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Cute Food and Bento Box Decoration: Japanese recipes cookbook 'Cute Yummy Time' by La Carmina
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photos of cute food, Japanese bentos and kawaii lunches >> a recipe book by La Carmina
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Weirdest, craziest restaurants in the world. Tokyo theme cafes, bagelhead & donut-head forehead sal...

La Carmina is currently on Food Network TV! Last fall, I was in Tokyo to work on a new food television program called World’s Weirdest Restaurants. La Carmina & The Pirate, my company provides ...

25 apr 12

Japan in a Day, March 11 Japanese earthquake anniversary – Industrial Goth dance video at Seattle C...

La Carmina & friends have released our Industrial Goth dance video for Japan! We hope you’ll take a moment to watch it below and on YouTube (a Like/Share is always appreciated). Our team worked h...

19 mar 12

La Carmina at NY Fashion Week. Independent Fashion Bloggers – Evolving Influence conference, IFB Co...

Happy 2012! I just got back from Italy, where I was one of the top fashion bloggers invited to Luisaviaroma’s Firenze4Ever. We got to style and model designer clothing, in the streets of Floren...

24 jan 12

Travel television presenter, TV show host demo reel. La Carmina travel TV hosting video clips.

LA CARMINA: pop culture / travel / fashion TV host (Travel Channel, Food Network, CNN), popular blogger, author of 3 books (Penguin USA and Random House), designer and journalist for AOL Travel / Huf...

07 nov 11

Travel TV host, hosting reel: La Carmina fashion journalist, top style bloggers. Luisaviaroma Firen...

La Carmina was recently flown to Florence, to take part in Luisaviaroma Firenze4Ever ( event for 40 top fashion bloggers from around the world). You can see photos from the cocktail party and styling ...

29 jun 11

Tokyo TV documentary, Japan local production coordinator, translator & host for film & television.

La Carmina is currently in Hong Kong and Macau, for TV and journalism work… coverage coming right up, on http://www.lacarmina.com/bl og/ Yarr! Naomi and I had a wild time as host/fixers for the ...

18 may 11

COOLEST, TRENDIEST COOLEST STORES IN TOKYO, JAPAN. SHOPPING GUIDE: GOTHIC LOLITA PUNK, ALTERNATIVE ...

† LA CARMINA † La Carmina is a professional Japan / alternative / Goth fashion blogger, TV host, author of 3 books (Penguin USA and Random House), and journalist (CNN, Huffington Post). Her popular b...

19 feb 11

TRAVEL JOURNALIST, WRITER & TV HOST. PRESS TRIPS, FAM TRIP FOR JOURNALISTS & BLOGGERS. LOS ANGELES ...

Lots of excitement in La Carmina’s life lately! I have new travel and fashion writing jobs in the work, as well as major TV projects. And there will be a giant, surprising announcement to be ma...

10 feb 11

HIRE A JAPANESE TV ARRANGER, PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, TRANSLATOR, ON-CAMERA HOST & GUIDE. COOLHUNTIN...

Ahoy, me hearties! Ye be ready for a jolly announcement? I’ve officially launched a Japanese alt / trend consulting business with my friends: La Carmina & The Pirates. Translating, connecting, co...

07 oct 10

JAPANESE ALICE IN WONDERLAND THEME RESTAURANT, COOLEST CAFE IN TOKYO JAPAN. CUTE DECORATED PIZZA, C...

La Carmina and friends were recently hosting and fixing (scheduling) two TV shows in Tokyo! One is part of a campaign for Netherlands Pepsi, and the other is for a new Sony Australia travel show. We ...

26 sep 10

TRAVEL TV HOST REEL, CNN INTERNATIONAL SHOW, FOOD NETWORK HOSTING.

I compiled a reel of my travel TV hosting work, which you can see above and on YouTube. It includes CNN, Travel Channel Bizarre Foods, NHK, Today Show. I have more TV / hosting gigs in the works R...

18 jul 10

LA CARMINA CO-HOSTING TRAVEL CHANNEL TV SHOW, ANDREW ZIMMERN’S BIZARRE FOODS. NEW SEASON, EPISODES ...

Travel Channel has posted a “teaser reel” for the new season of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. And look who’s in it for a second: La Carmina and Mistress Maya! We’re locke...

21 apr 10

CUTE YUMMY TIME BENTO COOKBOOK IN URBAN OUTFITTERS! JAPANESE POP CULTURE BOOKS CARRIED BY MAJOR CLO...

Amazing news: I heard my Japan bento inspired cookbook, Cute Yummy Time, is on display at Urban Outfitters! My book is carried in the NYC stores and other US locations, and coming to Canadian branche...

29 mar 10

BENTO DEMO, HOW-TO TUTORIAL FOR CUTE CHARACTER BENTOS ON TV SHOW. JAPANESE COOKING SHOWS, KAWAII BE...

The NHK documentary about cute bentos has aired! Come watch my segments on my YouTube channel (please subscribe) or embedded below. Japanese TV is absolutely bananas, isn’t it? In Part 1, I sho...

11 mar 10

JAPANESE GAME SHOW TV CLIPS ON YOUTUBE. CUTE CHARACTER BENTO MAKING TELEVISION NHK PROGRAM.

Let’s bundle up and travel back in time to NYC for a minute… Have you watched the NHK documentary about cute bentos yet? I put my segments in this post. A bonus for you: behind the scenes...

