I got a last-minute invitation to a year-end party and hurried over to Iwashigumi. It was packed. I was looking forward to joining my friends inside, but I felt a little sorry to jump past all the others waiting outside. The minced sardines are super delicious. Sardines – just a common, everyday fish – but・・・
Lunch at Ishiguro is wonderful. Unfortunately, passers-by are not all that likely to stop in because there aren’t any big signs or flags outside. Again today, just as yesterday and the day before, only regular customers come in. The lunch menu changes every day, so you never know what to expect. Actually, that’s kind of・・・
“A friend arrives from afar. There is no greater pleasure” 🦀🦀🦀 For customers coming from outside the prefecture, the only thing on the menu is the winter snow crab. Since the master of Sekitoba is also in charge of shopping at the fish market, the seafood is always fresh and inexpensive. This time of year,・・・
A businessman acquaintance of mine who recently moved here from Tokyo really likes the soba restaurant, “Matsumoto.” I think it’s because the taste is close to the soba restaurant he was used to in his Tokyo neighborhood. The donburi and soba set my friend ordered comes with two small bowls of tasty extras that make・・・
There are many strange things in this world. The master of Sekitoba used to be a motorcycle rider from downtown Yokohama, and occasionally he would hang out in my Tokyo neighborhood. And I would occasionally make an appearance in downtown Yokohama. Of course, the two of us have a lot of experiences and memories in・・・
An older neighbor sometimes says to me, “How about lunch?” Today was the day, so off we went to Daikokuya, Kanazawa’s famous udon restaurant. My friend ordered the soft and fat udon noodles with boiled up delicacies; I ordered the seafood tempura with soba noodles. At heart this is an udon restaurant, so I can’t・・・
The pub restaurant (izakaya) Sekitoba was brought to my attention by a kind and friendly Buddhist priest. It’s located along the scenic River Sai, which has many excellent scenic views, but I think an especially good one is between the Saikawa Bridge and Sakurabashi. Sekitoba is about halfway between them. I go by there on・・・
My niece works for an overseas company, so when she stopped by after a long time away and said she wanted Japanese food, I took her to the gastropub, Izakaya Musashi. I’ve tried everything on the menu, so I let her do all the ordering. A superb kitchen requires a heart and a mind. I・・・
Cold soba noodles at Kura are delicious. I especially like the “oroshi” (grated radish) soba. My way of eating soba noodles is to first sample the full flavor of the soba all by itself. Next, I pour a little bit of the “tsuyu” (broth) on the “oroshi,” dip the soba in, and have another bite.・・・
The Higashiyama Chaya district is now the most attractive tourist destination in Kanazawa. Stylish cafes and restaurants have opened one after the other. Right in the middle of stylish Higashiyama Chaya is a Japanese restaurant from the old days that keeps the old Kanazawa traditions. “Jihei.” The old-style shops are where you find old-style customers,・・・
