I felt like I dropped into a fantasy book

Ayaki Shiina has written a guide for Japanese tourists in California called, California Gopan. The well-designed book is packed with informative food reviews and great photographs.

These are excerpts of her review of Crixa Cakes,

About our Bizet,

The cream between meringue has a very gentle sweetness and goes well with the sugar flavor of the meringue. It's so great to let them melt in your mouth together. The meringue, crispy outside and chewy inside has different textures, both please me so much.

About Crixa Cafe,

You'll be surprised when this fancy building suddenly comes into your eyes, when you're walking a wide road. Coming inside, the clocks, dishes and shelves are cute and fancy too. The cakes they make look so simple and have beautiful lines. Everything has its own style. I felt like I dropped into a fantasy book.

California Gopan is published by Wani Books, Tokyo Japan, 2007.