Still life with amontillado and jamón ahumado

01/10/2010

Kamakura Matsubara-an One of my favorite places in Kamakura at the moment. I love the tranquility, the outdoor tables in the garden, and the stylish main dining room (they also have a small tatami room for the overspill). Best of all I like it that they combine a menu of western (and...

Tororo-soba at Takenoya The soba served at Takenoya is archetypal old-school te-uchi (hand-rolled and chopped). The noodles are on the firm side of al dente, and aromatic with the flavor of the freshly-ground buckwheat flour. Here's one of my favorite dishes: classic tororo-soba, with pure white grated yam (with a sprinkle of fine-chopped...

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