In Hamamatsu, in a residential area south of the Hamamatsu West Post Office in Nishi-Iba, I went to "Chuka Wakabayashi (Rurin)" for a Chinese lunch in search of authentic Chen Mapo Tofu! The lunch menu is posted at the entrance, and you can choose from five main dishes. Lunchtime...
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Following our annual tradition of making homemade plum wine, let's try making homemade pickled plums as another plum-related activity! This year, we managed to get our hands on 16 kg of beautiful Nanko plums, so we used 15 kg for homemade plum wine, but decided to make homemade pickled plums for ourselves...
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If you're looking for a blue cake shop along Sumiyoshi Street in Hamamatsu, look no further than Patisserie Abondance! Abondance means "corn d'bondance" (horn of fertility), which is considered very auspicious in France. The owner-patissier...
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I went for lunch in Fujieda for the first time in a while at "L'AGAPE," a French restaurant located in a tenant building along Aoshima Junior High School Street in Aoba-cho, Fujieda City! This restaurant is owned and run by chef Takayuki Matsushita...
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July 25th, 2022 (Mon) is the 3rd birthday of our beloved dog, Chocolat (long-haired Chihuahua, female)! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I haven't been able to travel abroad for work, so we celebrated her birthday on March 7th, 2020...
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Restaurant L'ARGENT, a Michelin-starred French restaurant located in a prime location in Ginza! This time, Kibou Ogura, the sommelier and manager of L'ARGENT, visited the restaurant on a business trip during her day off...
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The annual Champagne Party hosted by "WINE CLUB HAMAMATSU" on Marine Day this year has a summer party theme centered around white champagnes from Southern France...
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Located at the intersection of Ginza 4-chome, directly connected to Ginza Station, and towering in front of the Wako Clock Tower, is "GINZA PLACE." The building's exterior design was commissioned by Klein Dytham Architecture (KDa), a firm internationally acclaimed for its design and deep understanding of Japan...
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Located in Ebisu, WASA is a Chinese restaurant that has gained attention for its unique and creative Chinese cuisine, despite having no sign, and is one of the most difficult restaurants to get a reservation at. The chefs have worked at other famous restaurants such as Fukurinmon Shuka, Epicer in Nishi-Azabu, and Kaikatei in Gifu, known for its nouvelle Chinese cuisine...
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The "Champagne Party," hosted annually on Marine Day by "WINE CLUB HAMAMATSU," is making a comeback this year! It's been four years since the last event...
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The plum season has arrived again this year! Following last year, I harvested some green Nanko plums from a friend's magnificent plum tree, 5kg from the home of Toyohashi artist Shintaro Ajioka, and 11kg from the home of Maserati and Porsche enthusiast Toshiro Muramatsu in Mori-machi, for a total of 16kg of green plums...
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On a May afternoon when the breeze felt like summer, I invited my tea-loving friends to my home for an afternoon tea party titled "A Tea Gathering - Surrounded by the Aroma of Earl Grey"! This "Tea Gathering" was planned in Hamamatsu...
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