Kaiseki Motoishi@Beverly Hills ★★★

Kazu-san's Amazing Handcrafted Bento Pick Up. Love the Crab Miso. Healthy & well-balanced Kyoto-style bento with lots of rich & individually flavored ingredients. Cover & lightly heat up with microwave to enjoy. Pick up from Sushi Yamamoto (Beverly Hills) or Sushi Kisen (Arcadia) 12-2pm. Limited availability (15-16 bentos per day). Pre-order early via Tock. 

Snow Crab Bento Box $65
Female Snow Crab Rice Cooked in Clay Pot
Dashimaki Tamago (Japanese Egg Omelette)
Seasonal Pickles
Candied Kumquat (Kinkan)
Blanched Matsutake Mushroom
Boiled Taki-Renkon (Lotus Root)
Tori Dango (Chicken Dumpling)
Boiled Konnyaku (Simmered Konjac Root)
Simmered Satsuma-Imo (Sweet Potato)
Tai Yuan-Yaki (Grilled Sea Bream)
Simmered Daikon (Radish)
Kuri Shibukawa-Ni (Chestnut Simmered in Syrup)
Came with a nice bag of Candied Walnuts

@kaiseki.motoishi
Monday bento pickups at Sushi Yamamoto (or Sushi Kisen Arcadia)
Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills

旅館 大正屋 Taishoya@佐賀嬉野 Saga Ureshino ★★

Breakfast at Onsen Ryokan. Inclusive with hotel stay. Local ingredients.

We were given free gift voucher to choose a ceramic at hotel gift shop

旅館 大正屋 Ureshino Kanko Hotel Taishoya
〒843-0301 佐賀県嬉野市嬉野町下宿乙2276-1
Otsu-2276-1 Ureshinomachi Oaza Shimojuku,
Ureshino, Saga 843-0301, Japan
+81 954-42-1170
https://www.taishoya.com

旅館 大正屋 Taishoya@佐賀嬉野 Saga Ureshino ★★

Nice 会席 Kaiseki Meal included at Onsen Ryokan Stay. Extensive dishes. Nabeshima Sake available but only by the bottle (15,000 yen).

Meal at Ryokan after Onsen

A4 Wagyu

Nabe

Local Rice

Onsen before Dinner

After Onsen

Cute Photo Op

旅館 大正屋 Ureshino Kanko Hotel Taishoya
〒843-0301 佐賀県嬉野市嬉野町下宿乙2276-1
Otsu-2276-1 Ureshinomachi Oaza Shimojuku,
Ureshino, Saga 843-0301, Japan
+81 954-42-1170
https://www.taishoya.com

Genjyu@Ritz Carlton Fukuoka ★★

Casual Kaiseki (会席) at Ritz Carlton. Nichi Nichi sake available by the glass/carafe/bottle. Definitely go for the 32,000 yen Genjyu course for the full experience.

Appetizer
Kuruma Prawn Sushi, Squid, Sea Bream Shiokara
Taro, Karasumi, Black Sesame, Lemon Flavored Sweet Potato Yam Bulbil, Edamame Fritter, Turnip, Lotus Roots, Ginkgo

Nichi Nichi Sake 4,900 yen (180mL)

Sashimi
Tai, Maguro (Akami), Kanpachi

Soup
Hamo Conger Eel, Eggplant, Mushroom, Green Bean, Yuzu Citrus

Grilled Dish
Japanese Spiny Lobster, Sea Urchin
Lotus Root Terrine, Wasabi

Fried Dish
Deep Fried Steamed Abalone, Liver Sauce, Ginkgo, Sudachi Citrus

Refreshment
Blue Crab, Salmon Roe, Chrysanthemum, Shimeji Mushroom, Dashi Jelly

Grilled Dish
Grilled Wagyu Beef on Magnolia Leaf
Fig, Walnut, Grilled Green Chili Pepper, Green Onion, Umami Miso

Hojicha

Rice
Wakiyama Rice from Fukuoka, Various Side Dishes, Miso Soup

Dessert

Genjyu 幻珠
The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka
〒810-0041 Fukuoka, Chuo Ward, Daimyo, 2 Chome−6−50 福岡大名ガーデンシティ ザ・リッツ・カールトン福岡18階
092-401-8882
https://www.genjyu.ritzcarltonfukuoka.com/