Archive for February, 2008

Édition Koji Shimomura (エディション・コウジ シモムラ)

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on February 28, 08
in 01:French and 03:麻布・六本木・赤坂
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From 6300yen lunch.
Boudin Noir(pork blood sausage) petit hamburger.
Foie gras terrine and fruits.
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Shungiku and squid ink sauce.
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Roasted lamb chop.
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A little performance of mixing lemon vinegar with herb and changing the colour from purple to pink.
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Chocolate Ganche. Cocoa mixed mineral water.
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Birthday cake pre-ordered for a friend. It is white chocolate mousse with raspberry. Fresh herb tea. Petit fours. Soybean and endive root pudding. Pastry crisp with pumpkin seed and pumpkin paste.

See tag for my first visit to this place. The friend who arranged this lunch party is a big fan of this restaurant, so he always picks this place whenever we gather for someone’s birthday. I like the birthday cake and the main dish more this time, but the appetizers are not as good as last time.
Édition Koji Shimomura
Add: 3-1-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tel: 03-5549-4562

食彩 かどた (Kadota)

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on February 24, 08
in 01:渋谷・恵比寿・代官山, 03:Japanese and Favourite Food Entries
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From the 5250yen dinner course. The menu is too complicated to translate…I will simplify. (Menu in Japanese is at the bottom)
Kan-buri(winter yellowtail) mizore(cooked with grated radish) style.
Saba(mackerel) sushi.
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Sashimi. Gobo(burdock root) soup.
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Two kinds of grilled fish to choose from. Kamasu(barracuda) or Kasago(rock fish).
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Boiled green vegetables. Ebi-imo(Kyoto taro) and yuba.
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0712150075Steamed chinese cabbage and anago(eel). Mozuku(seaweed) zosui(rice soup) with quail egg. Fruit jelly.

Have been wanting to try this restaurant for the longest time and in fact I booked this place twice before, but both times I ended up having to cancel the bookings due to a change in schedule. Finally I managed to eat there and the quality didn’t disappoint at all! Every dish is so delicious and delicate-tasting. Some dishes are quite Kyoto style with Ankake(starchy sauce) and using ingredients from Kyoto. 5250yen for this 10-course meal is really amazing in value. The restaurant is small and is at the basement. The interior is kinda modern Japanese dining feel. Very convenient location as it is like just across the road from Ebisu station. Definitely want to go back again when the menu is renewed.

Menu(J): 1, 2.
食彩 かどた
Add: B1, 1-1-2 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku
Tel: 03-3780-1080

金魚坂(Kingyozaka)

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on February 22, 08
in 07:本郷・根津・湯島・上野
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煮魚。
Simmered fish set, 1200yen.
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焼魚。
Grilled fish set, 1200yen.
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豚の角煮。
Simmered pork set, 1200yen. All the 3 weekday lunches above include tororo(grated yam) and drink(coffee, tea or chinese tea).
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ビーフ黒カレー。
Beef curry, 1800yen. I went to lunch on a Sunday and realised too late that the content of the lunch menu is the same as weekdays but the price is increased by 300yen. On weekdays this curry is 1500yen.
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Very cute cafe restaurant which is also a goldfish store. The food is quite standard, nothing really stands out but it is decent for a relaxing lunch. Don’t mind having the very soft simmered pork again.

Lunch menu (J) on weekdays here, on weekends here.

N.B. Upon checking this place’s homepage, I notice the rise in price….fish lunch is now 1350yen err…

金魚坂 (Kingyozaka)
Add: 5-3-15 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tel: 03-3815-7088

みはし 上野本店 (Mihashi Ueno Honten)

