Kaisen-Don.

To celebrate my mum's birthday,
we went to Sushi shop nearby my mum's house.

Owner is fish dealer for quite long, and was delivering seafoods to his customers in Town.

Their sliced fish and quantity is very generous.
Till too thick I wasn't able to bite some away. haha.

Shiu-chan & mum were happy having nice sushi while I was happy having Kaisen-don =)

full of ingredients soup.

As per shiu-chan's request, we had his belated birthday lunch at our favourite restaurant.


We love their many texture soup =D





This time, soup was pumpkin soup with western style chawanmushi, taraba crab topped with cream foam, home made Karasumi and paper gold.


Some are said that their soup is too much ingredient in it and it is not like portage soup, but it is our liking kind.
We enjoy many different texture and taste in just a single bowl.


The course was appetizer, soup, fish, meat, dessert and coffee with petit fours.


They served Hiroshima beef ramp stake as meat, surprisingly, they never used any salt to season beef but to take saltiness from anchovy.
It was amazingly matching!




It is kind of new year menu, so beef was accompanied with lily bub, Kuwai（Arrowhead?）, Micro potatoes with bamboo charcoal sauce.



This is 3rd time for shiu-chan to have Kuwai in this year,
Hope he can step up his career in this year..=)

Restaurant Shimamura @ Urban view grand tower 12F

Veggie n Om-rice

When I go back to my home town, there's something I always look forward to.
No need to mention to meet my mum and friends, besides them, yes, my mum's back yard garden veggies.






These are something cannot be get from Supermarket and cannot be tasted from restaurants.


After enjoying such rich things,
We went down to city to meet up with a friend for lunch.

Had Shiu-chan's long waited Omelet-rice, which is not traditional type, very milky and half cooked Omelet with Hashed beef source. Of course, inside is chicken rice(Typical Japanese style).






Ome-rice was tasty!!
Also happy chit chatting with a friend =)

LA BETTOLA

This is one of my admired Italian chef's restaurant and I thought I have no chance to visit here in my life....





Since I got to know the Chef Ochiai on TV for more than 10 years, I always wish I could come and try his cuisine.



well, again, my dream came true....


His pasta, shiu-chan follow his technique to cook pasta, he also fan of Chef Ochiai after I introduced about him and he watched him on TV for italian cooking.



Tasty lasagna and pasta of the day =)

After all, it was very hearty and cozy time, We hope that we can come back again =)
We are more and more fan of Chef Ochiai!!


LA BETTOLA da Ochiai
1-21-2 Ginza, Chu-o-ku,
www.la-bettola.co.jp

Hotel De Mikuni

We are always enlightened by nice dishes at restaurant Shimamura, now we are going to his master, Chef Mikuni's restaurant.

He is so that famous and I love his way of cuisine.
use local stuff and colourful yet well matched taste...Look joy, taste joy...





I can't believe myself that I am standing in front of Chef Mikuni's restaurant and going to dine there...This is one of my dream....



Dream came true...


The soup is always hearty, but sad to taste, main was very ordinary although used Tokyo local vegetables...is it because we choose 'Experience menu'???
We were quite upset....


Maybe next time we should order normal course instead...



I wish we can,...





Hotel De Mikuni
1-18 Wakaba, Shinjuku-ku
www.oui-mikuni.co.jp

Ceris by Gordon Ramsey

Shiu-chan's favourite chef, Gordon Ramsey.


His only restaurant in Asia region is @ Conrad Tokyo.
I wish shiu-chan enjoyed his cuisine =)



Salad, refreshing and nice as appetizer.



Grilled tai and cous cous...2 source were interesting taste!!


I enjoyed!!


Let's save more to go to Gordon Ramsey someday!!!


Cerise by Gordon Ramsey
Conrad Tokyo

La Table Joel Robuchon

Step into Joel Robuchon's chateau.
Since we have asked from Chef Robuchon that if we ever visited this his Chateau.


Looks classy...
Looks expensive...





Yes it is, for Gastronomy.
but No it isn't, for La Table.



Staff were friendly and prices were reasonable.


always have more than 3 taste, enjoyment of mixture and harmony...

Taste was 2 Micheline (in Tokyo)!! =DD



anniversary present from the restaurant =)


La Table de Joel Robuchon
Ebisu Garden place, 1-13-1 Mita, Shibuya-ku
www.robuchon.jp

Paul Bocuse

This is one of MUST TRY in this trip.
we even made request for this soup before we fly...




This is it!! soak pastry a little bit and enjoy different taste too.

