Exclusive Japan Travel – 2012 Sake Brewery Tours

Flip through the photo book of Sake Brewery Tours destinations. In 2012, the 5-day excursions take you to experience the best of the snow country in Akita, and to really immerse yourself in sake and culinary traditions in the Land of Myth, the San-in region. Enjoy & visit http://saketours.com!

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Get our fifth podcast. So far Te-chan has been doing these himself, but we have a bit of Et-chan on the podcast today as well. If you are an English speaker, please don’t be put off by the brief recap of our order and some ambient restaurant sound in Japanese. Most of today’s podcast is still in English.

T/F 045-641-0503. 231-0013 Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Sumiyoshi-cho 3-37 Murayama Biru 1F. They moved in 2007. Just a short walk from JR Kannai station. Monday holiday. Lunch starts at 11:30 with last orders at 2:30. Dinner starts at 5:30 with last orders at 9:30.

We started with two glasses of white wine, Alan Paret Viogner and Chardonnay, and two fresh oysters from Mie-ken.

Et-chan had the Honey Smoked Eel appetizer and Te-chan had the Trout and Salmon Marine with White Balsamico sauce. Delicious!

Te-chan had the 6 vegetable potage, but it looked so good he couldn’t take a photo. Sorry! Et-chan had the sazae with garlic.

Here is a shot of the master, Onda-chef, and one of his staff serving up Et-chan’s main course: Coq au Vin.

And, here is a closer look at this wonderful dish. I can hardly wait until Et-chan tries to make it at home. Look for another posting about this recipe soon.

I tried something a little off the beaten path: French Curry.

And, finally, it wouldn’t be a meal at Ratatouille without their tasty creme brullee, other desserts, and a nice cup of coffee.

Then, we walked up Motomachi in the afternoon sun, took detour through Yamate Park, and wandered through Chinatown on our way back to the train. Perfect.

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Et-chan’s previous post.

Hayeseura, from Fukui Prefecture, is one of my favorite cup sake, but English pages are scarce. It bears returning to later.

If you don’t already know Seijo Ishii, then go check them out near many major train stations, including Shinagawa, Ebisu, Shinjuku, and elsewhere in Kanto. With all of their imported foods and high traffic locations, I’m surprised they do not have an English language site, at least for a store list in English on their site map.

And, no matter that iTunes seems to have lost the first one, this is our fourth podcast, in which I depart from food and natter on a little bit about cup sake.

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A short walk from Meguro or Naka Meguro Stations at Naka Meguro 2-10-19 on the first floor.

Address: 〒153-0061 東京都目黒区中目黒2-10-19 1階
TEL/FAX: 03-5722-6789
Hours: Open daily except Mondays

Weekdays

• Dinner：18:00〜24:00 (Last Order)

Weekends and holidays

• Lunch：12:00〜14:30 (Last order)
• Dinner：18:00〜22:00 (Last order)

Listen to the podcast review here: il Lupone.

And, Merry Christmas!

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Listen to the podcast review here: Ume no Hana.

UPDATE: That podcast might only be for those who can resist tweeting burbling noises. It sounded fine over iTunes to the home stereo, but horrible over earphones on my iPod. Sorry. Hara Machida 6-1-11, Lumine Machida 10F. Open: 11am-3 (Lunch); 5-9pm (last dinner order)
T: 042-739-3300.

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The Savoy
Map: Meguro-ku, Kami-Meguro 2-7-10
T: 03-3714-5160.

Update: They’ve moved to a new location and have another one in Azabu Juban.

Check out our very first podcast.

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