At this time of year, I always have lunch with my high school classmates at "Scandiya" on Yokohama's Kaigan-dori, but this time, one of the participants said he wanted to...
When meeting someone in a hotel lounge or other high-end coffee shop or cafe, you may be asked, "Would you like something to eat?" If it's obviously snack time, the...
Nearing Golden Week this year, a series of solo exhibitions by French-based painters with whom I have a connection were held in Tokyo. Firstly, from April 22nd for one week,...
I think I have mentioned before that I enjoy watching the TV drama "Kodoku no Gurume" (TV Tokyo) starring Yutaka Matsushige. I always watch the New Year's Eve special, and...
Every year, as a reward for writing this Gourmet News, Shimada-san of The Cloakroom in Ginza, who I run, invites me to dine at a grand maison. Last year, he...
Before our first meal of the year at Chantrelle in Motoyoyogicho, Chef Nakata sent me an email saying, "For the main course, we'll have choux farci." One of Chantrelle's standard...
As I have said on every occasion, I am not a "gourmet." A synonym for gourmet is "gourmand," which means big eater, so I think it has the nuance of...
This Gourmet Newsletter is now in its fourth year. We would like to ask Mr. Shimada of The Cloakroom , the editor-in-chief, and all our readers for their continued patronage....
Recently, a TV program aired a segment where they asked ordinary citizens on the street to choose between cream puffs and Mont Blanc, and had them guess which one was...
The other day, I had the chance to drink Les Forts de Latour for the first time in a long while. It was an old wine from a good vintage,...
It seems that the custom of enjoying an aperitif, or an aperitif before meals, has taken root in Japan, too, when it comes to cuisine such as French cuisine, where...
At some point, Japanese people started drinking mineral water all the time. Especially in the summer, people want to drink something cold, so I always buy San Pellegrino. However, I...
