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Bread and a Dog
A quirky, photographic exploration of two beloved subjects: breakfasts and dogs.
Curiosity. Longing. Hunger. Bread and a Dog is a quirky photographic journey into the psychic trauma of living with a professional food stylist... as a dog. Japanese food stylist Kuwahar Natsuko photographs her breakfast, laid out every morning, in beautifully arranged aerial tableaus with an unexpected twist, her omnipresent, exceptionally well-trained dog. Through 100 photographs, readers will delight not only in Natsuko's delicious meals served on beautiful dishes, glassware and flatware, but in the dog's enthrallment with what is happening on the table above him.
Presented as a sequence of photographs, the book concludes with recipes for each breakfast, and tips and tricks on food photography from Natsuko herself.
A perfect gift for animal lovers.
Features:
– Recipes and tips for successful and stylish breakfasts from the author, a professional food stylist.
– 100 charming photographs of an adorable dog taken from a refreshing and relatable point of view. Perfect gift or impulse buy for animal or food lovers.
Curiosity. Longing. Hunger. Bread and a Dog is a quirky photographic journey into the psychic trauma of living with a professional food stylist... as a dog. Japanese food stylist Kuwahar Natsuko photographs her breakfast, laid out every morning, in beautifully arranged aerial tableaus with an unexpected twist, her omnipresent, exceptionally well-trained dog. Through 100 photographs, readers will delight not only in Natsuko's delicious meals served on beautiful dishes, glassware and flatware, but in the dog's enthrallment with what is happening on the table above him.
Presented as a sequence of photographs, the book concludes with recipes for each breakfast, and tips and tricks on food photography from Natsuko herself.
A perfect gift for animal lovers.
Features:
– Recipes and tips for successful and stylish breakfasts from the author, a professional food stylist.
– 100 charming photographs of an adorable dog taken from a refreshing and relatable point of view. Perfect gift or impulse buy for animal or food lovers.
112 pages, Paperback
First published October 19, 2015
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September 2, 2018
in the ever-expanding category of "people who live life better than i do," there is natsuko kuwahara, who wrote this book.
it's a collection of her photographs, each featuring both a mouthwatering, bread-centric meal (usually of the breakfast variety) and kipple, a little dog who loves bread, hovering nearby the table, making sure everyone knows she is willing to help out with the eating of bread, should such help be required.*
so her life is better than mine because she has a dog (and also a cat, who is occasionally shown blurring through the photos, interested in neither bread nor fame) but also - these FOODS! i am beyond jealous. and maybe the fact that she is a professional baker and food stylist has SOMETHING to do with how much better-looking her meals are than mine, but still. it makes me hungry and envious, and that's no way to live!
she's very blasé about her awesome bread lifestyle - "Almost all of the recipes included in Bread and a Dog are the breakfasts I cook and eat every day,” she says, “though some of them are sample recipes that I cooked for my work.”
which is like saying - "oh, this?? this is just the golden unicorn i ride to work, whatevs."
things i didn't know were missing from my life until i read this book, but now want desperately:
-spiced orange marmalade
-hazelnut-flavored cafe au lait
-hazelnut shortbread cubes
-nevel orange marmalade
-chestnut bread/chestnut bagel/chestnut and yuzu bread/chestnut and apple loaf
-kiwi and grapefruit juice
-mango coconut bread
-banana-coconut muffin
-ume juice
-tangerine spread
-walnut and red bean paste sandwiches
-hyuganatsu
-black sesame pancakes
-clafoutis with plums
-honey rusks
and many of these desperately-wanted items are among the recipes included in the back of the book, but unless i get the hungry, inquisitive dog, the streaking cat, and all the flatware, i'm not likely to make any of these. all or nothing, baby!
because awww - i would never be able to resist that face!
yup, kipple would be three times bigger if she lived with me. i'm not about to say no to that
(by which i mean both the dog and that SANDWICH!)
so close!! so close to delicious!
i wish i was close to that bread right now
this book is equal parts adorable and delicious, which is the recipe for a perfect book. hahaahahahah ohhhhh humor!
all this bread-talk (and side-splitting hilarity) has made me sleepy
doggie has instagram: https://instagram.com/kwhr725/
*for those of you hall monitors who can't just enjoy how cute this book is and are all "doggies shouldn't eat breads!!" even though most doggies will eat anything out of any trash can ever and i watched a doggie eat another doggie's poo last week, heed this and be chill:
“Eating too much bread is not good for a dog’s health,” Natsuko admits. “Bread contains salt, which is bad, and dogs physically don’t need grains in the first place. When I feed Kipple bread, I give her only a little piece of it. Besides, I choose grain-free dog food, which she eats every morning and evening.”
come to my blog!
it's a collection of her photographs, each featuring both a mouthwatering, bread-centric meal (usually of the breakfast variety) and kipple, a little dog who loves bread, hovering nearby the table, making sure everyone knows she is willing to help out with the eating of bread, should such help be required.*
so her life is better than mine because she has a dog (and also a cat, who is occasionally shown blurring through the photos, interested in neither bread nor fame) but also - these FOODS! i am beyond jealous. and maybe the fact that she is a professional baker and food stylist has SOMETHING to do with how much better-looking her meals are than mine, but still. it makes me hungry and envious, and that's no way to live!
she's very blasé about her awesome bread lifestyle - "Almost all of the recipes included in Bread and a Dog are the breakfasts I cook and eat every day,” she says, “though some of them are sample recipes that I cooked for my work.”
which is like saying - "oh, this?? this is just the golden unicorn i ride to work, whatevs."
