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Chilled somen (abalone, okra, young myoga, shredded egg crepe, chives, ginger)

This time, we learned about "food" from Koji Kimizuka (Yoyogi・Shiki no Aji Horikawa). This time, we will be looking at "somen noodles."

Clear-stream cold wheat noodles

The hasami (literally 'in-between') is a word I coined myself; it carries a meaning similar to a palate-cleansing bite or a between-course rest for…

"Cool flavors": summer crab shinjo, small-grade kuruma prawn, oil-simmered tuna, fresh yuba, blanched pike conger, kinjiso jelly, piped anchovy cheese

The appetizer, which I named "Cool Flavors," was designed to give guests a sense of coolness. The saimaki prawn and avocado dashi-soy jelly is made…

• Serves 3 · ¥500

• Cook time 30 min

Horse Mackerel Tsumire Soup

This is the soup course. The horse mackerel tsumire soup uses local horse mackerel caught at Hayakawa Fishing Port in Odawara. We normally use ginger…

Smoked Pork, Summer Daikon Simmered in a Glossy Glaze

For the smoked pork: because the meat is cured in a block, it's important to cure it for about three days. If the internal temperature is raised too…

Grilled sweetfish with bitter uruka

Under the theme "Relief from the Fierce Summer Heat," I wanted to offer a moment during the summer season where guests could forget the heat. There…

• Serves 1 · ¥260

• Cook time 40 min

Shiso rice porridge

Rice porridge has been served at the end of our course meals since the beginning. By washing the ri…

• Serves 1 · ¥300

• Cook time 10 min

Low-Temperature Simmered Abalone, Melting Sesame Tofu, Seared Sea Bass

As a dish meant to help beat the summer heat, I focused above all on practicality while designing it around the theme of "unconventional cold…

• Serves 1 · ¥2,775

• Cook time 2 hr

Finely scored eel roll, beef tongue steamed in miso

This is the simmered course. The eel sendan-maki uses eel that is in season. Pairing it with burdock and then shirayaki-grilling (unseasoned…

• ¥600

• Cook time 1 days

Sea bream sashimi, seared tuna tataki, seared-skin pike conger sashimi

The conger eel sashimi is served charcoal-grilled, as is typical of a counter restaurant. It is imp…

Zucchini blossom stuffed with scallop fish-paste dumpling and monkfish liver

This is the fried course. Once a little food or beer is in your stomach, your appetite really picks up, and I think fried food tastes better eaten a…

• ¥510

• Cook time 40 min

Grilled small tilefish with leek, duck white loin

This is the grilled course. For the grilled small tilefish with leek, I use a sweet, slender leek variety called shiro-bijin negi. For the sansho…

• ¥3,950

• Cook time 40 min

Chilled large clam and mushroom savory egg custard

For the alternative soup course, the chilled large clam and mushroom chawanmushi, we used mushroom potage soup in place of the usual sauce.

Chilled pureed potato soup

For the chilled potato surinagashi, we add a touch of white miso as a hidden seasoning and color it red with mini beets. We froth it with a small…

Figs Dressed with Sour Cream

Sweetfish grilled with a rice-starch glaze

For the ayu oneba-yaki, we grill the reverse side until crisp.

Roe-Bearing Ayu Simmered and Steeped, Claypot Rice

I designed this as a repeat-visit dish aimed at guests in their 20s and 30s. The reason it resonates with that generation is the value proposition of…

• ¥1,140

• Cook time 40 min

Green-tea soba with simmered herring

This is freshly hand-cut cha-soba, made with particular care for both matcha and buckwheat flour. It's a dish enjoyed with a fragrant dashi made by…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 30 min

Grilled eggplant pureed soup, tomato and kuzu shaped in a twisted cloth wrap, land saltwort

This is a clear-soup course. For the tomato kuzu chakin: making it with corn or edamame purée instead gives more variation, and it's an easy dish to…

• ¥60

• Cook time 30 min

Scallop Ganmodoki, Curry-Flavored

This is the simmered course, another new way of serving seafood. For the Scallop Ganmodoki, Curry-Flavored, I took a hint from seafood curry and…

• Serves 1 · ¥485

• Cook time 40 min

Hamo Coated in Kuzu with Sweet Vinegar Sauce

This is the simmered course. For the hamo coated in kuzu with sweet vinegar sauce, the hamo has its fine bones scored, is dusted with kuzu starch…

Kinmedai Sushi, Eel Hakata-Style, Ise Spiny Lobster with Roe Dressing, Fresh-Green Salad

This is the appetizers course. For the splendid alfonsino sushi, the fish is filleted into three, butterflied open, salted, and cured in vinegar…

Seared Wagyu Fillet

The aromatic sauce for the grilled dish uses apple and orange, but any seasonal citrus can be used in place of the orange. When serving the seared…

Summer Duck Steamed with Sake

We sear the aigamo duck's skin to medium-rare, then steam it with sake. Into a center cut we tuck mustard and shiraga-negi, fine white scallion…