Lorenzo’s, Faro, [Kyoya, Contra, Junmen Ramen]

Posted on Nov 21, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog

Are you visiting NY city during holiday seasons? Don’t miss the following restauarnts. They are in the hot neighbourhood, Bushwick, Brooklyn. It is only 20 minutes subway ride to Bushwick on L train from Union Square Station in NYC. Lorenzo’s: I was lured by good smelling rotisserie chicken cooked over charcoal fire; the price of the dish was also appealing – half a chicken at $12 and whole at $20. (How can you do that?) The chicken dish comes with one (1)...

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DeGustibus Cooking Class with Chef Sono

Posted on Nov 14, 2012 in Hiroko's Blog

November 12th was our Kaiseki Meal Class at DeGustibus Cooking Class in New York City. It was a great honor for us to offer the class. Thank you very much for joining our class! We enjoyed very much as (hope) you did. Hiroki Abe, executive chef at En, NYC, rushed to help me in the kitchen and at the back stage. It was a great pleasure to work with him. Thank you, Hiroki. Chef Sono brought with him his right hand guy from Kyoya, chef Moriyama. Here are some of the photos...

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Chef Chikara Sono’s Accomplishment at Kyoya

Posted on Apr 20, 2012 in Hiroko's Blog

The New York Times has given Kyoya 3 stars. The chef who made this happen is Chikara Sono. To offer big congratulations I went to Kyoya with Buzz and Anna and had a memorable dinner last night. Chef Sono’s specialty is Omakase in Kaiseki style. Chef Sono prepares only 12 Omakase courses a night. You need to make a reservation – $90, $120 and $150 – a day in advance if you are going to order it. Last night we ordered dishes from a la carte, which I love to...

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