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- Kevin Chen added a new meal Dinner at 肉屋田中 銀座 at Nikuyatanaka Ginza
2 of the more interesting wines from dinner. 1991 Calera Jensen marks the oldest Calera I have tasted. Cherry, red plum and tobacco on the nose with a floral potpourri essence that lingers in the glass... promising. The palate was a little less expressive, thin and with somewhat overwhelming acidity (whole clusters meant low acidity and then acidification)... More
2 of the more interesting wines from dinner. 1991 Calera Jensen marks the oldest Calera I have tasted. Cherry, red plum and tobacco on the nose with a floral potpourri essence that lingers in the glass... promising. The palate was a little less expressive, thin and with somewhat overwhelming acidity (whole clusters meant low acidity and then acidification) but it somehow worked with the beef tartare and shabu shabu. Youngish vines at the time (16yrs old), with limestone soils with vines that were brought over from Burgundy and with 30% new oak. Overperforming 30 year old US pinot for me though. 2001 Gaja Sperrs is memorable for me as it was pretty much one of the first wines that got me into wine in 2003/04. At the time, Gaja wines were perhaps EUR30 or so? Which was already a fair premium at the time. The wine itself is still youthful.. dark fruit, earthy, smoke, spice and nice layered minerality. The vibrancy of the wine was electrifying and the acidity on this was a much more balanced wine. Both were great with meat.
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- 1991 Calera Mt. Harlan Jensen Vineyard カレラ・ジャンセン
- 2001 Gaja Sperss ガヤ・スペルス
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- Kevin Chen added a new meal Dinner at 蕎ノ字 at 蕎ノ字
日本橋 蕎ノ字
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In Tokyo, even though there are a lot of tempura shops, many of the "famous" places tend to be a bit disappointing for me. This is a shop that does a good job in ticking all the boxes for me. Nice balance of texture, oil and batter.. Good temperature and variety of tempuras being offered. The... More
日本橋 蕎ノ字
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In Tokyo, even though there are a lot of tempura shops, many of the "famous" places tend to be a bit disappointing for me. This is a shop that does a good job in ticking all the boxes for me. Nice balance of texture, oil and batter.. Good temperature and variety of tempuras being offered. The ayu was delicious and my benchmark kisu was spot on..
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#料理 #レストラン #東京 #食事 #food #foodie #foodstagram #stuffieat #kevcheeats #kevchetokyo #kevche
#kevchetempura #天ぷら #蕎ノ字 #日本橋蕎ノ字 TL4.23-B M1* Less
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- Kevin Chen added a new meal Dinner at Presente Sugi at PRESENTE Sugi (プレゼンテ スギ)
Presente Sugi プレゼンテ スギ
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Obscenely technical, beautifully plated dishes at a restaurant that is a decent distance from Tokyo. Takes about an hour to get to Sakura in Chiba, to this escape from reality. A cozy auberge-like house with bird nests, insects and the like roaming around which offers what I can... More
Presente Sugi プレゼンテ スギ
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Obscenely technical, beautifully plated dishes at a restaurant that is a decent distance from Tokyo. Takes about an hour to get to Sakura in Chiba, to this escape from reality. A cozy auberge-like house with bird nests, insects and the like roaming around which offers what I can only describe as innovative Italian/French. Some dishes were quite extraordinary, like the 'escargot' amuse bouche. Service is great and its definitely worth the trek out.
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#料理 #レストラン #東京 #食事 #food #foodie #foodstagram #stuffieat #kevcheeats #kevchetokyo #kevche #kevchechiba #Chiba #千葉 #桜 #プレゼンテスギ #presentesugi TL4.38-S @presente_sugi Less
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フォリオリーナ・デッラ・ポルタ・フォルトゥーナ
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One of my favourite meals of this year so far, with some truly brilliant dishes. The frogs legs and duck were perfection and I could eat it every single day. I even dream about those frogs legs every once in a while... in the dream they keep jumping into... More
フォリオリーナ・デッラ・ポルタ・フォルトゥーナ
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One of my favourite meals of this year so far, with some truly brilliant dishes. The frogs legs and duck were perfection and I could eat it every single day. I even dream about those frogs legs every once in a while... in the dream they keep jumping into my mouth.. all of this while sitting in a cabin and just slowly soak in the magical surroundings.
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#料理 #レストラン #東京 #食事 #food #foodie #foodstagram #stuffieat #kevcheeats #kevchetokyo #kevche #kevchekaruizawa #kevcheitalian #フォリオリーナデッラポルタフォルトゥーナ #fogliolina #イタリアン 小林さん、ありがとうございました! Less
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- Kevin Chen added a new meal Dinner at 鮨おおが at Sushi Ooga (鮨 おおが)
鮨 おおが
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大阪から約30分の堺近郊にあるお寿司屋さんです。 ここは非常に高品質のマグロを見つけることができる場所です。 私の大好きな「血合いぎし」をはじめ、マグロのさまざまな部分をたくさん食べることができました。 マグロの血合いぎしは魔法のネタです...完璧にバランスが取れていてとても美味しかったです。... More
鮨 おおが
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大阪から約30分の堺近郊にあるお寿司屋さんです。 ここは非常に高品質のマグロを見つけることができる場所です。 私の大好きな「血合いぎし」をはじめ、マグロのさまざまな部分をたくさん食べることができました。 マグロの血合いぎしは魔法のネタです...完璧にバランスが取れていてとても美味しかったです。 次回も食べられるといいですね!