11 mar 10

HEALTHY EATING FOR CHILDREN, RECIPES FOR PICKY EATERS. KIDS COOKING, MAKING CUTE FACED SANDWICHES A...

I began my speech by telling the Harlem schoolchildren that I brought a cute friend with me. I pulled her out of a large bag… and they awwed in recognition: “It’s Hello Kitty!”...

01 feb 10

TEACHING AT HARLEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: JAPANESE COOKING & BENTO LUNCH BOX MAKING LESSONS. TUTORIALS,...

A 20 minute documentary about cute character bentos requires 20 hours of filming… and 200 hours of preparation! The NHK makeup artist, Tamami, is ultra talented and a doll to work with. She has...

01 feb 10

JAPANESE FOOD & BENTO BOX ART, COOKING CUTE FOOD FOR NHK NEW YORK WAVE TV SHOW ABOUT KAWAII LUNCH B...

Day 3 of the NHK Japan TV shoot. Regi came to NYC to witness the cute cookery. We both happened to be wearing black and our favorite shade of blue. She refers to it as hyper-active or BAM turquoise; ...

01 feb 10

CUTE YUMMY TIME AUTHOR LA CARMINA ON NHK JAPAN TV SHOW. CHARACTER BENTOS, KAWAII HELLO KITTY PLUSH ...

Ah, the scratch-your-head experience of being on Japanese TV! Here’s day two of behind-the-scenes photos from my NHK Japan filming (courtesy of Shichi). I call this my “genki outfit”...

01 feb 10

CUTE BENTO LUNCH BOXES! NHK NEW YORK WAVE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT CHARACTER BENTOS, LA CARMINA CUTE YUMMY...

NHK Japan documentary shoot, day one… lights, cameras, action! Photo-journalist Shichi took a zillion behind-the-scenes photos, which we’ll share with you in upcoming posts. He also gave ...

21 jan 10

ADORABLE BENTO CREATIONS BY CUTE YUMMY TIME COOKBOOK READERS. LA CARMINA TV APPEARANCES IN 2010, JA...

Happy New Year! Thank you to everyone who bought Cute Yummy Time and sent me photos of the recipes they made. Siouxsie Law built a coffin tiramisu — it looks deadly delicious. The stylish Gari ...

03 jan 10

BIG NEWS: APPEARING IN NHK JAPAN DOCUMENTARY! CUTE YUMMY TIME RECOMMENDED IN WASHINGTON POST HOLIDA...

I’ve been juggling projects recently, and something awesome was just confirmed… NHK, Japan’s national public broadcaster, is shooting a 20 minute documentary about cute cooking that...

18 dec 09

WHERE TO BUY JAPANESE BENTO COOKBOOKS, RECIPE BOOKS AT KINOKUNIYA BOOKSTORE, LOS ANGELES. KAWAII RE...

Why so serious, Carmina-sama? It’s a sunny day in La-la-land, you’re flanked by cute Visual Kei rockers, and you’re at a signing for your very own books! But one must always stay in...

12 dec 09

ONIGIRI HAT, BENTO LADY COSPLAY FROM PHOENIX WRIGHT ACE ATTORNEY, NINTENDO DS. ANGEL STARR, CHARABE...

Congrats to Amanda, who was the first to figure out my cosplay outfit! I’m dressed as Angel Starr, the bento lunch lady from the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney game for Nintendo DS. What do you t...

12 dec 09

JAPANESE BENTO RECIPE BOOK, CUTE YUMMY TIME REVIEW IN LA TIMES, LA WEEKLY. LA CARMINA INTERVIEWS, P...

Los Angeles. Ah! What a heavy metal adventure. Serial killer art, fudge cake, a Zen garden, Twisted Sister Xmas, cosplay book signings and wearing each other’s clothes… hold tight for a d...

12 dec 09

CUTE BENTO BOX LUNCH DEMO VIDEO, JAPANESE BENTOS COOKING LESSON. LIVE CHARABEN TUTORIAL AT NEW YORK...

My first NYC book signing for Cute Yummy Time went well enough that the store kindly invited me back — and on Halloween, too! (As if I need an excuse to wear spooky clothes for my events.) I am...

24 nov 09

CUTE YUMMY TIME: NEW BOOK SIGNINGS ANNOUNCED IN LOS ANGELES! WASHINGTON DC AUTHOR EVENT, CUTE CUPCA...

My family is originally from Hong Kong but I have relatives scattered all over the world, including Washington, DC. And so, my Cute Yummy Time book signing in the capital city turned into a mini-reun...

21 nov 09

CUTE YUMMY TIME COOKING DEMO ON NBC TODAY SHOW! JAPANESE CHARACTER BENTOS, CHARABEN INSPIRED RECIPE...

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 ...

14 nov 09

LA CARMINA: GUEST ON TODAY SHOW, LIVE BENTO DECORATION FOOD DEMO. TV APPEARANCE AT 30 ROCK, INSIDE ...

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 (unl...

14 nov 09

PHILLY BOOK SIGNING: BUY CUTE YUMMY TIME, REVIEWS & SUMMARY OF CUTE YUMMY TIME, CUTE CHARACTERS JAP...

I had a grand time in Philly. In particular: Chapterhouse coffee house (they have an amazing green apple soy chai smoothie), vegetarian Chinese food, jazz at the Kimmel Center jazz (I snatched this w...

14 nov 09

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