Reve Continuer

 My wife’s friend Ogiwara-san recently opened a restaurant called “Reve Continuer” in the suburb of Utsunomiya city. We were invited to the restaurant the other day.

She is practicing classical ballet as my wife does in the same ballet class together.

Before opening the restaurant, Ogiwara-san gave us sample foods that she would serve there at every occasion and we gave her frank comments.

 

Since she has been learning cooking in Tokyo for years, tastes of dishes were wonderful even she opened it a few weeks ago.

We enjoyed about an hour of small talk and nice meals in a cozy atmosphere.

"Red Bird" Is the Name of a Restaurant

Akai Tori, Red bird in English, is the name of a restaurant.

It stands just across the street from home.

We can’t go out or come back home without seeing it. But it’s our first time to get in the restaurant.

My wife, daughter Emi and I went there a couple weeks ago, had bowls of ice shavings with syrup and an ice cream with sweet boiled beans and fruits.

They kept hundreds of strange dolls, figures, accessories, and so forth in the shop.

Café Ka Non

 Since my car's seven-year-old GPS didn't have latest info, we lost our way to Café Ka Non.

I pulled over our car just in front of an office building.

I got out of the car and without hesitation went into the office to ask if they knew where the Café was.
They didn’t know it.

While calling to the Café, a woman I met at the office kindly came to us with a map. She said she looked for it on the Web and printed it out.

After saying Thanks and Good Bye, we turned around and headed for the destination.





Just five-minute-drive brought us there. The owner of the Café was waiting for us outside, in fear of our passing through the shop.

The atmosphere of the shop was superb. Homemade bread and beef stew were delicious. We spent a peaceful lunch time at the Café in a rural suburb of Utsunomiya.

Fudan Café

The other day, I went to a cool restaurant called Fudan Café near our condo with my wife Kiyono. 

We enjoyed delicious food and a comfortable atmosphere in the late afternoon. 

We live in the center of downtown in my city. So, there are quite a few restaurants within walking distance. 

Maybe it’s impossible to visit even one-tenth of them in a few years.

Cafe La Saison: Restaurant in Utsunomiya

I went to a French restaurant ‘Café La Saison’ to have lunch with my wife. It took us fifteen minutes from our home by bike.

They served us nice pasta dishes, dessert and hot coffee.
My wife, recently studying French, told me that ‘La Saison’ meant ‘The Season.’
They used seasonal vegee and fish as cooking ingredients for the pasta and the dessert.

We enjoyed having nice lunch and cozy atmosphere at the restaurant very much.