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血合いぎしの写真を識別できますか? 😁
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#料理 #レストラン #東京 #食事 #food #foodie #foodstagram #stuffieat #kevcheeats #kevchetokyo #kevche #kevcheosaka #osaka #kevchesushi #鮨 #寿司 #すし #鮨おおが #血合いぎし #堺 TL4.40-S Less
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- Kevin Chen added a new meal Dinner at Levo at L'evo (レヴォ)
レヴォ
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3年前、春日市にあったこのお店の前の場所を訪れました。 旅行はとても楽しかったし、そこで食事を楽しんだ。
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この店舗の新しい場所は、金沢市から車で約1.5時間、南砺市の山中にあります。 メニューが改善され、ワインリストが増え、とても美しい空間になったことで、この場所はさらに良くなったと感じています。... More
レヴォ
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3年前、春日市にあったこのお店の前の場所を訪れました。 旅行はとても楽しかったし、そこで食事を楽しんだ。
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この店舗の新しい場所は、金沢市から車で約1.5時間、南砺市の山中にあります。 メニューが改善され、ワインリストが増え、とても美しい空間になったことで、この場所はさらに良くなったと感じています。
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羊乳うどんに感動しました。今まで食べた中で一番美味しいうどんだと思います。 いつかこのうどんをもっと大きく食べられたらいいなと思います。 笑😆 シェフは、より大胆な味とより創造的な料理で、彼の料理スタイルをより表現できると感じました。
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このお店に戻ってきてとても嬉しかったです!
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#料理 #レストラン #東京 #食事 #food #foodie #foodstagram #stuffieat #kevcheeats #kevchetokyo #kevche #グルメ #kevchetoyama #レヴォ #富山 Less
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- Kevin Chen added a new meal Dinner at 鳥匠 いし井 at Torisho Ishii
鳥匠 いし井
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Another one of my top places for chicken in Japan, especially when the money shot is so.. on the money! Boom.
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#料理 #レストラン #東京 #食事 #food #foodie #foodstagram #stuffieat... More
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Another one of my top places for chicken in Japan, especially when the money shot is so.. on the money! Boom.
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#料理 #レストラン #東京 #食事 #food #foodie #foodstagram #stuffieat #kevcheeats #kevcheosaka #kevche #焼き鳥 #焼鳥 #鳥 #大阪 #kevcheyakitori #ちょうちん TL4.25-B Less
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- Kevin Chen added a new meal Dinner at 南青山 七鳥目 at Nanachome
南青山 七鳥目
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Sits at my ranked 1 or 2 yakitori places in Japan. The seseri is a magnificent masterpiece of a skewer. Ticks my boxes of temperature, texture, flavour and balance. I have been lucky to eat a lot of yakitori this year and while I used to think "meh, it's just yakitori...", now I realise that chicken at... More
南青山 七鳥目
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Sits at my ranked 1 or 2 yakitori places in Japan. The seseri is a magnificent masterpiece of a skewer. Ticks my boxes of temperature, texture, flavour and balance. I have been lucky to eat a lot of yakitori this year and while I used to think "meh, it's just yakitori...", now I realise that chicken at the highest level is quite something... boom.
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#料理 #レストラン #東京 #食事 #food #foodie #foodstagram #stuffieat #kevcheeats #kevchetokyo #kevche #kevcheyakitori #yakitori #焼き鳥 #七鳥目 #鳥 TL4.01-B Less
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- Kevin Chen added a new meal Dinner at 中華寝台 at Chinese bed
中華寝台
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One of the more 'authentic' of the Chinese restaurants in Tokyo. Mix of Cantonese and Szechuan dishes which really do remind me of some of the proper Chinese flavours that often get softened due to local palates. Really robust flavours, with the amadai, fukahire and mapo tofu being the highlights of... More
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One of the more 'authentic' of the Chinese restaurants in Tokyo. Mix of Cantonese and Szechuan dishes which really do remind me of some of the proper Chinese flavours that often get softened due to local palates. Really robust flavours, with the amadai, fukahire and mapo tofu being the highlights of the meal. Great service and an eclectic but interesting array of wines. Worth the trek for Shibuya for me!
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#料理 #レストラン #東京 #食事 #food #foodie #foodstagram #stuffieat #kevcheeats #kevchetokyo #kevche #グルメ #中華寝台 #中華 #chinesebed #kevchechinese @chinese_bed Less
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- Kevin Chen added a new meal Dinner at とんかつマンジェ at Tonkatsu Mange (とんかつ マンジェ)
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This is a place for die hard tonkatsu enthusiasts. Focusing in the special cross breed pork, TOKYO-X. Comprised of a cross of Berkshire, Duroc and Beijing Black breeds... which has been bred for 5 generations. A lot of effort required to eat here, including going to the outskirts of Osaka early, signing... More
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This is a place for die hard tonkatsu enthusiasts. Focusing in the special cross breed pork, TOKYO-X. Comprised of a cross of Berkshire, Duroc and Beijing Black breeds... which has been bred for 5 generations. A lot of effort required to eat here, including going to the outskirts of Osaka early, signing up at 730am and killing 3.5 hours of time. Tasty yes, but I don't think I will do that again
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