Category Archive for Cute Yummy Time
VIDEO: LIVE CUTE COOKING DEMO ON NBC TODAY SHOW! CUTE YUMMY TIME BREAKFAST FOODS, EGG RECIPES FOR KIDS.
A new day, a new video: my NBC Weekend Today Show appearance! I talk about character bentos (charaben) in Japan and the healthy approach to cooking in my book Cute Yummy Time. Then I demonstrate two cute food demos, which turn a fried and hardboiled egg into chick critters! For behind-the-scenes photos of the 30 Rock Today Show studio, check out this post. I invite you to subscribe to my YouTube channel as I have more videos in the works!
I am making a head-to-toe cosplay outfit for my LA book signings at the end of November (event details here). While flipping through books at the fabric store, I did a double-take when I saw this “Harajuku Girls” Halloween pattern.
I also came across a pre-made Harajuku Girl costume at Ricky’s. The adult and child’s versions cost around $40.
Reaction? It’s a given that these are Halloween costumes for a general audience; I’m not surprised that they’re not very well executed. But my main response was that of marvel. Remember that very few people knew the word “Harajuku” five years ago. Now, most people can associate the word with a look (decora and Lolita, for the most part) and Japanese youth culture — to the point that it’s become a dress-up option for Halloween. This phenomenon is precisely what I was referring to in this Reader Question: you can’t predict what people will latch onto in even a few years from now… What are your thoughts?
Song of the Day #237: Midge Ure – Call Of The Wild
SHARE & COMMENT
TODAY SHOW TV APPEARANCE AT 30 ROCK, INSIDE NBC STUDIOS IN NYC. CUTE FOOD BREAKFAST DEMO ON LIVE NEWS TALK SHOW.
Once upon a time, I was a guest on the weekend edition of Today Show in New York — and the experience was like a fairy tale. The previous night, I stayed up late prepping for the food demo (unlike Cinderella, the neighborhood rats didn’t lend me a paw). Somehow, I managed to crawl out of bed at 5am to do my hair and makeup. A sleek black car drove up to my doorstep; the driver popped open a large black umbrella and walked me to his chariot. I felt like a princess — or maybe Sleeping Beauty, as I wanted to doze on the Dr. Oz talk show couch!
Lolita kitty dress: Innocent World, from Closet Child Harajuku
Silver sheer skull leggings: from Hong Kong
Runched ankle boots: MB Shoes from Kris + Cris shoe store in Vancouver
The chariot drove to 30 Rock, the famous address of NBC Studios. Getting past the metal barricade required a security check and airport levels of security. Fun fact: the elevators are designed so that you can only get off at your designated floor (so no, I couldn’t stalk Tina Fey or Jimmy Fallon). I crossed four more security guards and got lost several times before finding the Today Show studio.
I wanted to show a spread of cute food, so I brought some hardboiled eggs and quickly decorated into chicks. The singing crab bagel and ham/cheese animal face sandwiches are recipes from my cookbook, Cute Yummy Time. (Want to learn how to turn boring breakfasts into cute creations? There’s info on my book here.)
The sun had hardly risen, and yet the TV hosts were inhumanly perky. They gushed that their children loved the book and cooed, “Eeeeee, look at the little egg guys!” I waited for a swine flu Q&A session to end. During the commercial break, my publicists and I set up the Cute Yummy Time display. Then at 7:45am, photos of kawaii food flashed on the screen and I was up.
Nervous? Nah — you know I do cute food demos on my YouTube channel all the time. A quick photo with Erika, and 3… 2… 1… we’re on the air! (Tomorrow, I’ll post the video of my Today Show appearance on my YouTube channel.)
I’ve had some intriguing TV experiences lately — what would you like to see more of? Asia travel hosting? Cute and Gothic food demos? A reality-style show? Let me know your thoughts.
Song of the Day #236: Ultravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (1984 was a very good year.)
LA CARMINA
