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...
...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/Sanaru Lake: "Christmas Course Noël Dinner 2023 for precious time spent with family at home"
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...
...Hamamatsu: "A home party with the Mameya Cafe couple, featuring takeout from our favorite restaurant."
As the vibrant spider lilies bloomed and mackerel clouds began to appear in the autumnal sky, giving a refreshing feeling of autumn, we hosted a home party for a couple who have been friends of ours for over a decade. The fresh flower arrangement adorning the dining table was, once again, from a nearby flower shop in Ohiradai...
...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/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/Sanaru Lake: "A Gathering for the Three Great French Free-Range Chickens, Prenoir"
The vibrant new greenery is refreshing, and the breeze is gentle on a mid-May afternoon. It's time for our annual terrace BBQ! Following last year's success, we'll once again be featuring "Pouletnoir," a premium breed of chicken from France, produced and sold by...
...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...
..."Christmas Dinner at Home with My Beloved Dog, Chocolat, on This Holy Night 2022"
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...
..."A Christmas party where we invite Mr. and Mrs. Iketeru to enjoy a full course meal prepared by a private chef."
One evening in December, as the real cold weather arrived, I invited a couple of friends to my home for an early Christmas party, where we enjoyed a full-course Italian dinner prepared by a private chef! The antique lighting in the dining room...
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