I love getting tips from readers, and this is a really special one. (Thanks Matt!) Itsuo Kobayashi, a former Japanese soba chef born in 1962 … has recorded his meals in painstakingly detailed, hand-drawn food diaries of sorts for the past 32 years. In addition to recollections about taste, Kobayashi’s pen has accounted for every … Continue reading A Japanese Chef’s Notebooks
Time once again to try to help each other out by crowd-sourcing some notebook questions! Toby writes: The enclosed picture is of my favorite notebook, well the notebook is a few weeks old but the cover I have carried since I was fifteen, everyday it goes in my left pocket and more of my most … Continue reading From the Mailbag: Questions and Tips from Readers
Paul sent photos of this fascinating eBay find: a one-month diary from 1887. I’ve never seen this kind of promotional diary covering only one month! Anastasija from Macedonia invites you to visit her Etsy shop called Eleusa, where she sells handmade journals and other items: Marush from Guatemala has a line of notebooks … Continue reading From Readers
More from my inbox: A tip from M: “I have issues with the binding cracking/splitting on my Moleskines. The solution – black duct tape. Check out the photo. Works great and doesn’t look too bad.” Peter shares some sketchbook pages and a tip on transfering art to notebook pages: “Just wanted to give you some … Continue reading Tips from Readers
A few quick links from my overflowing email inbox– thank you to all the readers who submit tips and new product news! Suede-covered notebooks by ORCA. Leather notepad holders by Tusked Crescent Make your own Midori Traveler’s Notebook inserts K&Company Smash Notebooks Fabrice’s Notebook Art Walt Whitman’s Pocket Notebook The Hobonichi Techo Planner: Online stationery … Continue reading From the Mailbag