ROOTS & AWAKENING — FEBRUARY

風 | Flossie & Fern

Still winter. Something shifts. Not everything blooms.Some things strengthen first.

 

Arrival | Warm Apple & Roasted Rice
Bay leaf.
Kombu.
A trace of toasted oats.

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A quiet welcome. Warmth without promise.

 

Opening | Oven-Softened Shimonita Negi
Slowly softened.
Mustard warmth.
Early greens, restrained.

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Strength revealed.

Not forced.

 

Main | Quiet Pork, Cabbage & Barley
Pork shoulder, braised until resting.
Pearl barley, cooked alone, laid calmly.
Winter cabbage and onion, softened into purée.

Finished with taranome —

a single bitterness,

marking the turn.

 

Separate.
Meeting gently.

 

Fukinotō Butter
Warm butter.
Finely chopped fukinotō.

Offered.
Not passed.

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Bitterness allowed.

 

Pause | Local Citrus
Olive oil.
White shoyu.

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Brightness, held.

 

Pudding | Milk Pudding
Gently set.
Poached apple.
Yuzu syrup.

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Steady.
Kind.
Unhurried.

 

To Close | Fern’s Tea
Roasted barley.
Green tea.

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Grounded.
No sweetness.

 

Course Price
¥4,800 per person (tax included) Make a reservation