Located on the second floor of a multi-tenant building in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, "aru," a French restaurant that opened on December 27, 2017, has quickly made a name for itself and grown into a popular restaurant representing the Higashi-Mikawa area! It's within a 5-minute walk from JR Toyohashi Station, and...
..."Granny's Burger" is a hamburger shop inside Mikkaichi Station run by an organic vegetable farmer!
I went to Granny's Burger, a hamburger shop located inside the station building of Tenryu Hamanako Railway's Mikkaichi Station! The Tenryu Hamanako Railway Co., Ltd., affectionately known as "Tenhamasen," is located in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture...
..."Pastelle" introduces a new menu! Enjoy affordable French cuisine in a cozy, cafe-like atmosphere!
I went to Passe Relle, a French and cafe restaurant that opened in Sala Plaza Sanarudai on Orange Street in Hamamatsu's Sanarudai district, to try their newly launched French course lunch menu! It's been available since November 2019...
...A taste test of Hida beef and Hamana beef! Our family's traditional New Year's dish: Sukiyaki.
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...
...We welcomed New Year's Day 2020 with auspicious homemade Osechi ryori (traditional New Year's dishes) and Ozoni (New Year's soup), and toasted with Kokuryu sake!
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...
...End New Year's Eve with exquisite soba noodles made fresh from ground, freshly made, and freshly boiled at "Soba-ya Omori".
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...
..."Sushi Takemoto" is now open in Toyohashi! Enjoy Edomae sushi in a modern, hidden gem with just 6 counter seats!
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...
...Enjoy a worry-free drive with Miyako Rent-a-Car's airport transfer service! Have your last late-night snack in Bangkok at the airport lounge!
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...
..."Steve Cafe & Cuisine" - Thai restaurant along the Chao Phraya River
We went to "Steve Cafe & Cuisine Dhevet Branch," a Thai restaurant located on the riverside of the Chao Phraya River! This is Dhevet...
..."Floral Cafe' at Napasorn" - A photogenic cafe run by a flower shop!
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.
...Pak Khlong Flower Market, Thailand's largest flower market, is bustling with activity on the eve of Loy Krathong.
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.
...Enjoy a luxurious moment with a late check-out at "The Siam" and a magical sunset.
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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