Nov 13, 2017

A flamenco show at a restaurant "街角グラス" in Machida, Tokyo

I had dinner, enjoying the flamenco at a restaurant "街角グラス" in Machida last night.
Tapas (prosciutto cotto, bruschetta and pear fritter)... Spanish cuisine appetizer and Cruzcampo, Spanish beer.


All-you-can-drink wine...
Sorteo Bull Fight Tinto and Sorteo Scissors Blanco from Spain.
(注)
ソルテオ・ブルファイト・ティント・・・滑らかな口当たりで、力強く深みのある情熱的な濃厚赤ワイン(テンプラリーニョ種がメイン)
ソルテオ・シザース・ブランコ・・・爽やかな香りで、フレッシュな酸が心地よい白ワイン(ヴィウラ種がメイン)


Spanish cheese (cabrales, manchego etc...) to go with white wine...



A meat dish to go with red wine...


And the main event... the flamenco part 1...



A main dish... Grilled hamburg steak of lamb.


The flamenco part 2...



Paella...


The finale was especially wonderful... all participants were dancing.


Commemorative pictures...
Just for me... hahaha


For all participants...


Prosciutto after dinner...


I'm looking forward to meeting them again in the near future.


We had a good time enjoying Spanish foods, wine and the flamenco!!

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Nov 12, 2017

A class reunion of the 11th students of St. Viator Rakusei high school in Kyoto

A class reunion of the 11th students of St. Viator Rakusei high school in Kyoto was held at a Japanese cuisine restaurant in Shinagawa Prince Hotel last evening.
京都の洛星高校11期生16名が品川プリンスホテル内の和食の店に集まって同期会をやりました。
38階会場の窓からの眺め・・・左端に東京タワー、真ん中あたりに東京スカイツリーが見えます。



We were holding a banquet party...









And karaoke...







無事家までたどり着けたでしょうか??

We hope to meet these members again next year.




Nov 9, 2017

The Big Cut of Steak "Ikinari Steak" (いきなりステーキ湯島店)

I had lunch at a steak house in Yushima, Tokyo today.


The standing steak restaurant "Ikinari Steak" is to serve super thick meats quickly and economically...
Lunch special Misuji Steak 300g served with salad, soup, and rice.
(note) misuji cut of beef = shoulderblade or inner shoulder meat.


It is a fun and brand new experience for Japanese (in Japan) to consume such super thick high-quality meats...

(note)

Yushima Tenman-gu shrine (湯島天満宮、湯島天神)near "Ikinari Steak"...


A yearly festival called "Kiku matsuri(菊まつり)" around Yushima Tenman-gu shrine...


Very, very beautiful !!

Nov 7, 2017

Chicken cutlet with cheese sauce(チキンカツレツ)

I had lunch at a restaurant serves wine and grills in Machida today.
Salad and Sangiovese Toscana 2014 from Italy.


(注)サンジョベーゼ・トスカーナは、イタリア・トスカーナ地方産の濃いルビー色をした赤ワインです。フルーティでスパイシーな香りと強い酸味があり、肉料理やチーズとよく合うようです。

Chicken cutlet... Japanese style chicken cutlet with cheese sauce.


Cheese sauce... soft and rich taste... goes with chicken cutlet and with acidic red wine too... yummy!!
滑らかで濃厚なチーズソースがチキンカツレツとよく合ううえに酸味の強いサンジョベーゼワインが一層料理を引き立ててくれますね・・・美味いです!!。

【御参考】
街角グラスの今週のランチメニュー

Nov 5, 2017

Sagamihara Festa 2017

Yesterday I went to Sagamihara Festa 2017 at U.S. Army Sagami General Depot in Sagamihara and was running the Special Event Amateur Radio Station 8J1GINGA/1 located at the festival.


(注)開場前なので一般の入場者はまだいません


A donation to the amateur radio fund and got a ramen ticket for the ramen grand prix...

Young ladies and young men... and an OLD? ham radio operator, hahaha...

A workshop for making portable radio receivers...
(注)毎度のことながら、電波教室「ラジオを作ろう」は超人気で1時間待ち状態・・・タダやからね~


外人さんも参加、AFNが聞こえるって喜んでました!!

Ramen (Chinese noodle) Grand Prix... chosen by popular vote.


The vendors attracted customers with their calls and banners...
(注)まだ開始早々だというのに、呼び込みの声が響いてきます・・・昼時だと、すごい混雑で写真なんか撮れないですから・・・




A commemorative photo with good will ambassadors of Sagamihara...


We had a good day, especially good foods yesterday... thank you all !!




Nov 1, 2017

Tandoori pork(タンドリーポーク)

I had lunch at a restaurant serves wine and grills in Machida today.
Salad and Hojyo Wine Vintage Red from Tottori, Japan.


(注)ホージョーワイン・ヴィンテージ・赤は、鳥取県産のやや重口のメルロー種の赤ワインです。

Tandoori pork... an Indian style dish consisting of spice marinated pork and vegetables.


Absolutely delicious and the flavor is really good... goes with rich (full-bodied) red wine... yummy!!
インド料理によく出てくるタンドリーチキンのポーク版、、香りを嗅いだだけでよだれが出そう! おまけに、リッチな鳥取県産のメルロー種の赤ワインがスパイシーな料理に負けず劣らずで料理を引き立ててくれます・・・実に美味いです!!。

【御参考】
街角グラスの今週のランチメニュー