Japan Centre London

Posted on January 9th, 2012 in Places To Visit, Alternative Supermarkets by Stephanie

Japan Centre Piccadilly

If you’ve been following my blog you will probably have heard me mention the Japan Centre in Piccadilly before. The Japan Centre is a Japanese supermarket, one of the biggest in London, which sells a good range of Japanese products including fresh, dried and frozen goods, kitchenware and even magazines and books. They stock freshly made sushi and bakery items and sweets made daily, a huge variety of sauces, stocks and seasoning for all your Japanese cooking needs, fresh vegetables, tofu, Japanese tea, drinks, snacks, dried products and much more! The Japan Centre used to be situated on Piccadilly but has since moved to the nearby Regent Street. For information on the Japan Centre you can visit the Japan Centre website. They even have an online shop which delivers to the UK and internationally!

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Fortnum And Mason Some Enchanted Evening Event London - Today At 6pm

Posted on November 15th, 2011 in Alternative Things To Do, Places To Visit by Stephanie

Fortnum And Mason Some Enchanted Evening Event London

The elegant Second Floor of Fortnum and Mason which is devoted to exclusive products, from handbags to cosmetics, jewellery, and exquisite hats is relaunching tonight, even more beautiful than before. To celebrate the relaunch, Fortnum ’s are having a “Some Enchanted Evening” event tonight at 6pm where you can watch demonstrations, talk to the experts, try products and get a free makeover, manicure and massage - all whilst sipping on complimentary champagne! It promises to be a marvellous evening, absolutely filled with all things dear to a girl’s heart!

Tickets are £15 and each guest will be given a luxurious goody bag packed with samples from all the featured suppliers, and many more. Reservations for the event can be made by ringing 0845 602 5694.

Below are some of the highlights of the evening:

The Body Beautiful
• Guerlain will feature their glamorous Hollywood Beauty Box. The Guerlain make- up artists will give you a makeover like no other, leaving you looking and feeling like an A list celebrity.
• Dior’s master make-up artist is flying in from Paris for the evening. This is a unique opportunity to learn the beauty secrets from one of the world’s leading beauty experts.
• Our very own Fortnum’s therapists will be offering complimentary mini treatments, including, manicures and reflexology treatments.
• Aromatherapy Associates will be on hand to ease away any stress with treatments in their massage chairs.
• Maddi Alexander will be on hand to discuss her gorgeous range of candles, room fragrances and body scrubs, and her therapist will offer relaxing hand massages, using her exclusive products.
• Cochine, the exciting new beauty range, featuring the essence of the Far East, will be available for consultations.
• Fortnum & Mason’s own hand-made soaps will be demonstrated, with their creators on hand to explain the painstaking technique used in their creation.
• Ushvani will introduce their superb range of toiletries, and offer hand massages using their organic and ethically-sourced products.
• Grossmiths, the venerable perfumier, will talk about the history of perfume, and demonstrate their historic fragrances.
• Champagne, please, Mr Christian! The Clive Christian perfume bar is the place to find your favourite fizz.

Dressing Up • Azagury, the exclusive designer, will be present, in the shape of elegant models displaying his latest haute couture collection.
• Fortnum’s own milliner, Adrian Philip Howard, will demonstrate the art of hat-making, using antique and vintage blocks. There will be an opportunity to review his latest collection, and talk to him about your own requirements.
• The Lulu Guinness Handbag expert will be on hand to discuss the art and qualities of the perfect handbag.
• Servane Gaxotte, the woman behind the best-selling range of jewellery, flies in from France to talk about how she began her unique business from her kitchen table, and the inspiration behind each season’s new designs.

The Home Beautiful • English Fine Porcelain will demonstrate their exquisite, hand-painted china.
• Country Silk: the creators of our new range of silk cushions, each hand-painted, will talk about the inspiration behind the range.

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Artbox

Posted on November 11th, 2011 in Places To Visit by Stephanie

Seems like kawaii asian stationary has become increasingly popular in the UK over the years as the Korean shop Artbox now has three branches in London. Artbox sells cute Korean stationary and character goods under it’s own brand name as well as famous Japanese character goods like Hello Kitty. You can find all sorts of things to please both adults and children alike including cute bags and clothes, plush toys, stickers, novelty sweets and more!

Artbox has branches in Kings Road, Covent Garden and also on the ground floor in Selfridges which opened earlier this year. They also have an online shop at www.artbox.co.uk

Artbox Covent Garden And Selfridges
Artbox Covent Garden & Artbox Selfridges

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Kowloon Bakery Chinatown London

Posted on November 1st, 2011 in Places To Visit by Stephanie

Whenever I’m in Leicester Square I always make it a point to stop by my favourite Chinese bakery in Chinatown. The Kowloon Bakery has been on Gerrard Street for as long as I can remember. As a child I remember going there with my mum to get freshly made red bean buns, malay cake, sesame balls and my favourite almond cookies (see the photo below). This shop is a Chinese sweets heaven and has every Chinese bakery item you could possibly think of! Everything that I’ve tried there has been better than even the ones in Hong Kong!

Kowloon Bakery Chinatown London

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Wing Yip Chinese And Oriental Supermarket London

Posted on September 17th, 2011 in Places To Visit, Alternative Supermarkets by Stephanie

Wing Yip is a huge supermarket that carries over 2500 different types of oriental groceries. There are stores in Mancheseter, Birmingham, Croyden and Cricklewood in London. Wing Yip sells mostly chinese food products including sauces & spices, fresh seafood, exotic fruits, fresh noodles and dried food products as well as Chinese and Japanese kitchenware and tableware. You can also find a good selection of other oriental food products from Thailand, Japan and Malaysia.

Wing Yip Chinese And Oriental Supermarket Cricklewood London

The branch in London (Cricklewood) is located at 395 Edgware Road near Staples Corner with free car parking for customers. It is housed in a cute Chinese style building (as in the photo above) and has a Chinese restaurant and bakery selling all types of tasty Chinese buns and snacks.

Wing Yip Bakery And Japanese Groceries
Japanese Groceries & Chinese Bakery

I’ve been to the Chinese restaurant on several occasions for their hugely popular lunchtime dim sum. Their dim sum menu has all the usual favourites and is always promptly served deliciously fresh and piping hot. The restaurant opens at 11am for lunch so either go early or arrive at around 2pm for a late lunch to avoid the queues.

Wing Yip Restaurant Dim Sum

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