Just like wine. "Royal Blue Tea" was created as a premium tea that, anytime, anywhere, anyone can enjoy the same value as wine or champagne simply by pouring it into a wine glass, and that pairs perfectly with food and desserts.
...Enjoy a mini kaiseki lunch featuring seasonal ingredients, as chosen by the owner of the Japanese restaurant "Kokoro Kappo Sawada".
At "Kokoro Kappo Sawada," a Japanese restaurant that uses seasonal ingredients that become more delicious with the changing seasons, and prepares dishes with care and attention to the natural flavors of the ingredients, we enjoyed a chef's choice lunch with two living legends of Hamamatsu's real estate industry! The location is Shizuoka University Engineering...
...Kyoto's "Hyotei," a Michelin three-star restaurant, presents its ultimate sea bream ramen as a mid-year gift.
Yoshihiro Takahashi, the 15th-generation owner of Hyotei, a long-established Kyoto restaurant with a history of over 450 years and a Michelin three-star rating, took on the challenge of making ramen with the desire to "deliver a luxurious bowl that can be enjoyed at home!" At Hyotei, throughout the year...
...Enjoy a lunch featuring wood-fired pizza and Southern Italian cuisine at the Italian restaurant "Napoli NAPOLI".
I went to "NAPOLI," a restaurant in Hamamatsu that serves authentic Neapolitan pizza baked in a wood-fired oven and Southern Italian cuisine, for a pizza lunch with a friend's family! The restaurant moved to this location from its original location in Tomizuka-cho, a nearby town, about 17 years ago, and has since reopened after renovations...
...Hamamatsu's "Chinese Restaurant Wakabayashi Rurin" offers incredibly generous portions and unbeatable value for money on its lunch menu!
I went for a Chinese lunch at "Chuka Wakabayashi (Rurin)," located in a residential area south of the Hamamatsu Nishi Post Office in Nishi-Iba, Hamamatsu! The lunch menu was posted at the entrance, offering a choice of five main dishes. Despite being a set meal style during lunchtime, everything was a flat 90...
..."Kitchen Luce" offers pasta lunches featuring Italian cuisine made with local vegetables.
I went for a pasta lunch at Kitchen Luce, an Italian cafe located in Isaji-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City, surrounded by peaceful fields! This Italian restaurant opened three years ago, on May 18, 2019, but is currently affected by the COVID-19 pandemic...
...Asahikawa-style ramen shop "Menya Michino" is a sister store of the original Sapporo Ramen Alley's famous restaurant "Tokuichi Tomiya".
I visited "Menya Michino" in Hamamatsu, a sister restaurant to "Tokuichi Tomiya," a famous Asahikawa-style ramen shop located in "Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho" in Susukino, Sapporo, Hokkaido! Opened on September 1, 2011, along the Kanzanji Kaido road, it's a sister restaurant to a renowned Asahikawa-style ramen shop in Hokkaido...
..."Katsu Unagi Unaten," a specialty restaurant serving eel dishes, offers a live eel rice bowl to enjoy on the Day of the Ox during the summer.
Head to "Katsu Unagi Unaten," where they pride themselves on their exceptionally fresh unaju (eel rice bowl), prepared on the spot using live eels! This is the new restaurant opened on December 19, 2008, by the son who inherited "Katsu Unagi Unaten" from his father, the previous owner who ran an eel restaurant in 1975...
..."Vini del Bottegon" is a restaurant in Nagoya where you can enjoy Italian cuisine in a casual setting.
Taro Yamaguchi, who runs MIPROVINI Co., Ltd., a wine dining company primarily operating Italian restaurants in Nagoya, opened his first Italian restaurant, "Vini de...", in 2012.
..."Yamaboshi Sabo" - A healing space cafe created by Hanamizuki Kobo using natural materials and traditional techniques.
We visited "Yamaboshi Sabou," a cafe produced by "Hanamizuki Koubou," a Hamamatsu-based housing manufacturer that has built over 3,000 custom-built homes using natural materials and traditional techniques! The cafe is located in the quiet Fujimidai area of Iwata, and has a simple, modern atmosphere...
..."Garden House Kamakura" is a pet-friendly cafe where you can relax in a 50-year-old atelier and lush garden.
In late May, as the greenery was becoming lush, I took a two-night, three-day trip to Zushi and Kamakura with my beloved dog, Chocolat. I asked Daisuke Matsumiya, the representative and manager of the company that operates the renovated traditional Japanese house hotel "Kamakura Kokon" where we stayed, about pet-friendly cafes...
..."Homemade plum wine and homemade pickled plums" - a plum-filled project using both green and ripe Nanko plums.
This year, I'd like to dedicate myself to making homemade plum wine and pickled plums using Nanko plums that I harvested during my first plum-picking experience at artist Shintaro Ajioka's home! By trying out different base alcohols, I can find my favorite type of plum wine...
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