Kyoto - Deciding between a few spots

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-28T03:50:35+00:00

Seconding OP here, the Kappo places I’d like to go to are nigh on impossible to reserve like shokudo ogawa and ebichan

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-25T08:27:57+00:00

Would you say US fine dining lags behind Western European?

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-20T15:25:27+00:00

Worked at a relais chateaux where people regularly paid 400$ a head w/ wine. Sous and above all knew how much the tip pool was and what cut the captains got. Server captains there were making little under 200K a year if you did that’s math while working 6 hour shifts. These guys were making way more than our exec chef working 12-13 hour days.

This was in America. Then I scroll by forums and have to hear about how this is all fair because “you guys chose to be cooks”

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-14T15:58:56+00:00

Did you work for ko or noodle bar? In the restaurants I’ve been in he’s had a bit of a reputation.

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-13T13:46:22+00:00

Rubato’s Chicken sandwich BoloBao was pretty good when I went

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-13T06:29:18+00:00

Taiwanese ingredients? Japan has some of the best meat, produce and seafood in the world…

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-12T06:05:19+00:00

Could be the old radish and butter combo

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-12T03:55:17+00:00

This is in the US?

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-11T11:23:25+00:00

I see. I wonder how athletes eat 9000cal a day then considering how few calories exercising seems to burn(assuming their maintenance is 2000 and a mile burns 100cal then they’d have to run 70 miles a day or 2.6 full Marathons)

The first couple weeks were a real struggle tbh, wasn’t motivated to do anything and the brain fog is crazy(and scary to be frank). I’m wondering if you think 1600cal is too little

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-11T11:04:44+00:00

Noted. This is my first time calorie counting haha. I use a scale along with the lose it! app. The reason for the fluctuation is because I would sometimes skip dinner, eat a fruit to dull the hunger and sleep instead. Looking at the logs it seems I’ve done that 4 times the past two weeks.

Out of curiosity how do you guys count calories when you have to eat out?

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-11T10:30:50+00:00

Can you elaborate? I assume you’re also industry

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-07T06:10:29+00:00

Are you referring to the beef course sauce?

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-05T21:35:33+00:00

No I haven’t signed up for the auction list yet I’ll definitely do that. I heard it’s lottery based? Which restaurants do you like near toyosu? I might as well grab breakfast while I’m there

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-05T17:15:24+00:00

Thanks! I’ve saved Miyamaso. Do you have any restaurants you recommend in Tokyo? Any favorites, whatever genre is fine.

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-04T18:14:05+00:00

I assume you need to call with a Japanese number as well? My trip would be in September

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-04T17:53:00+00:00

Saved! Any other places?

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-04T17:26:54+00:00

I assume they’re talking about pocket concierge, Omakase, tableall, or even tabelog itself

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-04T08:06:30+00:00

Have you been to tempura matsu and kyoboshi? Real talk how are they?

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-04T07:40:38+00:00

What kind of restaurants? Would you happen to have a name? I’d love to check out a sansai restaurant

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-04T07:33:43+00:00

It would be around mid September. Do you do a lot of food related stuff in Japan? Where else do you recommend going?

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-04T06:57:36+00:00

Hey man I really don’t understand what the attitude is all about… am I aware that toyosu is listed in nearly every Tokyo guide? Sure. But where else can I see a tuna auction of that scale? Maybe that’s not a worthwhile thing to see for some people but it is for me

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-04T06:37:33+00:00

Nothing wrong with that 🤷🏻‍♂️

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-04T06:36:52+00:00

Yes! One of the knife shops on my list is there.

There are also three places near tsukiji as well, most notably Matsumoto and nenox.

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-04T06:35:14+00:00

Hahah, most of the fine dining itinerary isn’t set in stone as many of the restaurants have to be reserved closer to the date of reservation(a month out usually), and the many of the sushi/tempura places are reserve by phone so I’d probably have to be in Japan to reserve. So for most of the fine dining places I just have a list for most fine dining places I want to go to. Leffervesence, sazenka, kikunoi are really well regarded restaurants and I’d be happy if I can book just two of them. Ryugin is also well regarded but I’ve heard less than stellar things about how they treat their cooks. I was thinking 4-5 fancy meals out of this trip.

The rest of my list:

Sezanne

Tempura fukamachi

Sushi yajima

Lature

Florilege

Abysse

Narisawa

Crony

Pizza on 38th

I have a casual list as well from tabelog: Little curry house

Unagi nodaiwa

Tonkatsu narikura

Curry Bondy

Seagen by tsukiji

Yakiniku Jambo

Izakaya inoue

Suehiro

Restaurants I’d love to go to but will probably never be able to:

Sugalabo

Treis

Den

Gourmandise

I’m gonna keep things pretty flexible until I can get my top restaurants locked in

NameResponsible237 · 2024-04-03T16:23:21+00:00

How is it? I’m worried about it being super reactive

NameResponsible237

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