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Freshly Made Sesame Tofu, Sea Urchin, Kombu-Water Jelly Broth

We insist on sesame that's 'freshly toasted, freshly pressed' and tofu that's 'freshly kneaded': we knead it fresh every day, one hour before…

• Serves 1 · ¥3,000

• Cook time 1 hr

Sea bass oil-seared tataki, fish-sauce-based thick sauce

"Koku" — the richness that spreads through the mouth the instant you take a bite. If you were to express this in music, it would resemble the…

• Serves 5 · ¥900

• Cook time 40 min

Salmon tatsuta-style deep-fried, fan-cut eggplant, chrysanthemum thin-batter fry, ginger salt, sudachi

This time, we learned about fried food from Master Toru Sugai (Tokyo Kaikan Mitsubishi Club). We will cover the basic "Tatsutaage" dish.

Soba Canapé Style

As for Soba Canapé Style, since a lot of meat scraped from the bones after filleting and similar scraps come out of preparing fish, I steam it, flake…

• Serves 1 · ¥172

• Cook time 30 min

Salmon, Ikura, and Mushroom Rice, with Salmon Yuan-Yaki

A masterpiece cooked up with a rich, clear seafood stock in which you can sense the umami of a variety of fish, making lavish use of showcase…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 30 min

Shisen Cucumber and Aji Kinuta-Maki

I made this a dish where you can enjoy horse mackerel, which reaches its peak deliciousness in summer, together with crunchy Sichuan cucumber, in a…

• Serves 1 · ¥250

• Cook time 30 min

Seared Ayu Sushi

I thought of sweetfish, a local Kanagawa ingredient in early summer. I filleted it, salted it light…

• Serves 4 · ¥1,600

• Cook time 20 min

Walnut tofu / early-summer salmon, Edo-style soy-cured and grilled / abalone and ginkgo nut takikomi rice

Even for a veteran master chef, there are many dishes whose preparation can't be understood just by hearing about them or seeing them once. That's…

Aromatic Steamed Eel with Rice Oil

I've approached umami as richness = fat, for a new, refreshingly summery aroma and flavor, and a new combination of ingredients. The steamed dish is…

• ¥700

• Cook time 30 min

Beef Low-Temperature Grilled in Charcoal Oil

I made two charcoal oils: sawdust charcoal oil and binchotan oil. For both, heat the charcoal until red-hot on the stove burner, drop it into…

• Serves 1 · ¥400

• Cook time 15 min

Kamo Eggplant, Foie Gras Kuwayaki

This is a simmered course. As for the foie gras kuwayaki, foie gras has a reputation for being relatively expensive, but it is actually fairly…

• Serves 1 · ¥475

• Cook time 10 min

Scallop yakishimo

This is scallop that's been seared, then ice-chilled. It's plated with grilled matsutake mushroom, garland chrysanthemum, Sakamoto chrysanthemum, and…

• ¥600

• Cook time 15 min

Largehead beltfish shin-biki-age, matsutake

This is a deep-fried course in which seasonal ingredients are coated with unconventional coatings such as toasted granulated glutinous-rice coating…

• Serves 1 · ¥495

• Cook time 15 min

Roast Venison Shintama

This is the additional course, making use of autumn ingredients. Roast Venison Shintama uses in-season venison, a lean cut from the hindquarter…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 1 hr

Spiny lobster egg-yolk deep-fry — matsutake hakusen-age, sudachi, plain salt

This time, we learned about "agemono" from new master Masaya Tsuji (Wanmiya). We will focus on "Koromoage".

Chilled savory black tea water-bead jelly

A tea's flavor matters, but I think its aroma is one of the great pleasures too, and with the idea that a variety of aromas can be enjoyed through…

• Serves 1 · ¥300

• Cook time 1 hr

Matsutake Confit, Hamo Somen

At sukiyaki restaurants and the like, beef fat inevitably ends up left over. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted me to start thinking about how to use…

• Serves 1 · ¥420

• Cook time 2 hr

Hamo Confit

Pike conger, an ingredient in season in summer and indispensable to Japanese cuisine, prompted me to look for a new flavor. Pike conger has many fine…

• Serves 4 · ¥300

• Cook time 30 min

Fermented sea bass, grilled in tade oil — from 'Japanese Cuisine Rakushi' in Yokohama, Kanagawa

Hishio has less salt than soy sauce, and this time I use it to season the dressed vegetables. I also make amazake, a sweet fermented rice drink, two…

• Serves 1 · ¥450

• Cook time 30 min

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…

Roasted Joshu Beef, Grilled Fig and Cheese

This is the grilled course. The roasted Joshu beef with chocolate-miso sauce was devised on the idea that combining the mellowness of miso with the…

• ¥637

• Cook time 1 hr

Japanese-Style Roast Beef

This time it is the additional course. For the Japanese-style roast beef, since many of our guests prefer red, lean meat, this time we use the inner…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 3 hr

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

Round eggplant oil-steamed with burnt sesame-soy sauce

The origin of Japanese cuisine lies in enjoying the aroma and taste of ingredients and the passing of the seasons. However, as diversification of…

• Serves 5 · ¥980

• Cook time 30 min