Today on the blog we’re introducing Shirley Wong, a fabulous food stylist, author and the creator of @littlemissbento. We admire Shirley hugely for her creativity and ability to make us smile and it’s an honour to have her visiting us on the blog. Let’s see what we can find out about her!
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Hi Shirley, thanks for joining us on the blog today. Tell us a little about yourself and the birth of littlemissbento:
It was accidental 🙂 Sort of at least. 😀 I started making bento for practical reasons and when I decided to merge my interest for Japanese culture and food into my bento, my friends took notice and encouraged me to post them online. So I figured, why not start a blog. And it all rolled from there.
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Typically, where do you get your inspiration for your creations?
I get this question quite a lot. Like art, my bento designs are inspired by everyday experiences and of course trending topics too. It really can range from popular characters, to interesting topics (like a royal baby bento when prince william and kate had a baby) to weather (made an ice cream bento, and cloud bento), amongst others.
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What’s the best thing about living in Singapore?
I love being in the city, the cosmopolitan environment also meant that I have great access to materials and ingredients for my food creations.
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We hear you’re a huge fan of everything Kawaii and everything Japanese. Where’s your favourite place to visit in Japan?
Too many to name, but I still love Tokyo and Kyoto the most. The former is a big vibrant hub of the most trendy and latest while the latter is of beautiful ancient Japanese traditions.
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Has it always been a dream of yours to be in the food industry?
Not really, I used to be a dancer. Never once thought I will be going down this path.
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If you were to die tomorrow and could have one final 3 course meal, what would it be?
Rice, Miso soup and a shibuya thick toast.
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Aside from Bento, what’s your favourite thing to make?
I love baking cute breads! bread making is really therapeutic too.
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On a weekend, what do you typically eat in a day:
Brunch, could be a either local breakfast or toast with eggs and hot tea, or a more western version of waffles, pancakes or eggs ben.
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Are we more likely to find you in a gym, or in a cafe?
oopps…. cafe 😛
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Dream destination:
Japan (oops have i mentioned I have already been there) but answer is still Japan.
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What’s your favourite colour?
white. I think white brings out and complements everything.
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Sunrise or sunset?
I am more of a morning person, so I would definitely pick sunrise 🙂
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To see more of Shirley’s incredible work, we strongly advise visiting her blog or giving her a follow on insta 😉