Preparing myself for Rise of Skywalker

I have decided I need to rewatch the whole series, all of the movies. If I had come to this conclusion a few months earlier I would be including all the TV shows as well.

But for now my schedule just has the Movies.

I do like a certain amount of fun and extra-ness when I take on pop-culture projects. So each movie is paired with a drink, a snack or both. I am thinking by the end I might try to throw together a comfy Jedi outfit, that would be PJ like. (I know we just confirmed Luke's pants in the Episode 4 was Levi's but I like to watch my movies in robe like blankets.)

Episode 1: Phantom Menace was paired with Darth Mauled Cider.

Episode 2: Attack of the Clones was paired with A Karmino Float and a Sandy Banana Dessert of my own making.

I don't know how to photograph food well yet. 

The Banana Dessert had a layer of Bananas, a Sprinkling of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks, a Cup of Vanilla Yogurt, and Cinnamon Graham Cracker topping. 

I got the ideas for the above from friend suggestions. Sandy topping from the classic line (I hate sand), Bananas are clones of each other  (new fact I learned from friend), and the float from a website a friend suggested. 

I am working on finding suitable choices for Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith. Something Spicy or Molten center seems to be leading the pack, but I am not sure if I feel confident making something with a molten center. 

Robot Restaurant - Robot Wonderland?

This journey down the automaton rabbit hole started with a Pin from Pinterest.  (which, of course, I can not find now.)

It was a blogger post about the 8 cafe's you should visit in Tokyo. There were some odd choices in that list including a "lockup" themed one, and a "school" one.  Those are two places I like for my escape rooms, not lunch/dinner or snack. 

The only one that piqued my interest was Robot Restaurant. (Since there was only one, I guess I deleted it off my board.)  Seriously you should go to their website. The blogger post mentioned it was liked by Anthony Bourdain! While I have not verified that statement, the endorsement made me want to explore this as an option. I mean the serendipity of just reading/reviewing Kitchen Confidential! 

What I found by searching Robot Restaurant has been enlightening, and yet I am still not entirely sure what this experience is. 

The first video I found was electric: 

I watched a few other videos from Japan Vloggers, nothing super exciting or new was added. 

From there I went to the official website which has an English version.

It is about 8000 yen or nearly $80 for the show alone. I don't think that price includes any of the food. Multiple reviews state the price may seem steep, but the quality and uniqueness make it worth the steep price.

I am not sure if I am convinced. I mean if we were going for Halloween or "Dia de Los Meurtos" I might feel differently. I mean look at this video: LOOK!



But I am having fun exploring all the information around this show. I found some gems on their recruitment website.

I mean with "DIVA" & "Enjoy singing, enjoy life." Kinda makes my depressed butt want to move to Tokyo to sing in Robot Restaurant.

There is even a blog that is run by some of the dancers in the show. I think. Google Translate is trying its best, but might have some trouble with this blog.  I think my favorite title for one of their entries is: "I gave a woman war to everyone."  I'm into it.

So Robot Restaurant has ended up not being a MUST-DO for me, but I would be interested with we decide that is something we want to experience.

I mean it has inspired me to want to give woman war to everyone by singing.

It also inspired another more local adventure, but I will get to that one later.