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...
It's hot, too hot. It seems like we just turned a new year, and already half of February is over. Just as snow finally started to fall in Tokyo, Suddenly...
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...
Tamahira Hayashiya will be appearing at the Ginza Tailor Rakugo Show on February 4th. Tamahira has been active in many areas since last year. There is no doubt that he...
Happy New Year! I would like to say that, but it pains me to see such bad news coming so soon into the new year. We hope that people will...
The first of the new year, January's Ginza Tailor Rakugo Club, will feature San'yutei Wanjo, who is soon to be promoted to shin'uchi. This will be his last appearance as...
Hello, Merry Christmas. I usually update on the 15th of every month, but due to a busy end-of-year schedule, I ended up being late. As you walk through the city,...
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...
On November 1st, his junior apprentice, Shunputei Ikkyu, was promoted to the futatsume rank. Finally. Normally, it takes about four years from start to reach second rank, but it took...
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,...
On November 19th, the Ginza Tailor Rakugo Club will feature the performance of "Hayashiya Tamahei," who is currently in the spotlight for his film "Yutorimasen Nani Ka International." Don't miss...
