Hi everyone! Well, today, we went out to a very nice Italian restaurant. It was near Fukiage, and the food was wonderful. We went with Brian Cullen, who I teach and write books with, and he introduced the place to us. Actually, there are so many good restaurants in Japan, but this one–Hiroshi’s–had a really good atmosphere. Last summer, we were in Italy for a month, and this restaurant really reminded me of then. Perhaps it’s because it was a little old and dusty… Anyway, we had an enormous dinner, so I’ll have to watch my diet from now. After we came back from France this summer, we visited a French cafe in Nagoya. Everything was perfect, and the food and coffee were great… but it missed the mood of the real France. We were disappointed. Perhaps it was too clean! Most Japanese people probably prefer clean places, but I don’t mind it if somewhere is old and even dirty, as long as it has a good mood. Perhaps that’s one big difference between Japanese people and Europeans. Maybe you’ll be shocked when you visit England!
Of course I love eating out, but I also really enjoy cooking. Here’s a pizza in the making… I often cook Italian food and pizza is easy and fun because you can add lots of interesting toppings. When I was younger, I used to make all my own bread, but unfortunately it takes too long so these days, we have to buy it. I’m often too busy to cook as well, but when I get the chance, I really enjoy it!
