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'Whale' — whale throat cartilage (Onagawa's traditional food culture: 'Whale')

This is the appetizer course. Taking as its theme the 'whale culture' rooted in Onagawa, a town on the eastern side of Miyagi Prefecture, I hoped…

• Serves 1 · ¥398

• Cook time 2 days

New Onion with Parmigiano

As June approaches, the sharp morning and evening chill settles down, comfortable days increase day by day, and there are even days when the heat of…

Kisarazu — Japanese-Style Noodles from the Banzu Tidal Flat

The hotel I work for is in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, and since many guests come from outside the prefecture, I wanted to use appealing local Chiba…

• Serves 1 · ¥730

• Cook time 50 min

Fish Sōmen

From the collection of dishes for beating the summer heat, this is the o-shinogi, a small filling course served partway through the meal. Fish sōmen…

• Serves 4 · ¥0

• Cook time 1 hr

Wild Boar Hoba-yaki, Grilled on a Magnolia Leaf

For Wild Boar Hoba-yaki, guests taste the classic pale flesh of wild boar loin now that it has developed fat. Delicious wild boar loin is normally…

• Serves 1 · ¥579

• Cook time 40 min

Deep-fried and simmered monkfish

At the restaurant where I work in Oarai, Ibaraki, monkfish is an ingredient we use often during its harvest season, from November through March. By…

• Serves 1 · ¥250

• Cook time 40 min

Lily Bulb Manjū with Suppon Poured In, Chrysanthemum-Style, Plum Flesh

For the simmered-soup course, the softshell turtle lily bulb manjū gets a chewy texture and more substance by adding a little mochi flour to the lily…

• Serves 1 · ¥500

• Cook time 10 min

Fish somen made with all-purpose surimi powder

This time, I thought about how Suzuhiro Kamaboko Co., Ltd.'s "All-Purpose Surimi Powder" — I'll call it "surimi powder" from here on — could be put…

• Serves 1 · ¥700

• Cook time 15 min

Kohaku-dori chicken liver mousse monaka, vinegar-cured mackerel with wild raspberry vinegar jelly, duck marinated in dashi soy sauce with orange flavor, black pork tsukune, chilled tomato takiawase, asparagus and garland chrysanthemum greens ohitashi

I've put together an assortment of drinking dishes that pair with anything — wine, shochu, or sake. Among them, the kohaku-dori liver mousse monaka…

• Serves 1 · ¥100

• Cook time 2 hr

Shijimi Clam Chawanmushi, Cauliflower Surinagashi

This appetizer is a dish we also served during our pre-opening. The image is of something like a 'Japanese-style clam chowder.' The potato added to…

• Serves 1 · ¥200

• Cook time 1 hr

Chilled Corn Chawanmushi

For the season when the heat increases, I devised a dish that lets you savor, with a smooth, pleasant swallow, the aroma and gentle sweetness of…

• Serves 1 · ¥700

• Cook time 1 hr

Lotus Root Manju, Soybean Dashi Style

Vegetarian and vegan guests come to the restaurant maybe two or three parties a month, and sometimes make requests about dishes, so I thought it…

• Serves 4 · ¥532

• Cook time 20 min

Oil-grilled sea bass

The conventional oil-grilling method is delicious too, but I wanted to make a grilled dish that brings in the deliciousness of oil from a different…

• Serves 2 · ¥400

• Cook time 15 min

Ayu Grilled with Yuzu-Kosho Soy Sauce

Sweetfish is a hallmark of summer. Since food connoisseurs often have the chance to eat it whenever they dine out, I deliberately steer away from…

Sake-lees-scented corn pureed soup, abalone

There are two key points to using sake lees. The first is to add a mellow flavor. We add sake lees …

• Serves 1 · ¥1,200

• Cook time 1 hr

Wild Boar and Autumn Vegetable Kasane-yaki, Layered Grill

For Wild Boar and Autumn Vegetable Kasane-yaki, I use wild boar belly that has not yet built up much fat. I simmer it until tender, then compensate…

• Serves 1 · ¥452

• Cook time 5 hr

Seared Hokkigai and Torigai, New Onion Blancmange, Usui-Mame Surinagashi

For the seared surf clam and cockle, both kinds of shellfish taste sweeter raw, so I lightly smoke them to about a quick-blanch degree to add aroma…

• ¥650

• Cook time 1 hr

Kombu-Grilled Duck

When cooking duck, I think it's best to heat it aiming for a core temperature of 56°C. When I asked French chefs, many of them said a core…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 2 hr

Sea Bream Nanban-zuke with Jasmine Fragrance

This is a piece of vinegared-dish development built around jasmine tea. The deep-fried, vinegar-marinated sea bream was devised so guests can enjoy…

• Serves 2 · ¥500

• Cook time 1 hr

House-made ponzu monkfish liver, grated turnip, amigasa yuzu, squid kombu-jime, sweet shrimp kombu-jime, salt ponzu, bottarga

We have prepared a selection of homemade delicacies that are sure to please customers who enjoy dri…

• ¥350

• Cook time 2 hr

Salmon tawara-style deep-fried, grilled-eggplant batter, chrysanthemum achara pickle

In the tawara-age, besides onion and long onion, I also add taro, and this makes it come through much more clearly as Japanese cuisine. The sticky…

Ezo Deer Saikyo-yaki — Daikon Simmered in Consommé, Watercress-Wasabi Sauce

After marinating overnight in Saikyo miso, it's cooked at low temperature in a convection oven, then finished with a seared color on the surface. For…

• Serves 2 · ¥1,000

• Cook time 2 hr

Ōiwana Ginjō-Arai, Stuffed Fruit Tomato

This dish makes use of char in season. What we use here is large char — the difference from regular char is the growing period and size: large char…

• Serves 5 · ¥1,150

• Cook time 1 hr

Tender Duck Loin, Apple Sauce

When cooking duck, I think it's best to heat it aiming for a core temperature of 56°C. When I asked French chefs, many of them said a core…

• Serves 1 · ¥400

• Cook time 1 hr