KITOKURASU

It's time for cherry blossam in Japan, and I found the nice one in my hometown before the real one bloom. The whole tree is made by woods and it is displayed on the wall of Yamaichi Mokuzai.

Since I saw the pics of the cafe "KITOKURASU" (means life with trees) on the magazine, I have been asking my friend to visit there with me. The time has come! :P

My friend took me to there last time I went back to my home town. It took about 40 mins from Takamatsu city. We drove along a country load and it was very nice to time for chatting for us. 

The owner of the cafe is Yamaichi Mokuzai (lumber dealer) which is located across the cafe.We arrived there a bit earlier than the cafe's opening hour, so we were the first customers on that day.

We supposed to have lunch there, but they don't serve any foods in the morning...

The day was pretty cold inside even in the cafe, and we just had the coffee and left the cafe.

There is the lake just behind the cafe, and it seems like customers can bring their coffee and drink it on the benches besides the lake. It could be nice in spring and fall.

 

People can go inside the tree,but the space was small for me... it could be fun if I was a kid. 

Few other buildings are in the same property as cafe. It seems like multipurpose space is used by neighbors for some events. All the furniture is of course made by Yamaichi Mokuai(maybe...) The elephant slope is maybe for kids. :) 

You can find the small shop next to cafe,too.

I guess we enjoyed our stay for an hour and moved to another cafe for lunch.

 Cafe Asile

The time we arrived there was just right after noon. Few groups were waited for a table and we did, too.

Very Japanese style cafe was packed with many people, and funny thing is most of them were eating the same thing　”Today's Lunch Special.” :)

Off course we ordered the same one as others. Lunch menu should be different everyday, and the cost is 1,100 JPN. 

Collage at Conrad Hotel

My father visited me to Tokyo last month, and we had the dinner the day before he left. I invited him to the dinner to Collage at CONRAD Hotel.

From the restaurant (Hotel) website:

The restaurant is introduced as below.

"Collage - inspired by Michelin-starred chef Shinya Maeda's innovative interpretation of modern fine French dining - combines the very best of European culinary style and ingredients with exceptional presentation. The 28th floor location with 7-meter floor-to-ceiling windows offers striking views of Tokyo's dramatic skyscrapers. Open for lunch and dinner."

The guests can see the chefs performance from the table.

The dinner was started the toast with wine(father) and pinapple juice(mine). First drink was free from the restaurant, and it was included in our course.

• • • Canapés • • • 

Squid ink canape and Salmon Croquette

• • • Amuse Bouche • • • 

Horse meat tartare

Three kinds of breads were served with butter.

• • • Foie gras cube orange and carrot • • • 

• • • Flounder île flottante Surf clam and nori • • • 

• • • Truffled chicken parsnip and savoy cabbage • • •

Mashed potato and one more thing(don't remember) were on the plate, too.

 • • • Pre-Dessert • • • 

(Yuzu sorbet)

• • • Nougat glace orange and cinnamon ice cream • • • 

The orange like was pretty cute! 

• • • Truffes au chocolates• • • 

(If my memory is correct, the flavor was Pistachio, Lychee and Tea）

It comes with coffee or tea.

The restaurant was quiet, and the staffs were very kind and helpful. It seems my father liked the ice wine from France and ordered it few times. I was a bit nervous with the price how much it cost (I couldn't see the menu from my seat)...:P He didn't know the dinner was my treat until it finished, so he ordered it few times. I was relived it wasn't much expensive when I saw the price on the check J

The night was very special to me and it was lovely dinner with my father at Collage!

Happy New Year, 2015！

I know it's too late to say... Happy new year. I posted the pic and stored temporally in my blog... and totally forgot about it since last December. I baked them for my 2015 new year's greeting card. We, Japanese, send it to friends, and it's just like a Christmas card. After I took a picture, I ate them, of course :P

Anpanman & Snowman (Icing leftover)

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The Santo Domingo (Dominican Restaurant and Bar)

There is a restaurant near my apt, and I have been curious what kinds of foods I can eat there. A month ago, I had the lunch there with my friend and it was really my type of taste. Then I became more curious about other foods.

For the first time in months, I had the dinner with my co-worker’s. The restaurant “The Santo Domingo” was my choice for that night.

It is the only Dominican restaurant in Tokyo.

I pre-ordred the Dinner for everybody, and the foods were served as a course style.

Appetizer

(Marinated Octopus, Enpanada, Avocado Canape, Sauteed Mushrooms)

Ajillo(Mushroon)

Rillettes

Cobb Salad

Terrine

Tostones(Fried Green Banana)

Stewed Beef

Dominican rice

All the foods were pretty good, and we all enjoyed the dinner. The restaurant is still in the same place, but they stopped serving Dominican foods now. I haven’t checked the renewed menu yet, but it’s too bad they changed the menu from Dominican cuisine to something else.

Marron

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Halloween Cookies

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