Every year on the 30th, which marks the end of the year, I participate in the traditional "mochi-making party"! (*´Д｀*)ﾉ)) The location is along the gentle curve in front of "Steak Asakuma" in Shikatani, Hamamatsu, at the home of first-class architect Moriyasu Has...
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I visited Maserati Hamamatsu, the dealership that handles the Maserati, a luxury car with the distinctive "Neptune's Harpoon" logo that evokes the spirit of Italy, and where my own car is also serviced, to offer my year-end greetings! The showroom...
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For our second stop, we headed off Himekaido towards Takaoka to "Wantan-ken," a ramen shop near Hamamatsu Municipal Aoi-ga-oka Elementary School! This shop is run by the owner, Mr. Morishige, who previously ran "Homerun-ken," "Nabari," "Rairai-ken," "Koroku," and "Koya no Ramen"...
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I visited "Sanbon / Locally Sourced Ingredients & Local Sake," an izakaya that opened on November 3, 2015, in Hatsuse, Hamamatsu City! The owner, Keisuke Iio, trained for 10 years at the famous Tokyo restaurant "Azabu Juban Tanukichi," before opening his own restaurant in his hometown of Hamamatsu...
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It's been six months since I started going to a sports club within walking distance of my house! Going four days a week at the same time each day, I've naturally become familiar with the faces of the other members. What started as a casual exchange of greetings has now turned into a close relationship...
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Ryo Imazu, the farmer behind "NOTICE," a farm dedicated to growing delicious vegetables under the concept of "connecting people, fields, and food," opened his long-awaited restaurant on November 19th (Sunday)! ...
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Every year, we don't eat out for Christmas; instead, my husband and I have a private Christmas dinner at home! For days beforehand, I start planning the full course meal, looking at photos of my favorite chefs' dishes for inspiration, racking my brain to put it all together...
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Upon returning to Hamamatsu from Toyama, a delightful package arrived at my home. It contained a gift from the wife of Hiroki Uchida, the owner of my favorite Italian restaurant in Nagoya, "La Vena del Legno," and who is also a pastry chef...
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Since it's difficult to coordinate schedules on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we held a slightly early Christmas party at my home! This time, I was surrounded by people a decade younger than me, and we followed a dress code befitting Christmas...
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I went to "WINE BOUTIQUE PANIER (Panier Sanarudai)" in Sanarudai to buy some Champagne! The chic and modern exterior of the shop is half cellar, and it's a fine wine specialty store with a strong focus on quality control...
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We visited "Revo," an avant-garde regional cuisine restaurant on the B1 floor of the main building of "River Retreat Garaku," a resort hotel renowned as one of Toyama's premier adult hideaways! Owner-chef Eiji Taniguchi aims for thorough local production and consumption (...
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富山県産の旬の味覚はもちろんのこと、 全国から選び抜いた新鮮な食材を一品一品丁寧に紅花油100%で揚げることで関西風の軽い薄衣を纏わせる「天ぷら小泉たかの」へ！ こちらは、大阪出身の店主・高野智朗さんが大阪の天ぷらの名店...
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