Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Tempura

Can't remember the name of this place but it was fun.

I had tempura crab, shrimp, eel, vegetables and a shrimp and mushroom tempura.

Of course I had to try the fried tempura ice cream to complete my meal.

I love that the restaurant had instructions on how to eat their tempura. No questions should be asked lol.

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Kaiseki class

Kaiseki is a series of small prepared dishes usually eaten during the New Year Holiday. I had the honor to take a class.
Tokyo cooking time is ran by a Japanese house wife and an assistant. They were so sweet and nice and had a lot of patience for those who had little cooking skills.
I'm so happy I was able to take this class because we prepared 9 small courses that packed with so much flavor. I even purchased a small pan to make tamago.
We got to cook with some of favorite ingredients like, wagyu beef and chanterelle mushrooms. I learned how to make dashi and catepillar a cucumber. Whaaaat!
The plating was so detailed (like mountains) that it made rethink my own plating all together.

Can't wait to practice what I've learned.

Saturday, January 14, 2017

My new knife purchased at the fish market

Boy is he sharp. I purchased this brand because the makers were there. The atelier was beautiful filled with all kinds of knives from butchering, pairing, filleting, to samurai.

Shoyu -White Soy sauce

I purchased some white soy sauce aka shoyu at my new favorite grocery store in Tokyo, Takashimaya. I was able to use right away after incorporating it in my forbidden black fried rice.

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Yakiniku Bu-mo

Mmm mm mmmm !! Exactly what I have been looking for in Tokyo.

So, I didn't know the difference between Teppanyaki and Yakiniku.

The Teppanyaki experience  is on a flat griddle typically cooked by the chef or in America... Benihana.

The Yakiniku experience is when you cook your own food and cook over a coals (or a cheap butane stove). Well I got to experience the real deal and I'm happy. Those coals were beautiful and real!

The decor was so cute and the menu was automated.

Nothing like A5 Waygu beef melting in your mouth.

Michel Troisgros

Oh My Fucking God never again!! Have you ever felt that you got, got. 630,000 Yen later. Boy was I upset when I saw the bill. Nevermind the fact that someone wanted to treat me to a nice French Asian fusion dinner New Year's Eve in Japan. Please don't tell me that this place is rated Michelin Star???!!!!! They must've been alerted before the visit.

Okay back to the problem at hand.

First, look at the menu printed on a piece of office max paper typed in Bradley font. For 630,000 yen it should've been printed on bamboo.

Second, carefully read the menu. Does that look like a $300 meal per person??

I have been to Cyrus in Healdsburg where caviar was galore,  amazing fishes that I have never heard of, gastronomy at its peak when powder turned into goat cheese for less than this meal.

Has Michel even visited this location. He needs to pay a visit. My "risotto" was runny, the tartare was literally two bites and finger foods (whatever the hell that was) were disgusting. Then they had the nerve to charge an extra $30 for truffle on that milky running risotto. The waiter (jerk) made it seem like it came with the meal. And.... whatever that tasteless unsalted fish was had bones in it. Like really?!!!!!  Oh yes, $24 for Evian water. Oh oh oooh, look at these MINIATURE raviolis, so cute but not so cute when you are hungry. I don't even eat a lot but I had to go to coco curry after I left.

Yes, I'm ranting and probably have never been this upset writing a food entry blog. I even waited 48 hours to see if I'd calm down.

Don't waste your time. Definitely not a delectable experience. I've been to Paris more than 10 times to know this was straight.... you name it!