#destinationrestaurants — Public Fediverse posts

With a new location and striking new premises, chef Kentaro Mura’s ‘kaiseki’ cuisine based on premium Toyama seafood is better than ever. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/02/food-drink/ebitei-bekkan-seafood-toyama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #fish #destinationrestaurants

To pigeonhole Noriyuki Usui as an Italian chef misses a larger theme that runs through his cooking: his commitment to showcasing the flavors of the Yatsugatake mountains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/10/20/food-drink/lee-food-destination-restaurants-caenne-nagano-italian-shinshu/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #nagano #italian #finedining

Meals at Jimgu are so driven by chef Tashi Gyamtso dedication to farm-fresh ingredients that before the restaurant served its first diner, it created its own farm from scratch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/09/22/food-drink/jimgu-enowa-farm-yufuin-oita/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #kyushu #oita #tibet #finedining

Shota Sasaki looks every bit the showman as he stands at the stove, a mouthwatering aroma of sizzling pork filling the dining room. At Elezo Esprit, the performance is all about the meat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/08/11/food-drink/destination-restaurants-elezo-esprit-hokkaido-deer-game-meat/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #hokkaido #steak #hunting

The ¥30,250 ‘omakase’ (chef’s choice) menu at Toyama’s Oryouri Fujii comprises a dozen dishes, each reflecting the bounty of the seasons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/08/04/food-drink/destination-restaurants-oryouri-fujii-toyama/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #washoku #japanesecuisine #toyama

Kosuke Kobayashi charges ¥19,800 for his full "omakase" (chef’s choice) menu at Tokiwa Sushi — a price that, for this quality, would be unthinkable in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/07/21/food-drink/destination-restaurants-tokiwa-sushi-niigata-shibata/ #life #fooddrink #sushi #niigata #destinationrestaurants

One of Kazunari Otowa’s perennial specialties is “ormeau en croute” — Hokkaido abalone cooked in the Japanese way in a dashi stock and then baked in an ornate pastry crust. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/22/food-drink/destination-restaurants-otowa-utsunomiya/ #life #fooddrink #french #finedining #destinationrestaurants

The drawback of the rise of Yamagata Prefecture’s premium produce is that few local eateries serve the best local products — but not French restaurant Pas Mal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/08/food-drink/destination-restaurants-pas-mal-yamagata/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #yamagata #french

Just once a week on Saturdays, chef Ryohei Ikemi opens for lunch, offering an abbreviated version of his dinner menu for ¥10,000. The catch? Aomori locals only — a show of thanks to those who supported Casa del Cibo's rise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/04/26/food-drink/destination-restaurants-casa-del-cibo-aomori/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #aomori #italian

The signature dish at Naz is Shinshu "salmon," raised in the pure mountain water of upland Nagano Prefecture. Aged for more than 10 days, it is then smoked, slow-cooked and served with lightly pickled turnip. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/02/11/food-drink/destination-restaurants-naz-karuizawa-nagano/ #life #fooddrink #destinationrestaurants #nagano #karuizawa

Those lucky enough to dine on chef Masato Nishihara’s vegetable terrine, served for just one month this fall, are unlikely to forget it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/12/03/food-drink/destination-restaurants-tsukumo-nara/?utm_content=bufferd67f6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #nara #destinationrestaurants #omakase #japanesecuisine

Takafumi Yoshida rolls kuruma ebi (tiger prawns) in strips of local nori and covers each with lightly blanched kobutakana greens seasoned with a garum produced in-house from Shimabara Blackface sheep. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/06/11/food/villa-del-nido-nagasaki/?utm_content=buffer4ec8b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #fooddrink #italian #volcano #nagasaki #michelin #destinationrestaurants