Paul Bocuse's Super famous black truffle soup.
Inside contains beef cheek lah, foie gras terrine lah, black truffle lah~ etc...pastry cover is actually inspired from Japanese soup bowl lid...

Really, he is known as father of modern french...creative!!





Other dishes also creative and tasty =)
Shiu-chan liked fresh tomato sorbet appetizer.





Maison Paul Bocuse
Daikanyama Forum B1F, 17-16 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku
www.paulbocuse/maison

Urban italiano

Dunno what to eat for lunch...
We just passed by italian restaurant, looks not so bad, we just hopped into there.



soup, smoked duck and omlette

Had lunch around 1000 yen. common price for lunch set.
appetizers are combination, all are quite nice =)


I had Yuzu flavoured Oyster and spinach pepeｒoncino.
full of oyster and yuzu flavour!!!



quite some oysters makes nice flavour...


Soggiorno
1-20 Komachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
www.soggiorno.jp

Restaurant Shimamura

Had nice new year luncheon with P-chan.

Shimamura offers new year lunch set,
price remain same =)



Kazunoko green tea fritter with organic local lemon.

Do you know my home town Hiroshima,
those small islands produces no.1 shares of lemon in Japan.



White and red turnip soup with grilled scallops and sea urchin.

This soup, 3 taste can be enjoyed...!!
Nice local flavours and seasonal taste...


Foie gras, buri yellow tail and daikon...fusion of europian and asian



Le Cuisine Terroir Restaurant SHIMAMURA
L'esprit de MIKUNI
www.restaurant-shimamura.jp

Yam Cha-

Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant, its unique bun is Big bun. We went to try that =)


Restaurant offers High-Tea menu weekday (ex PH) 2.30 - 5.30pm.
menu including big bun and some of their buns/pastries.
Quantity is just nice for sharing then =)



Big bun. Drinking soup is main purpose for this bun.


pastries are crispy, nice balance with paste inside.



Xiao Long Bao. 3 flavours.



Once start working, difficult to enjoy this kind of offer already...

Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant
#02-53 Bugis Junction
www.nanxiang.com.sg

Sekitei

To celebrate my mum's retirement,
We brought her to the one of the famous ryokan in Hiroshima.
[Sekitei]

They offers day use room with lunch package.
I have picked it up after hearing from my mum that maybe she wants to go there and see its garden someday.






Nice view and relaxing feeling.

Of course, their seasonal lunch also tasty! =D





Afternoon tea set. so cute Japanese style setting!


Sekitei
www.sekitei.to

Regular size

I thought this Naan size is quite big than the normal Naan.






But shiu-chan said, [It's pretty normal size]...


Oh, really...???

Taste not outlet

My mum wanted to go to this place but didn't know the exact location.

I knew that, it was really nearby her house.
Just opposite Calbee factory.


Here sales factory outlet cakes,
means those cakes lacks outlook quality. Maybe some are out-shaped, got charred, something...


These cakes are lack of outlook quality. can u identify that?

The outlet shop sales those cakes in lower price,
yet also serves lunch.

Not but least, it's facing sea, nice view!! =)


many olive trees and cherry blossom around. nice in spring!

Phoo there is the best so far!!
Prepared by Thai chef =)

Pasta & World Heritage

It's so HOT! so HUMID!!
It's so SLEEPY!!!
but this two guys, so energetic! ...me? of cos not...lol



Shiu-chan brought frend to his favorite restaurant 'Mario de Male' for lunch. he is so happy to introduce his favorite things to him.



Local Asari clam and seafood pasta


After having nice pasta and pizzas, immediately head to Miyajima.



Visiting many part of island is World Heritage. walk around Itsukushima Shrine and many temples and shrines then, hike to Mt.Misen.


I love this colour...

It's quite many things packed today.
in the end, we had many drinks at Beer Garden to refresh ourselves...=P

relaxed weekend lunch

Felt like going for lunch at Japanese Restaurant and we went down to the Hotel opposit Miyajima island.

We wanted to try Sanma (Pacific Saury) bousushi*,
but today they served Aji (Horse Mackerel) bousushi instead.
Not bad...but I just found tt still Saba (Mackerel) is the best fish for it...


Carrot made into Miyajima's red gate shape. cute and nice side dish.


We could view Miyajima Red gate and island itself, oyster farms and ships for taking up oysters on the sea from the restaurant.




few ships are already there to taken up oysters.

Soon it will be Oyster season.


will it be tasty oysters this year???



*bousushi, is a kind of long sushi, looks like stick.
Vinegret Mackerel with thinly sliced kelp are most common ingredients to be used.



