Goshajinja Suwa Shrine Happy New Year! In order to have a better year with many people this year as well, my husband and I came to Goshajinja Suwa Shrine for our first shrine visit of the year on New Year's Day 2015! This shrine was founded in 1962...
...We held a "Home-Style Indian Curry Tasting Party," where we tried four different kinds of Indian curry for the first time!
At the wedding reception of Nanako Kamofuji held the other day, I was seated with Nanako's senior colleague, Eri Suganuma, who enjoys cooking Indian food as one of her hobbies. She said, "I'm organizing events in various places to let more people know about the wonderfulness of Indian food...".
...Year-end party hosted by Mr. Yoshikazu Ozawa of Ozawa Architectural Design Office at "Hanahoan Takayama"
Located a short distance from the city center of Kakegawa, just a one-minute walk from Ikoi-no-Hiroba Station on the Tenryu-Hamanako Line, is the Japanese restaurant "Hanahoan Takayama." The owner honed his skills for many years in Kyoto and previously worked at the high-class restaurant "Kaienro" in Iwata before opening this single-story restaurant...
...A new part-time staff member has joined "Mameya Cafe," a coffee bean roastery in Fukuroi!
Located just off the road leading to Aburayama-ji Temple in Fukuroi, "Mameya Cafe" is a hidden gem of a coffee bean shop that roasts its own beans. Run by friends of mine, Hama-chan (Hitoshi Hamakoji) and his wife Akemi, they serve fragrant, freshly roasted, homemade coffee beans...
...Enjoy an affordable lunch course in the elegant and tranquil setting of "Ichimi Shin Motoshiro".
Ichimi Shin Motoshiro is a French restaurant located on the first floor of the Richmond Hotel Hamamatsu. Being within a hotel, it offers a calm atmosphere, a modern and stylish space, and a luxurious feel, incorporating Italian elements...
...Let's make delicious winter vegetable pickles with the "Pickle Shop's Pickling Kit"!
To make winter vegetables more delicious and easy to enjoy every day, I decided to try making fermented rice bran pickles, something I'd wanted to do for a while. I acquired a starter rice bran mix that has been used for over 30 years, even before the pickle shop was founded, and has been continuously replenished over time...
..."I still love bubbly and meat!" Three consecutive days of the best Christmas dinners to spend at home!
"Roasted Wagyu Beef with Red Wine Sauce, Onion, Garlic, and Celery" Our family's Christmas dinner started on Tuesday, December 23rd (lol). We got ingredients for Christmas, and our customer Nanako Kamofuji delivered lots of vegetables...
...Let's make a Tarte Tatin Christmas cake at home during apple season!
Do you prefer to order your Christmas cake from your favorite patisserie, or do you prefer to make it at home? Either way, it's wonderful to be able to eat something you love. I personally don't like things that are too sweet or have bad-tasting whipped cream, so every year I try to make it myself...
..."Boku no Ie no Ramen Oekaki" - their fluffy ramen is ranked #1 on Tabelog's ramen rankings in Shizuoka!
Tetsuro Tada, who trained at the popular Kyoto ramen shop "Ore no Ramen Appareya," opened his own ramen specialty shop, "Boku no Ramen Oekaki," in Oro, Hamakita on May 26, 2014. He uses a Bamix (blender) to create the broth's froth...
...To commemorate the first anniversary of "Renri," a special Christmas-only course dinner will be held.
Quietly nestled on Mokuren Street, this magnificent building exudes a sense of grandeur, and its symbolic "Renri no Ki" (a tree with intertwined branches) visible from the garden adds to its impressive presence. This café and restaurant has been reborn through a collaboration between the owner and a new chef...
...Christmas party with people who helped us out at the rental apartment "Park View Yotsuiike"
At the model room of the "High-Rise Model," the first renovation project produced by lade for "Park View Yotsuike," a tower-type rental apartment building adjacent to Yotsuike Park, we invited those who have supported us this year to an early Christmas party...
..."Soba-ya Oomori" introduces a new menu item! A flavorful duck soba that will warm you from the inside out.
Nestled quietly in a residential area of Nakajima, "Soba-ya Omori" offers exquisite soba noodles made with buckwheat flour selected from all over Japan, with the flour changing weekly. Fourteen years have passed since its millennium opening on April 29, 2000, and the owner, Masato Omori...
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