As soon as Christmas is over, the atmosphere of the year-end hits me all at once, and I'm already heading straight for the New Year (lol). Since I always go back to Makinohara on New Year's Eve to help out at my family's restaurant, "Shokujidokoro Mine," with their New Year's Eve soba noodles, I try to use up as much of the ingredients in my refrigerator as possible...
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Nestled in the residential area of Nakajima is the soba noodle shop "Soba-ya Omori." Through the noren (curtain), you can still see the unchanging smile of the owner, Mr. Omori. Closed two days a week, Monday and Tuesday, Mr. Omori is busy traveling around the country on soba-related assignments (laughs), attending soba competitions and meetings...
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As in previous years, our Christmas party in 2013 will be a home-cooked dinner where my husband and I enjoy cooking together. We eat Italian food almost every night, but Christmas always brings a special feeling of excitement, and we start thinking about what kind of menu to choose...
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●Hidehiko Watase (Flute) Graduated from the Instrumental Music Department, Flute Major, Kunitachi College of Music. Studied in Kent, England, under Trevor Wye. Studied for two years at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium, where he plays the flute d'amore, an instrument rarely performed in Japan. ...
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Along the street in Sumiyoshi, near Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital, there's a shop with a noren (traditional Japanese curtain) displaying the three hiragana characters "Kokoro" (心). It's an okonomiyaki restaurant run by owner Tatsuya Oishi, which opened six years ago. I found this shop relatively soon after moving to Hamamatsu and it piqued my interest...
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The other day, my husband's friend, Yasuhisa Awakura, who runs the Awakura Vinyl factory in Iwata, gave us some freshly laid eggs from his family's brand-name chickens, Hoshino Black. He said, "Because they have a higher yolk ratio than regular eggs, they make an amazing pudding...".
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My best friend, Tomomi Oi (aka Tomochin), who runs the nail salon "Lien" in Yaizu, was coming to visit Hamamatsu, so we decided to have an early Christmas party at my house. I had the day off, which is rare for me, so I spent the morning welcoming her...
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住吉にある聖隷浜松病院の通り沿いにテナントが軒並み揃える中、ランチはいつも大賑わいで夜も気軽に入れるダイニング＆バーといえば「Confiture コンフィチュール」さん。常連の方々や女性客に大変人気ですが、一見さんでも気...
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しとしとと久々の雨に降られ、珍しく我が家の暖房を全開でスイッチONにして出迎えたのは、わたしの元同僚の彩音ちゃんことネイリストで「at.nail アットネイル」オーナーの新村（旧姓：海津）彩音ちゃんご夫妻と4月に生まれた...
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シリーズ化しお馴染みとなった「WINE BOUTIQUE PANIER 浜北店」さんで購入したデイリー用のリーズナブルなワインたちを少しずつ我が家のおうちごはんに合わせて紹介していくコーナー第4弾。嬉しいことにこの記事を...
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2013年12月15日、駆け抜ける師走のこの時期に駅南のロイヤルホスト横に、浜松にまた新しい洋菓子店が生まれました。その名もオーナーパティシエ神藤寛恵さんの名前から取り「お菓子のアトリエ jindou ジンドウ」さん。オ...
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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, Jinri Hamakoji and his wife Akemi, it's a place where you can enjoy fragrant, carefully selected, and delicious coffee beans. Here...
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