Keep Your City Delicious!

a-small-lab.comChris Berthelsenchris@a-small-lab.com 1

Keep Your City Beautiful! 2

Keep Your City Beautiful! 3

Keep Your City Delicious! 4

Keep Your City Delicious!How about keeping it delicious for a change?A few examples from Tokyo 5

Title: Aoyama BreakfastTime: 7:30am~10:00am, Early Spring 6

Title: Aoyama BreakfastTime: 7:30am~10:00am, Early Spring 7

In a small run-down park not a minutes walk from thedeath-trap of Omotesando Hills. A small bearded manwaits. 8

He has no political agenda, purely a love of earlymornings, hash browns, juice, chocolate and strongcoffee...combined with a dire financial situation. 9

Contrast the leisurely urban interior 10

Contrast the leisurely urban interior............................... 11

with the psychological rigor that the commerical crustdemands...........anyway, back to the breakfast. 12

butter, chocolate, juice, etc gas burner grated potato coffee, cups, stovetop espresso flour makerNecessary bits and pieces 13

COOK!(Hash browns recipes here) 15

COOK! & CRISP!(Hash browns recipes here) 16

Season, sauce and eat. 17

Season, sauce and eat. 18

Dont forget the coffee. 19

A small, balding man enjoys his breakfast. 20

Title: Street OrangesTime: Late Afternoon, Early Spring 21

Come across a lonely citrus tree on land ofindeterminate ownership........ 22

......climb up, shake the branches, collect the fruit. Allto your childrens horror. 23

Slice, suck, chew. 24

Save the seeds, and grow your own!(Instructions Here) 25

And if youre kind, leave some for the birds 26

Title: Mulberry JamTime: All Day, Early Spring 27

Late spring/early summer before the rainy season inJapan sees the fruiting of Mulberry – (Kuwa-no-mi (桑の実) in Japanese) – along a large stretch of theTamagawa river. 28

Hidden beneath large broad leaves, juicy mulberriesripen out of sight – undisturbed except for the elderly,and inquisitive children. 29

I came across a grove of them walking through one ofthe expanses of parkland that open up a fewkilometers out of the city center (exact locationsecret) and this year collected a kilogram for a richchunky jam. 30

A perfect morning stroll and afternoon activity. And aperfect excuse for tree climbing with the kids (not thatone is needed). 31

Tip: A good rule of thumb = when you see the elderlyhunched over picking at the ground, foraging, orshaking trees, get in quick – (and pick their brains forcooking advice: they have the key knowledge). 32

In a city where going strawberry picking is an all-day,high-cost trip out to a neighbouring prefecturediscovering a plentiful harvest down the road ismagical, spirit-lifting and 33

delicious! 34

Title: Home BakeryTime: Morning (+ Previous Night Prep) 35

Welcome to the bakery in a home! 36

Welcome to the bakery in a home! Entrance fee 100yen for 20 pieces, and your money back at the end! 37

Bread tickets! 38

Bread, cake, biscuits and more! Take your pick! 39

Go for it! 42

Serve it up! 43

Dont forget to ask for feedback! 44

Examples the delicious streets of Tokyo(from Tokyo-DIY-Gardening.org) 45

Rice and tomatoes in Harajuku backstreets(Details Here) 46

Rice and tomatoes in Harajuku backstreets(Details Here) 47

Yanaka basil in brick planter(Details Here) 48

Grape maniac in Minato-ku(Details Here) 49

Spectacular goya curtain in Tokyo suburbs(Details Here) 52

Spectacular goya curtain in Tokyo suburbs(Details Here) 53

Apartment garden and grapes(Details Here) 54

Apartment garden and grapes(Details Here) 55

Dead space spring onions 56

Keeping cabbage fresh on the window ledge 57

An honesty box selling myoga and slated cucumberin Mitake, on the outskirts of Tokyo 58

Curbside Chili Garden(Details Here) 59

Curbside Chili Garden(Details Here) 60

And lots more, everywhere!Keep Your City Delicious! 61

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Keep Your City Delicious!

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