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New Onion with Parmigiano

As June approaches, the sharp morning and evening chill settles down, comfortable days increase day by day, and there are even days when the heat of…

Seared Hokkigai and Torigai, New Onion Blancmange, Usui-Mame Surinagashi

For the seared surf clam and cockle, both kinds of shellfish taste sweeter raw, so I lightly smoke them to about a quick-blanch degree to add aroma…

• ¥650

• Cook time 1 hr

Edomae oil-cured silver salmon, giant Pacific octopus kuzu-tataki, Kuroge wagyu ichimatsu-maki, potato somen, kisu kosen-age, corn chawanmushi, fava bean and rice-porridge simmer, tomato yose, bitter melon agebitashi

This is an assorted small-bowl course. The Kuroge wagyu ichimatsu-maki with garlic toast uses Takao soy sauce, which we often use for grilled meat…

Beef Tongue, Miso Simmered and Grilled

This is a grilled dish. For the beef tongue, miso simmered and grilled, the tongue must first be prepped after purchase. There are various methods…

Sea Urchin Tofu

This is an appetizer course. Sea urchin tofu is not served in the conventional savory dashi. I made it using a tomato purée prepared from fruit…

• ¥656

• Cook time 30 min

Deep-fried salt-dried tilefish with fermented bonito innards sauce

For this additional course, designed with presentation in mind, I expressed ‘warmth.’ To bring out warmth at its best, I think nothing beats a…

• Serves 1 · ¥650

• Cook time 30 min

"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

Silky fugu milt, spring-herb style

This is the clear-soup course. The silky fugu milt in shunsō-jitate style is also made sous-vide: the fugu milt is placed in kombu dashi and steamed…

• ¥2,800

• Cook time 2 hr

Young sea bass and fruit tomato set in jelly, new-season onion dressing

This is the vinegared course. For the fukko and fruit tomato set in jelly, I blanch the fruit tomatoes to loosen the skin, peel them, and hollow out…

Genpei Fish Somen, Wrapped in Spring Onion, Reversed-Yolk Egg

This is a set of three appetizers. For the Genpei fish somen: make a quite loose kuzu-starch slurry using 1 gō (180 ml) of kuzu starch to 5 shaku (90…