Every year, sukiyaki makes an appearance on our New Year's dinner table! We prepare two types of beef from different prefectures: thinly sliced Hida beef shoulder loin (A5 grade), a type of Japanese Black cattle from Gifu Prefecture, known as a meat masterpiece, and beef from Iguchi Farm in Mikkaichi, Hamamatsu, raised in Enshu...
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As we welcomed the New Year, our family enjoyed a celebratory feast, lovingly prepared by Keiko, the mother of our friends, sisters Ayako and Nanako Shimizu (Nanako Matsui), along with our own homemade ozoni (rice cake soup) and nigiri sushi, accompanied by fine sake...
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I'd like to conclude 2019 by enjoying the annual New Year's Eve soba at "Soba-ya Omori" in Nakajima, Hamamatsu, which serves exquisite soba noodles made with buckwheat flour selected from all over Japan, changing weekly! This soba is meticulously prepared by the owner, Masato Omori...
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Next to "Mantaro Sushi," which has been in business for 44 years in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, a new sushi restaurant with only 6 counter seats, "Sushi Takemoto," will open! The owner trained at "Kyoto Gion Sushi Kappo Nakaichi" and has worked for many years as the right-hand man of Mantaro's head chef, Akihiro Takemoto...
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For the taxi charter from the hotel to the airport, we made a pre-booked transfer request with the convenient "Miyako Siam Car Rent," the same company we used on our way there! The same driver who picked us up at the hotel, holding a sign, was there...
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We went to "Steve Cafe & Cuisine Dhevet Branch," a Thai restaurant located on the riverside of the Chao Phraya River! This is Dhevet...
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Pak Khlong Talat (ปากคลองตลาด), Thailand's largest flower market, is home to a photogenic cafe called "Floral Cafe' at Nap..." run by a nearby flower shop.
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We headed to Pak Khlong Talat (ปากคลองตลาด), Thailand's largest flower market! We disembarked at Yodpiman Pier and visited the Yodpiman River... which opened in November 2014.
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My elegant stay at the five-star luxury urban resort hotel "The Siam" in Bangkok is coming to an end! However, since my flight home is a late-night flight, I will need a butler...
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The Siam, a five-star luxury urban resort hotel in Bangkok, is tastefully decorated throughout its grounds with antiques, collectibles, statues, books, paintings, taxidermy, and other items collected from around the world...
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Part 3 of the Thai cooking lesson at the "Private Cooking School" of the luxury urban resort hotel "The Siam"! Now, let's move on to the classic Thai dish "PA...
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Part 2 of the Thai cooking lesson at the "Private Cooking School" of the luxury urban resort hotel "The Siam"! Now, let's talk about Thailand's two major soups...
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