For our last meal out on New Year's Eve, we headed to "Soba-ya Omori" in Nakajima, a restaurant that serves exquisite soba noodles made with buckwheat flour selected from all over Japan, with the flour changing weekly. The freshly made, hand-ground soba noodles are meticulously prepared by the owner, Masato Omori...
..."Maserati Hamamatsu" Thank you for your support this year! A year-end gift from the dealer!
I visited Maserati Hamamatsu, the dealership that handles the Maserati, a luxury car with the distinctive "Neptune's Harpoon" logo that evokes the spirit of Italy, and where my own car is also serviced, to offer my year-end greetings! The showroom...
..."Wonton-ken" is a ramen shop always bustling with regulars who indulge in excessive eating and drinking before finishing off with a bowl of ramen!
For our second stop, we headed off Himekaido towards Takaoka to "Wantan-ken," a ramen shop near Hamamatsu Municipal Aoi-ga-oka Elementary School! This shop is run by the owner, Mr. Morishige, who previously ran "Homerun-ken," "Nabari," "Rairai-ken," "Koroku," and "Koya no Ramen"...
...Enjoy the famous tuna black sushi that became a hot topic at "Izakaya Sanbon" and Garita Shokudo!
I visited "Sanbon / Locally Sourced Ingredients & Local Sake," an izakaya that opened on November 3, 2015, in Hatsuse, Hamamatsu City! The owner, Keisuke Iio, trained for 10 years at the famous Tokyo restaurant "Azabu Juban Tanukichi," before opening his own restaurant in his hometown of Hamamatsu...
...We had our year-end party with everyone from the sports club at "Biwan," a Hamamatsu red bean mochi izakaya!
It's been six months since I started going to a sports club within walking distance of my house! Going four days a week at the same time each day, I've naturally become familiar with the faces of the other members. What started as a casual exchange of greetings has now turned into a close relationship...
..."Nou + NOTICE" - A restaurant created by vegetable farmers who are committed to deliciousness!
Ryo Imazu, the farmer behind "NOTICE," a farm dedicated to growing delicious vegetables under the concept of "connecting people, fields, and food," opened his long-awaited restaurant on November 19th (Sunday)! ...
..."Panier" Champagne Lottery now underway! A wide selection of wines and party-ready gifts.
I went to "WINE BOUTIQUE PANIER (Panier Sanarudai)" in Sanarudai to buy some Champagne! The chic and modern exterior of the shop is half cellar, and it's a fine wine specialty store with a strong focus on quality control...
...「ベトナム食堂」自家製麺フォーが楽しめるベトナム料理店オープン!
浜松市住吉「総合病院 聖隷浜松病院」前の青果店跡地に2017年8月9日(水)にオープンされたばかりのベトナム料理店「ベトナム食堂(@浜松)(NHA AN VIETNAM)」へ! こちらは、オーナーの柳生夫妻が現地ベトナム...
...「コストコ浜松倉庫店」開店時刻より2時間前にフライングスタート!
静岡県内に初出店となる外資系会員制大型量販店「コストコ ホールセール 浜松倉庫店」が2017年9月1日、浜松市東区上西町にオープン初日を迎えたため視察に伺いました! 世界11ヶ国と地域に700倉庫店以上を持ち、20万人以...
..."Royal Curry" is a huge hit, serving authentic Nepalese curry made by Nepalese people!
New Handy, an Indian and Nepalese restaurant formerly located in Hatsuse-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu City, reopened on May 12, 2017, under the new name ROYAL CURRY! Namaste! The owner...
..."Nukumori Kobo" presents Hamamatsu's traditional craft, Enshu cotton pongee fan, to the President of Nepal!
We visited "Enshu Mentsumugi Nukumori Kobo," a shop that handles bolts of fabric and goods made from "Enshu Mentsumugi," a traditional textile that has been produced since the Edo period! The new company building and shop, which opened in November 2013, was designed by our close friend, first-class architect, Moriyasu Hase...
...「WILL Coffee」コーヒー専門店として街中で賑わう自家焙煎カフェ
浜松市の街中である田町の交差点角にシングルオリジンコーヒー専門店の自家焙煎カフェとして、2015年11月11日にオープンされた「WILL Coffee&roasters(ウィルコーヒー&ロースターズ)」へ...
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