I'm trying my hand at home cooking again using the Toshiba "Ishigama Dome" oven range that I wrote about in a previous article! This time it's "Chocolate Marble Pound Cake"♪ Chocolate Marble Pound Cake Ingredients (for one 18cm pound cake) Chocolate...
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This spring, a mock wedding ceremony and reception were held at "Porte Bonheur," a new venue opening in the town center of Viola Tamachi, featuring the Miss Hamamatsu bride and her husband. The reception venue featured an abundance of local, seasonal ingredients...
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This spring, at the newly opened "Porte Bonheur" in Machinaka Viola Tamachi, Miss Hamamatsu Ayami and Taishi were featured as models for the bride and groom in a mock wedding ceremony and reception. Here are some photos capturing the entire process...
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The "Game Meat Gathering," held annually around this time of year at "La Salive" in Handayama, will be celebrating its 8th year in 2014. I was invited to the event by Chef Koji Suzuki when I went there for lunch recently, so I decided to attend for the first time...
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I'm going to try making "Easy Bakery" from the included recipe booklet using the Toshiba "Ishigama Dome" oven range that I wrote about in a previous article! Easy Bakery involves fermenting the dough in the microwave and then baking it in the oven, reducing the total time required to completion...
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The other day, at a New Year's party, I visited the Italian restaurant "BRILLANTE IL SUZUKI" in Lamp Alley. The wife of Chef Tomoki Suzuki, the owner, showed me the ingredients, cooking utensils, cutlery, and tableware used in the restaurant at her home in Hirosawa...
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February 22nd, 2014, "Cat Day," also marks my personal second wedding anniversary – our "Straw Anniversary/Cotton Anniversary." It's hard to believe it's already been two years! While surprised by how quickly time flies, I'm grateful for our happy marriage, and for the many friends and family we've shared...
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Toshiba Superheated Steam Oven Range (Stone Oven Dome) ER-LD430(R) Grand Red. An oven range that's convenient to have in every home! In fact, it's probably rarer to find a home without one these days. After deciding to buy this oven range, I started thinking about electrical appliances...
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LUISA VIA ROMA, a long-established luxury select shop in Florence, Italy, founded in 1930, offers a wide variety of items, from world-renowned luxury brands to up-and-coming designer brands...
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Hannari is a small restaurant located on a back street behind Viola Tamachi. "Hannari" is a Kyoto dialect word meaning elegance or sophistication, and true to its name, the restaurant offers refined Japanese cuisine at reasonable prices. The owner uses seasonal ingredients that he personally sources from the market every morning...
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The Quattroporte, meaning "four doors" in Italian, has been a challenge since 1963 to blend sporty performance with the classic style of a prestigious Italian luxury saloon, designed by Pietro Frua, Bertone, and others...
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Marked by large palm trees along White Street, and situated on a hilltop overlooking Lake Sanaru, "THE ORIENTAL TERRACE TORIZEN" boasts a superb location...
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