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Spanish mackerel and napa cabbage snow-viewing hot pot with yuzu-and-chili condiment

This dish makes use of Fukuoka's Tokusen Hon-Sawara, exceptionally fresh Japanese Spanish mackerel. Eating it together with sweet napa cabbage lets…

• Serves 4 · ¥500

• Cook time 1 hr

Sweet mashed chestnut and sweet potato

Under the concept of "handcrafting every dish," this series presents "The Work We Want to Pass On — Osechi Cuisine Edition." Part Six introduces…

Red-and-White Mizuhiki Kamaboko, Crab Kamaboko, and Pine-Needle Kamaboko

Under the concept of "handcrafting every dish," this series presents "The Work We Want to Pass On — Osechi Cuisine Edition." Part Seven introduces…

Edomae tempura with Japanese whiting, flathead, and conger eel

This time, on 'tempura,' I learned from AAJ technical director Hirano (Tokyo Prince Hotel's 'Tempura Fukusa'). I take up 'Edomae tempura.'

Walnut Tofu with Sea Urchin Poured In, Crab Meat, Savory Dashi, Wasabi, Chestnut Shibukawa-Ni Bed, Beef Loin Miso-Marinated, Smoked Egg, Needle-Scored Shishito, Foie Gras and Daikon Mochi, Yuba Dressed in Truffle Wine Sauce, Enoki Mushroom, Spinach Stems, Persimmon, Salmon Roe Crowning Garnish

We are conscious of the surprise that our guests will feel when the dish is first served, and have …

• Serves 1 · ¥1,550

• Cook time 1 hr

Spanish mackerel kenchin-style grilled

Under the concept of "handcrafting every dish," this series presents "The Work We Want to Pass On — Osechi Cuisine Edition." Part Two introduces…

Shinshu-style steamed dish

Even a veteran master chef can encounter dishes whose cooking method is impossible to grasp just by hearing about it or seeing it once. This Pro's…

Light kuzu-thickened broth with tilefish and lotus-root mochi, bracken fern, carrot, and fava bean

This time, on the 'clear-soup course,' I learned from chef Igawa (Nihonbashi's 'Nihon Ryōri Kafū'). This time I take up 'usu-kuzu-jitate.'

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

Cod age-dashi

This makes use of cod and prawn-shaped taro in season, both of which are emblematic winter ingredients. I designed this dish for the guests in their…

• Serves 1 · ¥420

• Cook time 50 min

Tuna jaw, slow-simmered

Its charm is a tenderness that falls apart at the touch.

Kombu-Cured Yellowtail with Mountain Yam

The vivid colors of ingredients such as yellowtail, scallion, and quail egg are wonderful.

Fig with sesame cream, salmon pressed hakata-style, grilled pharaoh cuttlefish with basil, smoked pike conger deep-fried and rolled around burdock, grilled whiting sandwich with mysid-shrimp soy flavor and aromatic vegetables, autumn salmon steamed yoro-style, eel roll, herring roe on kelp with an egg-yolk mustard sauce

For the appetizer's Fig with Sesame Cream, the figs discolor the moment they are bruised even slightly, so we use fresh, not-too-ripe fruit. The…

Matsuwa Mackerel, Sesame-Miso Cream Bake

‘Sesame-Miso Cream Bake’ is a grilled dish built around regional ingredients, stylishly fusing simmered miso-mackerel with miso-fried eggplant — a…

• Serves 1 · ¥450

• Cook time 1 hr

Oyster in seven-layer sauce

For washing the oysters, an apple with strong acidity works best. Washing them with apple gives off a sweet-tart, fruity aroma from the oysters…

Clear seafood broth

This time, we learned about "soup courses" from Technical Director Kawabata (Kotoritei). We feature the clear seafood broth.

Winter Melon Simmered to Absorb the Broth

I developed this dish using in-season autumn ingredients, aiming to reduce the number of steps while still giving guests an impression through aroma…

• Serves 3 · ¥50

• Cook time 1 hr

Yellowtail and turnip simmer with snow crab, shiitake, turnip, millet gluten, ginkgo nut, Kujo scallion, and yuzu

This cooking method makes the most of the seafood's flavor. All of the broth is transferred to the …

Sweet shrimp and scallop with egg-yolk vinegar sauce

The cashew nuts are deep-fried in cold oil in a pan for about 25 minutes. This significantly increa…

Juvenile Ayu and Summer Vegetables, Vinegar-Simmered

A device using rice vinegar so that guests will want to drink even the broth.

Assorted platter: nanban-style grilled barracuda, kabosu simmered in light syrup, Uda-kin burdock, tilefish with black rice, avocado baked in its shell, three kinds of rolled deep-fry

During the pandemic there was a period when ingredients were hard to come by, so I had to cook with whatever limited ingredients I had on hand. I'd…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,570

• Cook time 50 min

Kochi Tebako Pheasant 'Zōni'

This is the simmered dish from Kochi's New Year and regional home-style cuisine. Tebako Pheasant Zōni uses 'Tebako pheasant,' raised on Mt. Tebako at…

• Serves 1 · ¥555

• Cook time 40 min

Smoked Scallop, Autumn Cloud

These days we welcome a wide variety of guests, foreign guests included. I have been working on how a dish is staged and served, and I would like to…

• Serves 1 · ¥447

• Cook time 1 hr

Beltfish and Sweet Potato Oharagi-Age

This time, we learned about "fried dishes" from Master Instructor Maeda (Okunitama Shrine Wedding Hall). We feature "oharagi-age."