Michel bras restaurant japan
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For a change this trip, we decided to take a break from skiing and do a day trip with AL, YW, her mum and Baby G to Windsor Hotel at Lake Toya, about 1 hour and 15 minutes car ride from Niseko Village. We had planned this in advance with NG another friend who was staying there with her family and arranged for us all to have a nice pre New Year catch up at the famed Michel Bras Lake Toya location.
Breathtaking views of Lake Toya.
Lake Toya is a large volcanic lake spanning 228 km along the coast of Hokkaido, and may have seemed unusual as the choice location for Michel Bras offshoot from his famed Bras restaurant Laguiole, France which has held the accolade of 3 Michelin stars since 1999. But, in separate interviews with him which I read online, he said that something about this location charmed him when he visited this place back in 2001 after the hotel approached him and as they säga, the rest is history.
Michel Bras Toya work with the local producers and
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Japanese food culture is a major source of inspiration for many, and its influence can be seen all around the world. Let me tell you about my personal experience with this incredibly rich, complex and diverse cuisine.
I first travelled to Japan about 30 years ago. A Tokyo restaurant called Isolde in Roppongi area, asked me to cook for its customers for just a week. Then inom ended up going back to their kitchen for 3 years in a row…We became friends with the owner, Mr.Yamaguchi, who opened up our eyes on Japanese culture. He took us to street food, sophisticated restaurants, and even to the kurs of a blacksmith. My first visit to the fish marknad, which was still located in Tsukiji, was simply fascinating. That market was just like a live encyclopedia, where I kept going back over the following years.
Later on, we went back to Japan with my son Sébastien to participate to what they call “fairs”, and we cooked for the Hotel Okura, other places in Osaka and elsewhere. I also gave
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Michel Bras Toya – Hokkaido
Michael Bras is one of the most celebrated French chefs in the world and has been delighting the culinary world with his innovative skills and exclusive French dishes. Located in the island of Hokkaido, the Michael Bras Toya restaurant is a fine-dining French restaurant that offers a complete different interpretation of the French cuisine. Based on the defining principle of the master chef and which has been in use in many of his restaurants to always go with local produce and create dishes that respect the local tradition and culture along with ultimate admiration to nature.
Without an iota of doubt, the dishes delivered at the Toya is definitely an expression of the Master Chef himself. Headed by Chef Simone Cantafio, who has worked a lot under Michael Bras have developed an exceptional menu that embraces nature and also follows the principle laid out by the Master Chef.
Apart from few ingredients like foie gras, truffles and some other things