So this restaurant ended up on my "Do Not Go" list.  Two reasons, expensive as hell and the quality of the food did not match the price.  I ordered a duck and green onion soba soup dish.  The duck was so rubbery that I ended up not eating most of it.  The noodles taste the same as store bought soba noodles in the US!  And to make matters worst, I paid 2100YEN for this.  Never again!