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Amber aspic, cherry-blossom daikon and bottarga sandwich, fat greenling grilled with plum paste

First, this is the appetizer course. To prepare the amber aspic, the small-diced foie gras is soaked in milk for several hours to remove any off-odor…

Cherry-blossom bamboo shoot with naruto-rolled wakame, simmered octopus, long Japanese parsley and icefish rolls, and more

For the cherry-blossom-shaped bamboo shoot with Naruto-rolled wakame, I prepared bamboo shoots shaped and colored like cherry blossoms, alongside…

Bamboo celtuce egg-yolk sushi, monkfish liver in aspic, sea bream ball, and more

Let me start by explaining the appetizer course. For the bamboo celtuce kimi-zushi: the celtuce stem was not yet in season (this event was held on…

Nikogori on a Lotus Leaf, Lily Bulb, Steamed Abalone Grilled with Uni, Skewered on Green Bamboo, Turban Shell Liver Somen

Because I worked for a long time at a hotel, I learned how to prepare foie gras directly from the Western-cuisine chefs. Season the foie gras with…

Japanese flounder rolled with rapeseed blossoms, pond smelt grilled with sansho leaf, shrimp plum-blossom sushi, bracken fern shoots and lotus root, and lotus root three-flavor deep-fry

Thin-Sliced Turnip with Sesame Vinegar Dressing

This time it's a vinegared dish, but at our restaurant we don't force one into every menu — we serve it within the appetizer, or bring it out for…

Sponge-cake fish dumpling, small sea bream and matsutake rein-twist sushi, chrysanthemum daikon roll, udo-peel kinpira bundle

For the appetizer's kasutera shinjo, raisins are reconstituted in wine beforehand so their color doesn't fade. The ingredients are combined, poured…

Deep-fried in an arare-cracker coating

Simmered pork belly savory egg custard

This dish came about when I wondered whether leftover kakuni could be put to some use. For younger guests, adding grilled mochi alongside gives it…

Winter Yellowtail Teriyaki, Seared Wagyu Sirloin, Vegetable Pickles

This is the grilled hassun (seasonal assortment course). Winter yellowtail teriyaki is usually grilled with a soy-based tare sauce, but this time I…

Tilefish, Shinshu-style steamed

Pike conger hirosu, cloud-style conger eel

The anago murakumo is conger eel bound together with conger eel itself. About 60 percent of the simmered conger eel is pressed through a fine sieve…

Wagyu sukiyaki

I made this mindful of the name "Yurikamome," the new transit line that runs through Odaiba - taking "yuri" from the yurine, or lily bulb, sauce…

Sea bream salt-fermented; whiting tossed with masago; small sea bream sushi with egg-yolk vinegar; Kakinomoto chrysanthemum; smoked salmon kinuta-maki; yam bulbils salt-steamed

These are the appetizers. For the sea bream shiokara: live shrimp are quickly rinsed just enough to remove any scum, arranged alternately with udo…

Pufferfish sushi, fermented crucian-carp sushi, Shirakawa sea bream grilled with bottarga, beef loin marinated in miso, king crab grilled with aromatics, assorted crackers with dried sea-cucumber ovary, bur-shaped deep-fried chestnut with its inner skin, small sea bream in a chrysanthemum-style sweet-vinegar marinade

For the hors d'oeuvre tray course, I had in mind an outing box lunch for this season — a 'slightly luxurious bento,' say, for maple-leaf viewing —…

Milt tofu

The shirako tofu for the clear-soup course is made by stretching the shirako with just enough surimi that its aroma is not lost. On top of the…

Beltfish nanban roll, deep-fried; quail dumpling and potato, deep-fried; yam bulbil, nori-wrapped and fried

The fried course's basket somen is made by gathering somen noodles into a basket shape and deep-frying them plain (su-age).

Seared autumn sea bream pressed sushi, sweet-vinegar red turnip pickle, lily bulb autumn-foliage mound, "dead-wood" burdock, sudachi-shell cup with salted fish and jelly, lotus root with sea cucumber entrails, oyster fish-paste dumpling, ginkgo nuts on pine-needle skewers

Fat greenling, kuzu-dusted

The soup-bowl course, fat greenling kuzu-dusted, which I have annotated as 'Spring Waves,' involves finely cross-cutting the fat greenling to sever…

Spiny lobster with karasumi, Spanish mackerel grilled with a white-miso and sake-lees coating

This is a hearty course. For the spiny lobster with karasumi (bottarga), spiny lobster is boiled for about 12 minutes, the meat removed, seared in…

Corn Surinagashi, Seared and Firmed Kinmedai, and Strip-Cut Shrimp Somen

Winter Melon and Kinmedai Manju

This is the additional hearty course. For the winter melon and splendid alfonsino manju, the winter melon is lightly charred to bring out good color…

Karasumi Mochi, Stuffed Lotus Root, Conger Eel Yawata-Age, Young Ayu Deep-Fried with Kinome, Tara-no-Me Wrapped and Deep-Fried

This is the second of the seasonal vegetable courses. For the karasumi mochi, house-made karasumi is sandwiched between mochi, coated in batter, and…

Grilled Matsutake Steeped in Chrysanthemum Petals, Uruka-Dressed Dish, Autumn Fruits Set in Amber Jelly, and More

For the dish dressed with uruka (fermented sweetfish innards), the coating is made by desalting ayu uruka and pressing it through a sieve, then…