Pesce d’ Oro

This Italian restaurant, located in Queens Tower A, has been my favourite recently.

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All because of this pasta.

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Gnocchi alla Crema Genovese con Capesante. Creamy gnocchi in basil cream sauce with scallops, mushroom, potatoes and broccoli. Truly a healthful meal.

I usually order the whitebite fish in olive oil for appetiser but we tried the marinated fish this evening. Was surprised when this was served.

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Fish hunting anyone? ;D Move aside the bell pepper though and you’re sure to find bits of fish. The whitebite is still the favourite.

I previously ordered their fish-for-the-day menu which was quite costly at 2k yen and for only a 6inch fish at that (no side dish or veggies even!). The taste was marvelous!!! But I shan’t order it again. Too expensive for the size of the fish. πŸ˜€

But even for the gnocchi and whitebite alone, Pesce de Oro indeed have a regular in me.

look who’s in love

It’s been a particularly cold and dreary-looking day with the clouds looking heavy. I wish I could say they’re heavy with snow, but no they aren’t.

In this overcast day though, what was usually ignored took a lot of notice. There was this particular side of the building which is the least interesting to look at. But not today.

We fondly refer to it as “the building that’s in love”.

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autumn sunset

Being able to see this beauty every working day, when the weather is fine, is absolutely one great blessing to be thankful for.

I’m afraid my phone camera didn’t give the place justice though.

I actually turn speechless when I get up from my seat and look up and see everything bathed in gold and surrounded by the blue sea. Absolutely beautiful.

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Ginza Tenkuni

This place I’d probably always remember as a “happy news” place. πŸ™‚ And of course IT IS a good food place!

A tempura restaurant, what is probably unique with Ginza Tenkuni is that they have their own (great) tempura recipes that you’d hardly find in any other restaurants.

This kakiage was my first favorite in the restaurant. A tempura of mixed shrimp and scallops flavored with Japanese soy sauce.

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The other day though, we tried the Yuki set, which we considered almost a feast.

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First came in the sushi with the chawanmushi.

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Didn’t realize how much I missed sashimi. It’s been almost two months! The chawanmushi, supposedly an appetizer, I set aside for later. Yes, I’m the type who sets aside their favorites for later. Delaying gratification, yes.

The salad, dressed in a Japanese sauce that was a mixture of sweet, salty and sour was just so light and perfectly blended you’d want to have another serving. This one goes to the favorites column.

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The main Yuki meal.

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Their miso is not your usual kind of miso. It leans on the soy sauce taste and is a bit bitter-salty. Taste and smell is strong too. The meal also has a cold pork side dish, in sesame and onion.

They had the usual shrimp/fish/vegetable tempura.

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But they won me with these two unique tempuras – scallop wrapped in seaweed and shiitake mushroom stuffed with shrimps.

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Don’t mind the grease though. Ginza Tenkuni fry their tempura in sesame oil. Sossy.

The chawanmushi served as my dessert. Chawanmushi (θŒΆη’—θ’Έγ—) is actually an egg custard usually served as appetizer. Served hot, the custard (which is of course not sweet at all) is stuffed with mushroom, shrimp, chicken, ginna (ginkgo seeds which hubby absolutely loves especially as yakitori) and peppered with some herbs.

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I giggled when I saw the saucer they used for the chawanmushi. A definite place for the cup and the convex of the spoon. A place for everything and everything on its place.

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Located at Minato Mirai, Landmark Tower, Ground floor, left side if coming from Minato Mirai line.

All photos were taken from my iPhone cam.

autumn on November 30

We’ve been so busy lately that we haven’t really been to the countryside to experience autumn. Here in the city, I feel like autumn took a long time in coming. And even when it came, the visit was so short. Short though it may be, yet still beautiful.

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overtime

Already 9pm but both of us are still working. On a Friday at that. But it’s worth the while to stop for a few minutes and appreciate the view. I hope though I could get to take photos of the breathtaking sunsets we’ve been having these days. Next time!

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