The Golden Week holidays are drawing to a close. The soft sunlight, reminiscent of early summer, and the leisurely pace of the air evoke the lingering feeling of the long weekend. An artist renowned worldwide as a classic car collector, who also runs the restaurant & bar "Suigian / S..." in Nihonbashi, Tokyo...
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[Happy New Year] I respectfully extend my New Year's greetings. I hope you all are enjoying a refreshing start to the new year. Thank you very much for your support last year. May this be a year befitting the Year of the Snake, which brings good fortune...
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Christmas, spent with loved ones on this holy night. I'm sure you all had a wonderful time. This year, Christmas fell on a weekday, so many working people probably celebrated Christmas a little earlier. In my family, we always do the same thing every year...
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As a summer tradition in Hamamatsu, the 35th Sanaruko Fireworks Festival 2024, featuring 1,000 fireworks launched over Lake Sanaru which stretches out below my home, will be held successfully again this year...
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Happy Christmas!! This Christmas, I spent the holy night with my beloved family. I'm sure you all had a wonderful Christmas. At my house, we always have to avoid the crowded Christmas season outings...
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I invited Mr. Takehiro Odagi, also known as Zen-san, the owner of the French bistro "L'ESPRIT Zen to Budoshu" located very close to my home, and his wife, Saori, a midwife at "Hidamari Midwifery Clinic"...
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Christmas is a time to spend with loved ones on this holy night. How did you all spend your Christmas? In our family, every year we don't go out for dinner during the crowded Christmas season; instead, we have a quiet Christmas dinner at home...
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Restaurant L'ARGENT, a Michelin-starred French restaurant located in a prime location in Ginza! This time, Kibou Ogura, the sommelier and manager of L'ARGENT, visited the restaurant on a business trip during her day off...
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Every year, my husband and I don't eat out for Christmas; we have a quiet Christmas dinner just the two of us. This year, however, just like last year, our dog Chocolat will be joining us, so we'll be spending Christmas night together! For days beforehand, I've been thinking, "What should I cook this year?"...
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We're holding an "At-Home BBQ" during a break in the rainy season! This time, the theme is "Poulet Noir," one of France's three major breeds of chicken, from "Forest Farm Eri" in Mitsuke, Iwata City, and rare, highly valued brand duck produced in-house by "Toriichi Meat Shop," a long-established butcher shop in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture...
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At our family dinner table to celebrate the New Year, we enjoyed the Osechi ryori (traditional New Year's dishes) lovingly prepared by Keiko, the mother of our friends, sisters Ayako and Nanako Matsui, along with our own Ozoni (New Year's soup), and toasted with fine sake! The Osechi ryori consisted of Japanese kaiseki cuisine...
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The peak season for pufferfish is said to be from the autumn equinox to the spring equinox, but it is considered most delicious in winter. On this particular day, on a chilly evening, I met with Tetsuyoshi Ono, the owner of "WINE BOUTIQUE PANIER," at my home...
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