I have managed to make it to Cygnus 27 for two days in a row - first for the restaurant's famous Sunday Brunch and for last evening's very special "Konbanwa GR" dinner hosted by the Grand Rapids Sister Cities International and their respective Omihachiman committee members. A wonderful crowd of Sister Cities supporters, city power brokers and
even to the honorable Japanese
Consul General of Detroit, Kuninori Matsuda.
The star of the evening, however, is Omihachiman's very own Master Chef, Akihiro Kotani. Chef Kotani leads the five restaurant brigade at the
Hotel New Omi in Grand Rapid's Sister City of
Omihachiman. With a skilled knife and a host of assistants, Chef Kotani produced a stellar line-up of very traditional Japanese dishes to educate and inspire the diners to the rich history and traditions of Japan.
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| The beautiful setting atop the Amway Grand |
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| Scallop Sashimi at the reception |
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| Sister City themed chopsticks |
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| First Course: Sakizuke - silky Sesame Tofu with Tonburi, Radish, Greens, Wasabi & Dashi |
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| Second Course: Otsukuri - Tuna, Yellowtail and Scallop Sahimi |
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Third Course: Yakimono - Magnolia Leaf Wrapped Salmon and
Japanese Beef with Onion, Green Onion, Mushroom and
Decorative Vegetables |
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| Fourth Course: Awase Zakana - Toro and Chicken with Seasonings |
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| Fifth Course: Gahan and Tomewan - Matsutake Mushroom Rice and Miso |
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| Delicious Miso |
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Sixth Course: Mizumono - Choujifu French-Toast style with Vanilla Ice Cream,
Warabi Mocha and Kinako |
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| Joe and Susan Camp |
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| Janet Korn and Gretchen Minhaar |
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| Amy Young, Doug Small and Sally Zarafonetis |
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| Master Chef Akihiro Kotani displaying his knife skills |
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| Sake |
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| Chef Otani and Hotel New Omi General Manager, Tsutomu Iwahara |
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| Kimono display |
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Thank you for variously indebted for the day hello ahead.
I was going to see it for the first time today.
The first snow has fallen here this year.
A considerably cold as no that day.
About 300 customers are invited, and the dinner show of jazz starts today in the hotel here now.
If it is possible to go to the United States again, I will use the hotel by all means.
Then, it looks forward to the day when it can meet again.
I will read my hotel life every day of the future. Good-bye.
Thank you.
TSUTOMU IWAHARA（HOTEL NEW OMI）
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