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Matsushima Conger Eel Yōrō-Steamed, Zunda Habutae-Style Broth

This is the soup-course alternative from Miyagi's New Year cuisine. Matsushima Conger Eel Yōrō-Steamed with Zunda Habutae-Style Broth uses conger eel…

• Serves 1 · ¥900

• Cook time 1 hr

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

Chilled green tea and chicken (Mt. Fuji ice-drawn dashi, green tea, Suruga shamo chicken soup, avocado jade, eggplant wrap)

Thinking afresh about dashi in Japanese cuisine, I realized it's created through the synergy between glutamic acid and inosinic acid, the umami…

• Serves 10 · ¥350

• Cook time 30 min

Shijimi Clam Soup

Under the theme 'counter work that creates repeat guests,' I introduce simple dishes with a playful touch that please guests already well accustomed…

• Serves 1 · ¥80

• Cook time 1 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

Pike conger eel wakasa-yaki

Next is a soup course. For the hamo wakasa-yaki, when grilling the hamo, I dust it lightly with potato starch before grilling. Adding the potato…

• ¥25,000

• Cook time 1 hr

Mekaja Vichyssoise-Style Winter Melon Surinagashi

This is the soup course. For ‘Mekaja Vichyssoise-Style Winter Melon Surinagashi,’ mekaja (Lingula anatina, a lamp-shell brachiopod) is a seafood…

• Serves 1 · ¥700

• Cook time 2 hr

Soba shinjo, quail dumplings, late-season matsutake

This is the soup course. The soba shinjo uses soba, mochi flour, and Japanese mountain yam, so it uses every part that makes up the character for…

• Serves 4 · ¥200

• Cook time 30 min

Tilefish and karasumi clear-soup, finished with more karasumi and a yuzu crowning garnish

The balance between the saltiness of the karasumi and the flavor of the tilefish is superb.

Winter Melon Manju

For a light, fluffy sauce, we add well-drained tofu.

Olive beef rib, loin shabu-shabu in a bowl, water shield, jute mallow, jade eggplant, julienned ginger

"Olive Beef," a premium Kagawa Prefecture Kuroge Wagyu, has a rich body while still tasting refreshingly clean. This is a dish for savoring that beef…

• Serves 1 · ¥280

• Cook time 40 min

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

Detox-style shrimp consommé, spiny lobster simmered with egg yolk

As for the detox-style shrimp consommé, "detox" means expelling the toxins and waste products that build up in the body, guiding both body and mind…

Hamo Surinagashi

I introduce a luxurious dish unique to summer, packed generously with hamo flesh and bursting with its deliciousness. Rather than the…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,500

• Cook time 30 min

Soup bowl: okoze suppon-style, mugwort tofu, bamboo shoot, myoga, scallion, sansho flower buds

This time, we asked Shimizu Yuji, head chef of the famous Michelin-starred restaurant Nishiazabu Ichino, to introduce us to "Yogurt tofu," a standard…

• Serves 1 · ¥850

• Cook time 4 hr

Steamed Abalone, Lotus Root Mochi, Baby Mustard Greens

By steaming the abalone with absolutely no seasoning at all, I concentrate the umami the ingredient naturally has. I shave katsuobushi right in front…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,500

• Cook time 10 min

Chicken meatball soup

By November, the morning and evening chill turns sharp, and it becomes a season when warm dishes are especially welcome. This time, I designed a dish…

• Serves 1 · ¥150

• Cook time 15 min

Edamame Tofu, Corn Surinagashi, Abalone Steamed with Sake, Kuruma Prawn

Wanting guests to enjoy the aroma of July's seasonal ingredients through a variety of soup courses, I made this dish using summer vegetables just…

• Serves 1 · ¥520

• Cook time 2 hr

Pufferfish soft roe mochi, napa cabbage pureed soup, bamboo shoot flower-raft garnish

Fugu shirako is a prized, expensive ingredient valued for its creamy, rich flavor; in season it is typically served as grilled shirako or in fugu…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 1 hr

Milt daifuku

This is the soup-bowl course showcasing true cod milt in season. True cod milt is called “kumoko,” “yukiko,” or “kikuko” depending on its shape, and…

• Serves 1 · ¥220

• Cook time 1 hr

Seared pike conger, hidden-plum style, Kyoto eggplant, cowpea, end-of-season red Manganji pepper, green yuzu

Tags & categories related to this post : June, July, August, September, striking, elegant, light and refreshing, kaiseki cuisine, lingering…

Clear beef broth soup

A repeat-visit dish aimed at guests in their 20s and 30s. Why it resonates: a small luxury using wagyu loin. I thought that many people in their…

• Serves 1 · ¥400

• Cook time 40 min

Edamame Surinagashi

This chilled pureed soup uses summer edamame, its dashi base rounded out with consommé, milk, and fresh cream. The threeline grunt is salted, dusted…

• ¥420

• Cook time 30 min

Fugu shirako soup bowl

This is a winter dish that combines the delicious, rich flavor of pufferfish milt with snow crab, w…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,280

• Cook time 20 min