Our pleasures are numerous.
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Fifi and I were in Japan for two weeks in May. (.) Although she has officially retired, we are still doing the buying together.) Our pleasures in Japan are numerous, and include not only tireless searching for the elusive and irresistable kimono, but also seeking other visual and culinary treats. This year once again breakfast was one of the highlights. In Tokyo a coffeeshop called Donpa in Roppongi gave us a great start every morning with a cup of hot “nikki” coffee and a huge piece of melted cheese toast. In Kyoto our favorite breakfast is at a French bistro called Le Bouchon on the corner of Nijo-dori and Teramachi (closed Thursday), where you can eat 2 freshly baked croissant (the gold standard in our book) , a hunk of warm baguette, pot of excellent, strong coffee, pot of warm milk, jam and fresh sweet butter all for 700 Yen ($6.).Great Tokyo dinners included an all-out feast at Sushi-kan (3 of us for $420.) It was probably a huge mistake to take my nephew — now working in Tokyo — and set such a high sushi standard for him. We also had two delicious dinners at a tiny Kyoto restaurant called Yoko-cho which specializes in fresh crab and other delights. Eating in Japan is a treat, but very difficult since there is rarely a menu. The more expensive the restaurant, the less tasty the food (except for sushi). The best places are those with a counter and lots of slips of paper hanging above which describe the available offerings which one orders until one is full (for some this happens sooner than others). Draught beer (nama) is delicious. I could go on and on.
We ate in several places in Santa Fe — Santa Cafe was the best, Dave’s Not Here was not as good as it sounds. Drinks on the terrace at The Compound were excellent.
In KC we are eating tomatoes, basil, corn and peaches from the garden for the next 2 weeks. You can’t beat that!
Next stop is a family wedding in Bozeman. August 14-23 we will be in California.
More news when I have digested all that. Check our schedule and come see us somewhere this season.
elizabeth