On Thursday, July 10, 2025, Toyama Excel Hotel Tokyu will hold “TOYAMA MATERIAL French Dinner — Blessings from Nanto, Land of Dotoku.”
The one-night-only special dinner will also feature wines from Domaine Beau.
Here are the details.
About the Event
“TOYAMA MATERIAL French Dinner — Blessings from Nanto, Land of Dotoku” focuses on ingredients from Toyama Prefecture and uses seasonal products from a specific place and time for a one-night-only dinner.
The third edition focuses on Nanto City.
Located in southwestern Toyama, Nanto retains rich traditional Japanese culture, from Gokayama with its archetypal rural landscapes to Johana, known as the “Little Kyoto of Etchu.”
Soetsu Yanagi, founder of the Mingei folk-craft movement, visited this region and described its culture of living gratefully with nature's blessings in a harsh yet abundant environment as “dotoku,” the virtue of the land.
For this dinner, Executive Chef Munefumi Higashi elevates ingredients carefully produced in this “land of dotoku” using French techniques.
Domaine Beau Wines, Too
Nanto is unusual nationally in having seven alcohol producers spanning local beer, sake and wine.
For the dinner, three producers — NAT.BREW, Narimasa Shuzo and Domaine Beau — have been selected. Their drinks will not only be paired with the dishes but used in the cooking itself.
The main course features Nanto Beef Akamaru — Fukumitsu Raised, a local branded beef fed on fermented grape pomace from Domaine Beau.
Dessert is a special fruit tart expressing Nanto: melon is compoted with sake from Narimasa Shuzo, Shine Muscat with Domaine Beau white wine, and dried persimmon with NAT.BREW craft beer, finished brightly with edible flowers from Flowerndafull Senkaen.
Why not take this opportunity to enjoy the flavors of Toyama?
Reference
TOYAMA MATERIAL French Dinner — Blessings from Nanto, Land of Dotoku — Overview
https://www.tokyuhotels.co.jp/toyama-e/restaurant/ricomonte/plan/128923/index.html
Venue: Toyama Excel Hotel Tokyu, 15F Restaurant Ricomonte
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025, “Nanto Day”
Time: Reception 18:30 / Start 19:00
Price: ¥15,000 per person including course and drinks; reservation required by June 30
Menu:
・Nanto Blessings Hors d'Oeuvre Plate
Kanamori Farm vegetable à la grecque / edible-flower temari sushi from Flowerndafull Senkaen / pâté de campagne marinated in Domaine Beau wine / Narimasa sake jelly with fruit-tomato compote / Akamaru beef roast beef / carbonnade made with NAT.BREW craft beer
・Traditional Consommé, NANTO Style
・Kanamori Farm vegetables étuvée with pan-seared Toyama Bay fish, beurre blanc sauce
・Roasted “Nanto Beef Akamaru — Fukumitsu Raised” with rich red-wine sauce
・Fruit Tart 710, Senka Style