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Happy Holidays

This has been a most arduous week; my youngest brother fell on the front of the our icy house and broke his jaw in two places, but with the progressive health team at Reston Hospital, he is home recovering very well. The last few days have been spent between work and the hospital, and this being the season of miracles, family have arrived safely, and my 10-month old nephew is spending his first Christmas at Heath.

Cookies have been baked, packaged in holiday style then delivered to friends, while out and about the neighborhood there was the opportunity to see beautiful decorations and lights.

Now, it’s back home to curl up on the sofa with a cup of creamy eggnog and family.

PixCell Deer #24 by Kohei Nawa on display at The Met until September 2020

Wishing each of you a Merry Christmas and a most Joyous New Year!!!
Kathleen

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Wagyu Steak Hanasato Gion

The Gion-Shirakawa/Hanami-Komichi-Doria area is a famous district of Kyoto located near Shijo Avenue between the Yasaka Shrine in the east and the Kamo River to the west. The neighborhood is a popular tourist area, which was developed to accommodate travelers and visitors to the shine.

After a busy day in and around Kyoto, members of our team partook in the traditions of a Japanese steak house, the Gion Hanasato which is a Teppanyaki restaurant renovated from a home. The restaurant is designed to be spacious, as there are a limited number of seats so, guest may enjoy their meal in a relaxed and spacious atmosphere.

Teppanyaki is a style of cuisine that uses a griddle to cook food, the words ‘teppan’ {iron plate} and ‘yaki’ {grilled} literally means grilling on an iron plate. And, the best part of this technique is the heated flat surface is used to cook the meal in front of you the relaxed guest.

Chef Hiroshi Takeshi takes pride in grilling Yonezawa and Kobe beef for his guest.

Beef with grilled vegetables.
Creating the rice dish to serve with the beef.

Raspberry sorbet to cleanse the pallet after a fabulous meal.

Wagyu Steak Hanasato Gion
404 Hashimoto cho
Higashiyama ku Kyoto shi
Kyoto prefecture

Travel stylishly,
Kathleen