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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Condiment – Adventures in Food and Form

this is going to be really good -

a new publication based in melbourne.

it is:

"a publication and project-base

exploring the relationship between food and creativity

and food and community."

first issue includes work and contributions from:

Yumiko Utsu, Martino Gamper,

Ready For The House -(the pottery collection!)

Darren Sylvester, Anders Jander, Per Englund,

Ellen Birrell, E.C. Large, ffiXXed,

Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs,

Amanda Maxwell, Shauna T., Melanie Bonajo,

Christopher LG Hill and Postalco.

purchase

(i see also available at my very favourite keibunsha in kyoto - how great!)

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

a commenter had a little chuckle,
when i mentioned in one post about
a nice little minshuku (see glossary in right column)

to stay at in the mountains in japan -
i said that it must be in the lonely planet,
because there were a fair few gaijin there.

and that's the thing - everyone knows -
no matter what little abandoned corner of the world you are in,
there will be another intrepid fellow explorer
with beaten up brick of a lonely planet on knee,
just around the next corner.
please know i am not being sniffy here,
i know often the chance meeting brings about good times,
it's just that that seems to be the current state of play.

the lonely planet is still the
dominant force in guide publishing (at least here in oz).
and for sure, they have their place -
i know on my first and subsequent trips to japan
the LP has been at times invaluable
when you land up in a random small town
with no idea of where to stay.
and it is especially useful for places where the language
makes it that bit harder to find what you need.

the trade off is that those guides have been out there a long time,
and everyone else will be there too :)

so:

i love the taking it down a level.
going personalised and community/neighbourhood based.
following your nose and taking welcome hints
from others who like the same stuff you do.
guide makers who will also stop
and take a moment to appreciate
the small quiet corners,
the green potted streets and squares,
the colours and the light.

that's what these wonderful guides
to two of the world's most entrancing cities
can do, i think.

they would be a wonderful addition to
a traveller's suitcase.

top 2 photos: PARIS 48°49N 2°29E by Ami Sioux at ofr. (in french i would say)

next 2 photos: guide paris at ofr. (ditto)

how i found the above two: collage by rosemarie at a drawing diary (exhibiting at ofr.)

last 4 photos: the highly anticipated tokyo neighbourhoods guide by hello sando