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on February 17, 08
in 06:Japanese Sweets and 07:本郷・根津・湯島・上野
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小倉あんみつ＋抹茶アイス、￥６４０。
Ogura(red bean) ice-cream Anmitsu with Matcha ice-cream.
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クリームあんみつ＋小倉アイス。
Cream(Milk soft ice-cream) Anmitsu with Ogura ice-cream.
Famous Anmitsu place that has a couple of branches. This one in Ueno is the original shop. The ice-cream/soft-cream are all very nice that I always can’t resist ordering extra scoop. The big rectangular chunk in the middle is red bean paste. Slightly sweet compared to other anmitsu places but I really like it.
Summer menu(J): 1, 2
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栗ぜんざい、￥６００。
Kuri(chestnut)-zenzai. Hot dessert with freshly grilled mochi inside.
Winter menu(J) here.
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おぞうに、￥５９０。 あわぜんざい、￥５２０。
Ozoni. This is non-sweet.
Awa-zenzai - hot millet and red bean paste.
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田舎しるこ、￥５２０。
フルーツクリームあんみつ＋白玉、￥７９０。
Inaka-shiruko.
Fruit cream anmitsu with shiratama(rice flour dumpling).
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くずもち、￥４００。 金時ぜんざい、￥５２０。
Kuzu-mochi - made from kudzu starch, with kinako(soy bean) powder on top.
Kintoki-zenzai - grilled mochi with sweet beans.
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抹茶フロート、￥４５０。 おでん茶飯、￥７４０。
Matcha juice with softcream. Oden and tea rice set.
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クリーム白玉ぜんざい、￥５３０。白玉クリームあんみつ、￥５３０。
Cream shiratama zenzai. Shiratama cream Anmitsu.

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白玉金時＋桜アイス、￥６９０。苺クリームあんみつ、７００円。
Shiratama and Kintoki beans with sakura ice-cream toppings. Strawberry anmitsu. Both are spring menu.

Everything is very good in this place. The red bean, the ice-cream, the shiratama, the mochi are all so nice that any combination is great. After many visits, my favourite is actually the simple cream shiratama zenzai, but first-timer should definitely try the standard cream anmitsu. Oden is surprisingly good too.

みはし(Mihashi)
Add: 4-9-7 Ueno, Taito-ku
Tel: 03-3831-0384

NAKANO SHOKUDO Aux provencaux (オー・プロヴァンソー)

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on February 15, 08
in 01:French
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フォアグラのテリーヌ・いちじくの赤ワイン煮。
Foie gras terrine with fig simmered in red wine.
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鴨のコンフィ。
Duck confit. Desserts from the wagon.

Tried this French restaurant that opened last year after hearing quite positive reviews from friends. The food didn’t disappoint! Lunch course I had was 3000yen; there is also a 2500yen lunch course which serves the daily soup instead of appetizer. There are a few choices for the appetizers, but for the main dish, you can either choose fish or meat. Limited choice is fine for cheaper weekday lunch, but I went on a weekend and I did wish they had more options for the main. There is no service charge and tax is included in the price so the value is not bad. Glass wine is 840yen. The foie gras terrine is one of the best I’ve had recently and it is even better than more expensive places. The main and the dessert are both very decent. Definitely will go back for dinner!

Lunch menu(J) here.

Aux provencaux
Add: 1-3-9 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku
(near Koujimachi or Hanzoumon subway station)
Tel: 03-3239-0818

英鮨 (Hidezushi)

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on February 13, 08
in 07:本郷・根津・湯島・上野
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Sushi cheap eat place near Okachimachi station. There are a few sushi shops on the same little alley - I’ve tried “Sushi Ko”, and also “Kappa sushi”(no pics) which is very cheap at lunch time(2 for the price of 1) but I thought the fish didn’t taste fresh.
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上にぎり、￥１２５０。
地アジ、サンマ。
There are cheaper nigiri sets but I got the middle rank set(left pic). Hmm the fish tastes quite bland. Went back again for a late lunch. I was alone but I ordered from the a la carte anyway even though they come in 2-4 pieces. (Right pic)3 nigiri of Aji in the front. 2 Sanma at the back.
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あぶりいわし。あぶりトロサーモン。
Additional orders of seared Iwashi and seared salmon.
Total was about 1700yen. The fish tasted much better than the sets. But I prefer “Sushi Ko” more.
英鮨 (Hidezushi)
Add: 4-2-11 Ueno, Taito-ku.
Tel: 03-5484-4419

寿司幸 (Sushi Ko)

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on February 13, 08
in 07:本郷・根津・湯島・上野
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上鮨、￥１８００。
1800yen sushi set followed up by one more shellfish sushi and shijimi-jiru(clam soup) not in the pics.
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0711250100中鮨、￥１２００。
1200yen sushi set.

Thick slice of fish, good-for-the-price quality sushi near Okachimachi station. Seems quite popular as it is always packed with people when other sushi shops nearby are pretty empty. The atmosphere is casual and lively inside. The chef told me many tourists visit this shop and his eyes are trained well to tell the difference between Chinese, Korean and Japanese. Well he guessed that I was Korean….^^;;;
寿司幸 (Sushi Ko)
Add: 4-2-11 Ueno, Taito-ku.
Tel: 03-3831-9648