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CHARLIE BROWN CAFE, HONG KONG: SNOOPY THEME RESTAURANT! CUTE DECORATED CAKES, TSIM SHA TSUI NIGHTLIFE PHOTOS.
Guess who visited the Charlie Brown Cafe in Hong Kong!
As you know, I’m a connoisseur of bizarre Asia theme restaurants. So I was keen to see a cafe dedicated to Snoopy, Woodstock, Marcy, Pigpen and other Peanuts comic characters.
The cafe’s dotted with giant character statues and murals. It felt like we entered the world of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz.
The set-up’s casual, compared to Japan’s intense theme restaurant experiences. You order food and drinks, and munch beside your favorite characters — while watching Peanuts cartoons! (La Carmina wears a necklace gifted from Soho Hearts.)
Our lattes were decorated with Lucy and Charlie’s faces, created by shaking cinnamon or cocoa over a stencil. (You can learn this decoration technique and more in my book, Cute Yummy Time.)
The pumpkin tofu rice dish was healthy and filling. We ended the meal with a mango Woodstock cake.
There was a full case of cakes, decorated like Peanuts characters. (Remember when we visited my cousin’s cute cooking school and made panda bread?)
I hope I get one of these for my upcoming birthday! (August 17)
The cafe was mostly populated by women.
The cafe also sold merchandise, such as t-shirts and toys.
When you visit Hong Kong (and I hope you do), stop by the Charlie Brown Cafe.
Address: G/F-1/F., Kok Pah Mansion, No. 58-60 Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon (map).
Isn’t Hong Kong stunning at night? I have more HK nightlife photos in this post.
You’ll be seeing more weird theme cafes on this blog… I have a new TV job that’s taking me back to Tokyo in September. Stay tuned for news. Til then, you can check out my cute food and crazy theme restaurants books (available here).
PS: The latest Alt Noir magazine — with La Carmina on the cover — is now out! You can purchase the issue here, and see more preview photos in this post.
PPS: Speaking of cute and scary things.. On the left, ridiculous animal donuts, made by this Japanese woman at Floresta in Tokyo.
Are you a fan of the Peanuts comic strip? Which cake would you order from Charlie Brown cafe?
Song of the Day: Queen – The Show Must Go On (my current state of mind)
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MILAN TRAVEL TIPS & HIGHLIGHTS: SIGHTSEEING, ITALIAN FOOD & ARCHITECTURE. BRERA DISTRICT, DUOMO GOTHIC CATHEDRAL.
In the life of a fashion blogger, every day’s a mash-up of work and play. While in Milan, we spent the morning in a photoshoot for our HOPE tshirts to benefit Japan.
This was my first time in Milan. On the other hand, my fellow traveller used to live and model here. So while I was keen to sight-see, he… was less enthused (as you can see in the photo above!).
It started to rain. We passed an “ombrello” man, and I insisted on the rainbow one. “Che palle! Mah!”
He took refuge under the less fabulous umbrella of Alice and the Cat, designer of our HOPE t-shirt.
Milan is certainly grittier than other parts of Italy (such as Venice, Florence). But I was charmed by the Brera district, which had chic restaurants and boutiques on cobblestone streets.
As always, we were famished. Alice took us to Princi cafe and bakery, to refuel.
The warm aroma of artisanal baked goods, sweet and savory…
Focaccia, olives, tomatoes, cheese.
My favorite was the zucchini and mozzarella flatbread… ah!
The Duomo is an ultra-touristy attraction, surrounded by boring big-box stores. But this was my first time in Milan, so I had to see the Gothic cathedral in the flesh.
I had the best tour guide ever. Our conversation went something like this:
LC: Tell me about the Duomo.
SS: It’s called the Duomo, and it’s a biggggg church.
LC: What’s the story behind that pyramid?
SS: Ah yes. It’s a biggg triangle.
We met up with my cousin, who happened to be in Milano at the same time. I’m wearing a rose hoodie and wolf bag, gifted from Iron Fist.
Apparently, we are all over Weibo, the Chinese Twitter-like service. You may recognize these photos from the Luisaviaroma fashion blogger event in Florence.
Want to see more of our Italy travel adventures? All the posts so far are in this blog category.
PS: Thanks to popular blog College Fashion for including me in their Blogger Inspiration interview series.
PPS: Hugs to Cait Banfield for the fanart drawing inspired by this photoshoot! I love how cuddly my cat looks. Send your Carmina/Basil drawings to me and I’ll post them on my blog.
Have you been to Milan before? What did you think of the city? Did you have any memorable Italian meals?
Song of the Day: Assemblage 23 – Ground
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