Two different packed meals "Bento" with colourful seasonal cuisine :)

 If you're in hurry and don't have much time to eat at a restaurant, having boxed meal "Bento (弁当)"  is the best way to go. Not only yummy, but also a great way to have many traditional Japanese foods at one time: grilled fish like salmon, seasonal vegetable are typical ones for it. So, one extremely busy day, I decided to take a bento for lunch :)

 The contents of three different types of tasted rice never made me tired of eating! They steamed rice with clam, fish and...well, I forgot the last one XD Also, sweet potato covered with black sesame gave me a short break after eating the rest of food, as if it was a cake served after dinner.

 The thing was, I was still hungry at that point. So why don't I take one more Bento?

Here it is, the package itself looks...how can I say? hmm....complex? ;)  Anyway, let's open up.

 It was another gorgeous one, however, this one tasted like sushi. Sour taste rice beneath colourful food, I fully enjoyed my lunchtime :)

mumble from a sometime-painter.

Just tell me... Should I carefully inspecting the subject before start drawing, or should I grow my understanding during the process of drawing? :)

Brazilian churrasco restaurant Barbacoa in Roppongi

 With chic, elegant interior and gorgeous buffet style grill, the Brazilian churrasco restaurant Barbacoa in Roppongi is a must place to go (Official web site is here). One day in January, I arranged meeting with my friend to have some fun lunch there.

 As I walked in, I noticed the absence of customers inside. That wasn't surprising me, after all. They'd  just opened it, and I was the first one to come in. Well, it seems I have plenty of time to take photos :)

 In the kitchen, there are whole meat rolling in the oven, yummy flavour was spilling over the restaurant. So...it's time to eat :)

They gave me a small plastic coin with one side of green while the other marked with dark gray. It tells chefs if we need more meat to have: when I put the coin with green colour, they keep bringing meats. When I turn over the coin, show gray side, they stop. What they've got was...

Not only grilled beef, pork, lamb, but also cheese and pineapples. It's great to have a slice of warmed pineapple, which was even more juicy and sweet :)

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 After taking a variety of food, I headed up in 49th floor, where they have limited library.  I was supposed to study all afternoon, but fallen in asleep once I sit back. Well, that happens to me every time I become so content. No regret! At all!! :)

Sweet life!

One thing is clear: Traditional Japanese sweets or not, I can't go without it!