The benefit for us, of the early arriving guests, is that we finish at a reasonable time after lunch and diner. So this afternoon we went to one of the largest building in Tokyo; the Tokyo View Tower near Ropponghi Hill. The building counts 54 floors and is 270 meters above sea level. It has a phenomenal view over the city of Tokyo and when you are lucky you can see the Fuji Mountain when the weather is good.

The same day in the evening we went to Shimbasi (near Ginza) to eat traditional Yakitori. Yakitori are meat skews that are roasted above charcoal. I also went here with Arjan Speelman (Chef de Cuisine Ciel Bleu Amsterdam) two years ago. Nice about this restaurant is the fact that it is located underneath a bridge of a railway station. You sit on beer crates and you can only order sake or beer. We were surrounded by Japanese people only who were looking very funny at us. But we didn't experience this as strange because we ordered everything with gestures and a lot of laughing. People don't even speak English over here so there also was no English menu available. Whenever you have the change to come around I could really recommend this place.

We are going to get ready now to prepare everything for the long weekend. We are expecting approximately 250 guests in the restaurant in the next three days. Of course we will tell you how everything went in- and outside the kitchen with a report about the Yoyoki park near Shibuya after the weekend. This seems to be a madhouse on Sunday were Japanese people go on a razzle, as normal human being but also as an artist. I am really curious for sure!

Q-linary greetings from Japan,
Dennis Huwaë and Onno Kokmeijer