It's been a very busy couple of weeks. We had a great time at the Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival last weekend and are looking forward to Hatsume Fair at the Morikami this coming weekend. Last month, my little sister got married and I house sat for her for a few weeks while she was on her honeymoon. I looked for events or places near her home that looked interesting and discovered that the owners of Kappo (a really great omikase eatery in Orlando) were having a grand opening for their latest project, Konbini. With this shop, they're trying to replicate the experience of shopping in a Japanese convenience store. And I really think they've managed to do a great job. For the event they even had fresh and tasty $5 udon noodle bowls. Inside Konbini you'll find premade bento, onigiri, and sandwiches. They have a wide variety of sake to choose from, as well as nonalcoholic beverage choices, sweets, and so much more. I was happy to see that they had a good selection of grocery staple and Japanese knick knacks as well. And I'd really missed those disposable umbrellas that are so commonly found at every FamilyMart, Lawson, and Seven Eleven in Japan. The only thing missing in my opinion are the tasty natto rolls, but in the US those would probably be a hard sell. ;) Konbini is located in Kappo's former location at the East End Market, so hopefully Kappo will be reopening in a new spot and start serving deliciousness again sometime soon. In the meantime they have several upcoming events so head over to their site, www.kappoeastend.com, to see what's happening.
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