Sunday, November 18, 2007

仕事だよ!

Amandan Hills Kitchen Staff and Chef Matsumura
Me and Chef Matsumura


Shingo-san, Yuusuke-san, and Akito-san somewhere back there.

Kentaro-san and Yuusuke-san
Amandan Hills, Hon Atsugi, Japan, a wedding hall facility that executes seasonal 5 course lunch menu for the weekdays and wedding events on the weekends. The wedding hall is located in the country part of Japan, away from the noise and crowd of Tokyo. Really nice since you can see the changing of the seasons from the mountains across the facility. Undoubtly, the cleanest kitchen that I have ever worked in along with the hardest staff members that I have ever seen. Working 13-15 hours a day is typical in Japan. The chef is Matsumaara, trained in France, and is a genius in his own right. The menu is French with Japanese influence, of course, utilizing the freshest seasonal products available. The area in which the restaurant is located is surrounded by many different farms and most of the ingredients that we get are from the farmers around the area ranging from fresh herbs, vegetables, soy milk, and fruits. Each dish is intricate with usually 10 components upon execution. Even a 40 reservation for lunch can be extremely hectic.



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