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Cold-smoked first-catch bonito

For the vinegared course, I designed it with women in their forties in mind, around the concept of “an unfamiliar pairing.” In all my cooking…

• ¥290

• Cook time 1 min

Kuroge wagyu beef tenderloin with apple egg-yolk vinegar, sake-simmered abalone, and Malabar spinach yuba roll

For the Kuroge Wagyu beef tenderloin with apple egg-yolk vinegar, meat is rarely used in a vinegared dish, so I thought I would take this opportunity…

• ¥1,000

• Cook time 40 min

Tilefish fried in its own scales, grilled eggplant, mogusa ginger, fried fresh yuba, shiso flower spike, thickened seasoned dashi sauce

This time, within Japanese cuisine, a proposal from head chef Honda (Ginza U Noki) on the basic dishes of fried food. In cooking, scales are, in…

• Serves 1 · ¥750

• Cook time 30 min

Chilled Corn Chawanmushi

For the season when the heat increases, I devised a dish that lets you savor, with a smooth, pleasant swallow, the aroma and gentle sweetness of…

• Serves 1 · ¥700

• Cook time 1 hr

Soy milk yuba tofu with tortoiseshell glaze, wasabi

Tags & categories related to this post : December, January, February, elegant, creamy, simple, comforting, kaiseki cuisine, traditional, sakizuke —…

• Serves 1 · ¥180

• Cook time 10 min

White asparagus mold — clam clear-broth sauce, spicy-simmered wasabi flower, soy-marinated salmon roe, shiso flower spike

Once the clams have opened, add kudzu and chill the pot, but be careful not to let the flesh get to…

Butterfish grilled on a cedar plank, autumn salmon and roe grilled together, pine-cone-scored squid teriyaki, pressed dried sardine grilled autumn-leaf style

Simmered conger eel — burdock purée, green asparagus

Wanting to bring some Japanese character into the burdock purée, I added not just onion but also long green onion as an ingredient. I add fresh cream…

Wagyu Fillet, Fragrant Soy-Grilled — Watercress, Red Paprika, Fresh Uni, Wasabi

Since my family used to run a butcher shop, I serve meat with real particularity and care. I use carefully selected fillet, and I'm mindful of…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,250

• Cook time 45 min

Akagai and Urui with Tosa-Vinegar Jelly

This dish allows you to fully enjoy the unique soft and crunchy texture of ark shell and the crispn…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,200

• Cook time 12 hr

Ikimaki tempura with bamboo shoot and butterbur sprout

This time, we learned about "tempura" from Technical Director Tanaka (Hotel New Otani's Tempura Horikawa). This time we feature "tempura batter."

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

Whelk Simmered in Sake

When whelk is cheap, simmering a generous amount in sake makes it keep well, so it can be used in an appetizer, a dressed dish, or a simmered dish…

Grilled Pork Fillet with Herbs, and Shibazuke Butter

For grilled pork fillet with herbs, I wanted a dish that, in the heat of summer, lets you feel the refreshing aroma and tartness of shiso, and stays…

• ¥260

• Cook time 1 hr

Fruit Tomatoes in Hakui Sauce

Fruit tomatoes in white sauce is a dish where you can simply enjoy the flavor of fruit tomatoes while also tasting a sauce with a little something…

• ¥165

• Cook time 15 min

Tilefish, kombu-cured and pinecone-grilled, sudachi, clear seafood broth

This is a dish I devised so that guests could enjoy the full deliciousness of tilefish, which comes into season in the cold months. I prepare…

• Serves 1 · ¥750

• Cook time 40 min

Miso-Marinated Crab Roe, Nagori Grilled Eggplant

The appetizer, since it's October, is nagori, last-of-the-season, grilled eggplant: I grill only the cap end of the eggplant over charcoal and top it…

• Serves 4 · ¥500

• Cook time 2 hr

Cauliflower Mousse, "When Spring Begins to Scent the Air"

This appetizer (sakizuke) spotlights cauliflower, an ingredient at the end of its winter season. The cauliflower mousse is meant to convey a sense of…

• Serves 10 · ¥320

• Cook time 1 hr

The Original Truffle Rice

A songwriter and regular customer, Yasushi Akimoto, gave me an idea after he told me, "It's not eno…

Salmon grilled with a dawn-pink egg-yolk glaze, kumquats simmered in honey, chicken baked into a ground-meat cake, pine-cone-scored ark shell daisen-ni, and more

Kumquats simmered in honey: since kumquats with their leaves attached turn bitter, they are first left overnight, leaves still attached, in a fairly…

Zuwai crab and seared matsutake layered, raw salmon roe skein, grated yuzu

Tags & categories related to this post : October, November, striking, elegant, snow crab, matsutake, salmon roe skein (sujiko), yuzu, kaiseki…

Oil-grilled sea bass

The conventional oil-grilling method is delicious too, but I wanted to make a grilled dish that brings in the deliciousness of oil from a different…

• Serves 2 · ¥400

• Cook time 15 min

Sashimi Assortment, Three Kinds

Extra care taken in the preparation creates a sense of surprise.

Ayu Grilled with Yuzu-Kosho Soy Sauce

Sweetfish is a hallmark of summer. Since food connoisseurs often have the chance to eat it whenever they dine out, I deliberately steer away from…