Wa Shokudou Itsukushima @ Aki Grand Hotel
1-1-17 Miyajimaguchi-nishi, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima
www.akigh.co.jp/english/index.html

Kyushu UMAKA (tasty)

It is last day for Shiu-chan's visit to Japan.
We just don't want to rush down to airport, stayed at hotel near by .

The hotel is just opened for about 2 years,
clean and well designed with comfortable beds and amenities.


the bed was really comfortable.


complemently water is not so common in Japan's hotel.

Had lunch hotel's Japanese restaurant as they offer Kyushu local food promotion.
It was nice lunch and price was reasonable!
At first we thought of having dinner outside but ended up we turn back to the restaurant for dinner.


Kagoshima beef, Hyuuga Chicken, Mentaiko etc...

Of course not to forget, our hotel stay event,
get some cakes from Crown Plaza hotel Fukuoka, too =)


Foret Noir : liquar soaked cherry was really strong taste! adult black forest...=P


Irish : layers of sponge, feullitine, mousse and caramel, oishii~~ =)

We brought Delaware grape wine from my house,
It we bought for my mum when we went to Beppu 2 years ago, but she forget about it.
luckily still drinkable...hehe =P


sweet wine, is it tasted like ice wine?


Hotel Leopalace Hakata
2-5-33 Hakataeki-higashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
http://www.leopalacehotels.jp/

Lunch @ Japanese Dining Com
Hotel Leopalace Hakata 2F

Jap + French

I wanted to treat him for lunch, to celebrate him for passing all 2nd exams for his uni.


Invited him for
[Mikuni Nature]

It's casual french restaurant under Mikuni's restaurant.

I recommended him its original signature dish,
Foie Gras Don (Fore gras on the rice).


5 - 6 varieties of mushrooms they use

the taste was fantastic!
really nice combination of Balsamic Vinegar, mushrooms, rice and foie gras.
foie gras was really melt on your mouth, crunchy sauteed mushrooms and
grain rice will make it different texture.


I ordered fish of the day, it also nicely grilled and matching with
essence of prawns sauce and molokheiya sauce =P


fish name i forgot but armpit or something funny name...

the course ends up with dessert platter,
all those also nice taste...I will be willing to come for their dessert buffet next time!!!



even macarron also my liking kind!!


Mikuni Nature
http://www.oui-mikuni.co.jp

Fruits & Meat Day

We went to Fruits farm with my cousin.



Autumn, it's the season for nice food!!



Shiu-chan was so fascinated about grape picking.
I could only finish 3 banches of grapes but he finished 5 banches!
maybe he could eat more amount than what he ate when we went to strawberry farm.


this time round, grape eat-all-u-can was Kyoho grapes.

My cousin choose [Fruits basket] couse,
which you can pick 1 or 2 fruits from 3 - 4 varieties of fruits.
It is quite fun to walk around the fruits farm, and interesting experience too =)


fruits farm, where u can enjoy fruits picking all year round.

After enjoying the fruits picking and eating,
we headed to Yakiniku (Jap BBQ) restaurant for dinner.


Surprisingly, it was shiu-chan's first time try Yakiniku.
Recommended him for Beef tangue and Cartilage.


full of meat!!

The beef were tasty and quite good quality,
today we all the way eating like buffet!!! =P


Shiu-chan liked their Yakiniku Sauce



Hirata Fruits Farm
http://www.marumero.com

Yakiniku Galbi Daifuku
http://www.yaknic.co.jp

Autumn autumn autumn

There is a good lunch promotion,
found quite interesting Japanese course then.

The course come with :
Small appetizers (sesame tofu, seasoned fish and tofu),
Katsuo no tataki (Slightly roasted bonito),
Vegetable sushi (lotus root, mushroom, myouga harb, yamaimo (sticky yam) and takuwan),
Miso soup with Japanese salmon and mushrooms and vegetables,
grilled Sanma (pacific saury),
deep fried Ichijiku fig with prawn, grated white raddish and clear soup,
pumpkin mousse with yellow peach.
(this is september menu)


There were my fav, sesame tofu..=P =P

It was first time trying vegetable sushi,
overall, just nice quantity and able to enjoy seasonal flavours.


After having nice meal, we jalan jalan for exercise =P



I bought cake witch I wanted to introduce to Shiu-chan,
green tea mousse and also bought mont blanc.


I think more custard cream in middle layer is better.

Mont blanc had thick chestnut cream on top,
we enjoyed the cake =)
And good to know that, shiu-chan also found green tea mousse =D


Lunch @ NANIWA
Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima

Cakes from Y's Tei
Yokogawa Main Branch