things i didn't know were missing from my life until i read this book, but now want desperately:
-spiced orange marmalade
-hazelnut-flavored cafe au lait
-hazelnut shortbread cubes
-nevel orange marmalade
-chestnut bread/chestnut bagel/chestnut and yuzu bread/chestnut and apple loaf
-kiwi and grapefruit juice
-mango coconut bread
-banana-coconut muffin
-ume juice
-tangerine spread
-walnut and red bean paste sandwiches
-hyuganatsu
-black sesame pancakes
-clafoutis with plums
-honey rusks
and many of these desperately-wanted items are among the recipes included in the back of the book, but unless i get the hungry, inquisitive dog, the streaking cat, and all the flatware, i'm not likely to make any of these. all or nothing, baby!
because awww - i would never be able to resist that face!
yup, kipple would be three times bigger if she lived with me. i'm not about to say no to that
(by which i mean both the dog and that SANDWICH!)
so close!! so close to delicious!
i wish i was close to that bread right now
this book is equal parts adorable and delicious, which is the recipe for a perfect book. hahaahahahah ohhhhh humor!
all this bread-talk (and side-splitting hilarity) has made me sleepy
doggie has instagram: https://instagram.com/kwhr725/
*for those of you hall monitors who can't just enjoy how cute this book is and are all "doggies shouldn't eat breads!!" even though most doggies will eat anything out of any trash can ever and i watched a doggie eat another doggie's poo last week, heed this and be chill:
“Eating too much bread is not good for a dog’s health,” Natsuko admits. “Bread contains salt, which is bad, and dogs physically don’t need grains in the first place. When I feed Kipple bread, I give her only a little piece of it. Besides, I choose grain-free dog food, which she eats every morning and evening.”
come to my blog!March 7, 2025
Just a fun, lighthearted, and delightful photobook with captions of bread and some narration from a cute dog:
“Three pieces? It’s a bread bonanza!”
All smiles with bread and a dog 🙂
“Three pieces? It’s a bread bonanza!”
All smiles with bread and a dog 🙂
November 12, 2015
The dog is cute but the breads are amazing.
No, I'm just being glib. These are adorable, tempting, cozy pictures and there are recipes in the back. This book is lovely and would make a good present. No one would not like this one.
No, I'm just being glib. These are adorable, tempting, cozy pictures and there are recipes in the back. This book is lovely and would make a good present. No one would not like this one.
February 1, 2017
"They call me a bread ninja."
A typical morning with bread and a dog, and the many accompaniments: butter, jam, fruit, meat, coffee, tea, hot chocolate. It's all exquisite and it's all while the dog is waiting under the table.
"Bread, I'm your number one fan."
A typical morning with bread and a dog, and the many accompaniments: butter, jam, fruit, meat, coffee, tea, hot chocolate. It's all exquisite and it's all while the dog is waiting under the table.
"Bread, I'm your number one fan."
August 11, 2018
What is this book you ask? Well, it’s bread. And a dog. Occasionally a cat. With a few small portion recipes, that look really tasty, but which I haven’t made, yet. I enjoyed the subtleties from page to page. A lot of character comes through few words.
March 25, 2018
As a dog and bread lover this book had it all. Loved the sparse captions and the recipes
April 9, 2019
What is good about this book is you know exactly what you're getting with the title.
October 6, 2020
It has bread (all types) and a dog (one type) and occasionally a cat!
February 16, 2022
Good dog.
I'm not too sure what to say. If you like staring at a dog who wants bread, this is a book for you. As it was for me.
I'm not too sure what to say. If you like staring at a dog who wants bread, this is a book for you. As it was for me.
April 20, 2024
I love this, I want to go make bread now
July 17, 2023
i love cooking, and i love dogs :)
April 27, 2016
There are so many varying shades to books. Some are lighthearted, some are spooky, some are profound, some are painful, some are thrilling.
I have no idea what this is.
BUT I LOVE IT.
Maybe it's because I love dogs, I love food and I love the Japanese sensibility.
Or maybe it's because she's taken a simple idea and made it into something truly sweet & amusing and consistent.
Whatever the reason, this is a firm favourite in my household.
I have no idea what this is.
BUT I LOVE IT.
Maybe it's because I love dogs, I love food and I love the Japanese sensibility.
Or maybe it's because she's taken a simple idea and made it into something truly sweet & amusing and consistent.
Whatever the reason, this is a firm favourite in my household.
May 22, 2016
I received this book as a gift and it is a real gem. I combines two of my favorite things - bread and dogs - and is such an absolute delight that I have forced it on two other people so far.
The photos are beautiful and the commentary is quite nice, but it is the dog's wry observations that are the most captivating. I especially like the breakfast photo with muesli and juice, where the dog asks "where's the bread?"
The photos are beautiful and the commentary is quite nice, but it is the dog's wry observations that are the most captivating. I especially like the breakfast photo with muesli and juice, where the dog asks "where's the bread?"
August 6, 2016
Of course, I'm partial to this author, who is clearly as obsessed w/ her dog as I am w/ mine, possibly even more so. Only 4 out of 5 stars since I'm not sure if this is enough material to create a book for, and the dog photos started to be borderline monotonous after a while (note to self: one's own dog's expressions are not as varied as you might think). High five for all the weird food that Japanese people make!
September 4, 2016
Truth in advertising! The dog is very adorable, and I wanted to eat every single one of the breakfasts -- heavy on bread -- photographed here. The recipes look nice too. Do not read while hungry.
December 19, 2016
Utterly charming! I only wish there were more recipes at the end.
May 23, 2019
Dogs and bread, what else needs to be said?
May 21, 2024
cutest book ive ever read, makes me happy just seeing it on my shelf! i love bread and a dog
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