Hamasaku: Recipes and Stories from Kyoto's Legendary Kaiseki Restaurant

Star-studded stories, recipes and cooking lessons from a legendary Japanese restaurant!From Robert De Niro, Charlie Chaplin and Grace Kelly to Nobel Prize-winning author Yasunari Kawabata and even the Showa Emperor, Kyoto's Hamasaku restaurant has been a celebrity hotspot for nearly a century.Founded in 1927, it is one of Japan's most famous restaurants, serving artistically presented kaiseki kappou meals featuring the finest seasonal seafood and produce. This unique cookbook shares recipes for Hamasaku's signature dishes along with detailed information about the techniques, tableware and history of the restaurant.It includes:Essays and stories about the restaurant's long history, including the meals of celebrity writers, artists, actors and nobilityLessons on cutting fish and vegetables; preparing perfect dashi broth; delicately simmering, grilling and frying seafood and meats; and other techniques used by skilled kaiseki chefsOver 80 recipes that allow fresh, seasonal ingredient to s