Eat Books is a place to share our delight in fictional foods and delicious holidays. Sampling special culinary offerings and visiting remarkable purveyors of fine foods is always an important part of our holiday experience. We also love to eat and to create foods inspired by the stories that we love. As book lovers and food lovers we hope you enjoy our blog.
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In and around Nagoya – Shinojima
Shinojima is a little island off the bottom of the peninsula below Nagoya in Ise Bay. Our family calls it ‘the Rottnest of Japan’. Those of you who have never been to Rottnest in Western Australia should know that it is a much beloved place for Western Australians to completely relax and just enjoy their… Read more
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Wizarding World at Universal Studios Japan
As strict fans of the books more than the movies we were not sure at first that we wanted to visit the Wizarding World at USJ but after our first visit it became a must do on our Japan holiday list. One of the things we have always appreciated about the films was their generally… Read more
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In and around Nagoya – Ghibli Park
Ghibli Park opened 1 November 2022 in the huge Aichi Earth Expo Memorial Park, also known as Moricoro Park, about 45 minutes by train from central Nagoya. It has five main areas: Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse, Hill of Youth, Dondoko Forest, Mononoke Village and Valley of Witches. There is a lot to see here. You may… Read more
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Theobroma Perfumes
Imagine our surprise to discover that our beloved Theobroma have branched out and produced a range of perfumes. Naturally we had to order one of each of the five scents that have been created in a collaboration between Mayumi Nakata and aptly described ‘taste magician’ Chef Tsuchiya of Theobroma. All of these perfumes include a… Read more
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Bean to Bar in our Backyard
As we have been eating our way through the bean to bar offerings of Tokyo, we began to wonder what, if any, bean to bar chocolate makers were here in Perth. As Perth is a rather small city by global standards, and we hadn’t come across any that we were aware of being locally produced,… Read more
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Fun for the Harry Potter Fan in Tokyo
Harry Potter Cafe Akasaka The experience of the Harry Potter Cafe in Akasaka starts before you even enter. As you exit the subway station wafts of thematic music playing in the background begin to transport you to the wizarding world. The stairway up from the subway station is decorated with portraits of famous witches and… Read more
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