Free Castella 7/16 (Sat)

Many liked it when we had that free cookie & cupcake day last month...so we decided to do it again this month.  This time we invite you to taste castella (see below).  We timed the day to coincide with the Quinpool Cruise Day to give people that extra reason to visit Quinpool.  Enjoy a bite of castella before you go on to hear the blues and see the classic cars on parade!

Castella is a popular Japanese sponge cake made from flour, eggs and sugar.  This cake was introduced to Japan by Portuguese merchants back in the 16th century.  At that time, use of dairy products was not normal in Japan and it so happened that the Pão de Castela (the Portuguese name for this cake that means “bread from Castile”) was one of the few European cakes that did not use dairy products in its recipe.  This was the reason why this cake survived in Japan...and eventually evolved into the current Japanese version called “castella”.

(Photo by the ikebana shop.  All rights reserved.)

Tea Tasting Workshop 6/25 (Sat)

Join us to learn the different tastes in Japanese green tea.  We won’t be using paper cups!

Origami Workshop 6/11 (Sat)

Join us for another fun origami workshop on Jun 11th (Sat)!

Safe Harbour

Join us at "Safe Harbour: Celebrating Asian Heritage" at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Free admission. Miyako will be there to demonstrate and teach origami. Jun 5th (Sun) 2-4 p.m. See you there

Thank you to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic for inviting us!

Alderney Gate Library Demo

Thank you to all who joined us at the Alderney Gate Public Library last night!  We hope your interest in ikebana has been piqued!

Thank you to the Halifax Public Libraries for inviting us!

(Photo by the ikebana shop.  All rights reserved.)

Origami At Keshen Goodman

Thank you to all who joined us at the Keshen Goodman Library.  We did an origami demonstration and workshop as part of the Asian Heritage Month Open House.  People got to see flat pieces of paper transform into cats, dogs, cranes, boxes, watches, balloons, etc.  

The workshop followed right after the demonstration.  Many people came to learn a few tricks.  What was the most popular item?  The wristwatch origami!

Thank you to the Halifax Public Libraries for inviting us!

(All photos by the ikebana shop.  All rights reserved.)

Origami Workshop 4/08-09 (Fri-Sat)

Start spring by having fun and learning something new! 

Bedford Library Ikebana Workshop

Thank you very much to all participants of the ikebana workshop at the Bedford Public Library last night.  We hope you enjoyed it!

Thank you to the Halifax Public Libraries for letting us participate in the Art Attack program.

(All photos by the ikebana shop.  All rights reserved.)