VOTE!

To all of you registered voters in the U.S. - I do hope you did your part today. If I had the time and energy to make an Obama charaben... I totally would! In fact... politically-themed charaben would be a great way for Americans to make their mark on the scene. Takers, anyone?

Top 3 Ideas:
1. Ben Franklin ("No... it's not an overweight Harry Potter")
2. Bill Clinton (with/without cigar?)
3. George Bush (aka "The BBQ'd Idiot")

I'm too anxious for tonight's results... what a scatterbrained day for us in New York!

BENTO ALBUM ART

The overexcited commentators over at Pitchfork recently ran a post on a Japanese bento artisan who's been redoing all of his favorite album covers as bentos. What a find! His site, Jacket Lunch Box, is dedicated almost exclusively to this audible-cum-edible addiction.

His site is loaded with examples, both in video and still form. If you have time to kill... (Ed: nevermind the fact that he seems obsessed with Rage Against the Machine!)

I'm blushing a little today (red food coloring on white rice face... ok, I'm soooo not funny...) at the press that's come my way (or, I should say, Face Food's way) lately. Yesterday a friend pointed me toward a review (below) in this month's FADER... which is the most down-to-earth critical quip I've read so far.

And today I came across another all-too-positive review in GRAFIK. Woah... I love that mag. Wish I had a scan of it... but they never sent me a copy! If you're at a newstand, do check it out. (It's the PINK issue!)

MarseillePLUS

France is au dessus in the battle for the #1 spot of Countries That Love Face Food. Ok... this isn't an actual category, but the book is performing well there! The love affair between France and Japan continues on... even in bento form. This quip is brought to you by the letter F, and the magazine MarseillePLUS, who recently ran a piece on the book. C’est le dernier cri!

mi emoción con los almuerzos bento decorados...

Hola! Nanay over at It's A Typical Situation blog has a post up of her recent charaben creation, featuring Cartoon Network's grim duo, Billy & Mandy! Check out her blog, Spanish speakers...

In Italy!

Ambra, in italiano, has posted about Face Food on her blog. Check it!

Le Blog Cook'cotte

I don't know about the "head of broccoli" pun, but the blog for Paris's Bienvenue à la Cocotte has something up on Face Food. Give them your French love here.