福井の水羊羹

 今回は福井市 えがわの水羊かんと小浜市　伊勢屋の丁稚ようかん。

天むす たれ味＠金子半之助

 程良い量で簡単なお昼にと思って買ったら、すごく美味しい。また買ってしまうかも。

Roasted vegetable soy cream plate & hot NOLA at Blue Bottle, Shibuya

 

Chestnuts from Ibaraki

There are many kinds of chestnuts

Meeting with Shinko at Imperial Hotel

 

Original design of Imperial Hotel by Frank Lloyd Wright

Rose dome at Imperial Hotel

A chandelier

Glass blocks on the wall

Boys having banana juice

Shinko!

Walking Marunouchi with kids

 

Cultural heritage bldg

Christmas tree @ Meiji Yasuda Life Bldg.

東京海上日動ビル・本館

 丸の内にある、東京海上日動ビル・本館。取り壊しの囲いができていて寂しい。前川國男設計。1974竣工。

Lunch with Ton

 

Mint brownie sundae

Mc 'n' Cheese

Naoya loving steak

Omelet burger

Prosciutto salad

Taco rice

Happy Masaki with melon float

Naoya & Ton

Working on the puzzle while waiting for the food

Marunouchi Base, where Ton works part time

Ordering lunch...

Posing!

 

Reunite with Yousef & Ghalia

Meeting with an old family friend! It's been 8 years since they moved back, and now they're in Seoul. Kids spent almost everyday together, and it was overwhelming to see all of them grow up to teenagers. Boys were a bit confused as they don't remember much of those old days, though girls could catch up very quickly. It could be because of SNS and other tools they can communicate with, which makes them feel not separated for too long.

We had lunch, then I went to join them again for dinner at a restaurant called Al Mina in Kanda. I must note what we had so that I can come back and order them again.
Dates with cheese to start, khobezz, pita bread, salad, olives, mutabbel, humms extra, tabbouleh, sambosek, kibbeh & falafel, lahm beajin, shawarma plate, mansaff, sage tea, and kanafeh. Mansaff is superb, and kanafeh is hot and crispy!
http://almina-restaurant.com/

Thank you very much for spending time with us! Hope to catch up again, not too long!

Photos here.

岐阜県川辺町ふるさと納税返礼品 白扇酒造の本みりん

お屠蘇に頂きましょう。

Building an airplane cargo toy

Naoya happily finished building the airplane toy

手作り干し柿の頂き物 Dried persimmon

 

Thank you, Michi san!

Dinner with Ton and the boys

American size BLT

Cooked vegetable dishes

 沢山いただいた野菜を料理。里芋はオーブンで焼いて。子供の頃は蒸したか茹でたのをツルッとむいて塩で食べたっけ。ご飯は湯葉ご飯。実家から引き上げてきた梅酒を味見しつつ。沢山あるから何か料理に使えないかな。

ピーナツ和え

甘唐辛子

Oven baked broccoli

Oven baked taro SATOIMO & garlic

湯葉ご飯 Tofu skin rice

2004年の梅酒 Plum liquor 2004

MAX Coffee Ice

 And a badass looking tour bus in the parking lot.

ニッポン全国物産展＠池袋

買ったもの＆食べたもの 

大間のマグロ　赤身寿司

鯖コロッケ

海老芋コロッケ

きりたんぽ鍋

Peanuts miso みそピー

Dried persimmons　干し柿

Trout sushi　鱒ずし

くろもじ茶 Spicebush tea

からむし稲荷　Boehmeria nivea noodle stuffed in fried tofu

どんなときもウメとごはん　Immergency canned rice with dried plum

和歌山 まんぷく亭 とりかわせんべい Deep fried chicken skin