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Kitcho : Japan's ultimate dining experience

Kunio Tokuoka ; text by Nobuko Sugimoto ; photography by Kenji Miura ; translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter

Kodansha International, 2010

1st ed

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京都吉兆 : 英文版

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ISBN 9784770031228

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吉兆創業者・湯木貞一は、「茶懐石」と「宴会料理」を高度な次元で融合。器、設え、庭の風情などとあわせて季節感を取り込み、「五感」で味わうものへと日本料理を発展させ、革新した。本書では、「革新こそは吉兆の伝統」として日々試行する舞台裏にもスポットを当て、創業80年を迎えてなお進化をつづける「吉兆風もてなしの心」の秘密に迫る。

Table of Contents

  • SPRING KAISEKI(A Japanese World of Cuisine a` la Rimpa;Serving Vessels at Kitcho ほか)
  • SUMMER KAISEKI(Kyoto and Pike Conger—A Cherished Seasonal Delicacy;The Hassun Course at Kitcho—Awakening Body and Mind ほか)
  • FALL KAISEKI(Japanese and the Moon;Shark Fin ほか)
  • WINTER KAISEKI(Making Winter’s Gifts a Part of Food Presentation;Ultimate Toro Sushi ほか)
  • The Kaiseki Kitchen(Inside Kitcho;On Rice and Japanese Dashi Stock ほか)

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ISBN 9784770031228

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Master Chef Kunio Tokuoka is a magician in the kitchen, yet his approach to cooking is simple. How does he draw out the best flavours for a hearty stock? At Kitcho, a full-course meal is a multisensory experience to be savoured on many levels. It can be a revelation. It can change the way people think about food. This book intends to do the same. KAISEKI has evolved into a highly formalised, artistic, multi-course meal that celebrates the seasons by using only fresh, natural and local ingredients. It is described as perfection on a plate by Time magazine. Standing

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