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...
...Hamamatsu/Lake Sanaru "Christmas at Home": A full-course dinner to enjoy over three days and three nights 2025
An annual tradition is spending Christmas at home with our beloved dog. Our Christmas isn't just a one-night affair. We take our time planning and shopping, and enjoy a full-course dinner over three days and three nights. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holidays...
...Hamamatsu/Sanaru Lake: "A Christmas Dinner at Home with Family: Noël dinner 2024"
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...
...Kyoto - Hidetomo Kimura's villa, "Eiyusai Suigian," where a traveling chef provided hospitality at a home party.
The event was held at "Eiyusai Suigian," the Kyoto villa of Hidetomo Kimura, an artist renowned worldwide as a classic car collector and operator of the restaurant & bar "SUIGIAN" in Nihonbashi, Tokyo...
...Hamamatsu's "Bistrante Unico" Italian restaurant's private chef service hosted a home party with the Ueno couple.
Although autumn has officially begun, the scorching heat of the daytime continues, making it difficult to feel any signs of autumn. So, to enjoy the cool evening air, I hosted a home party at my house, surrounded by champagne. Our guest this time was the representative of the company that operates "Kamakura Kokon," a traditional Japanese house hotel in Kamakura...
...Hamamatsu/Lake Sanaru: The 34th Lake Sanaru Fireworks Festival 2023 - 1000 fireworks illuminating the lakeside - held for the first time in four years!
The 34th Sanaruko Fireworks Festival 2023, a summer tradition in Hamamatsu featuring 1,000 fireworks launched over Lake Sanaru, which stretches out below my home, has been affected by the spread of the coronavirus...
...Hamamatsu: "An encounter with Hidetomo Kimura, a world-renowned artist who creates art aquariums"
As I was relaxing in my dining room at home as usual, I received a rare late-night phone call. "Please! Let me connect!" The person on the other end of the line was an art aquarium artist, the founder of art aquariums, and a world-renowned woodworker...
...Hamamatsu/Sanaru Lake: "Prosciutto & Sausage Gathering from Oishi Farm Ham Workshop in Kakegawa"
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"...
...Hamamatsu: "Have a cherry blossom viewing party at home! Enjoy a special Italian meal prepared by a private chef."
The cherry blossoms at Lake Sanaru, which I look forward to blooming every year, have bloomed a little earlier than usual this year. Now, at the end of March, they are in full bloom, delighting the many visitors who come to the lakeside to enjoy the blossoms. And so, I had a guest from Osaka, so I hired a private chef once again...
..."Happy New Year! Celebrate the New Year with a splendid New Year's feast, 'Tomi no Mai,' supervised by Kyoto Gion Hanamai."
[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. This year, too, our family will be flying... in a manner befitting the Year of the Rabbit...
...We are pleased to welcome the sommelier and manager of Ginza L'Argent for this special occasion.
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...
...Enjoy a luxurious fugu hot pot party at home, featuring fugu (pufferfish), which is in season most during winter, complete with its special milt!
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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