Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Yakitori Dinner with Kookoolan Farms

imageOne of the great specialized restaurant types of Japan is the yakitori shop – an all-chicken restaurant! A simple yakitori shop is a one person operation: a few different cuts of chicken skewered and grilled right in front of you with beer and sake to wash it down. More elaborate places feature grilled cuts of chicken (and other birds) many of us have never thought of eating, along with chicken soup, chicken gyoza, the very popular chicken sashimi (sliced raw chicken breast!), and chicken and rice gruel at the end to finish the meal. It is a simple casual food that is taken very seriously.

At Biwa we have been extremely lucky to have been able to offer some of the most interesting specialties of the yakitori shop as a result of our growing relationship with Chrissie and Koorish Zaerpoor’s Kookoolan Farms. You may know Chrissie and Koorish from the Hillsdale Farmers Market where their amazing, slaughtered-yesterday chickens (along with rabbits, ducks and eggs) can be found at the end of an often very long line of shoppers (if you get there early enough).

Please join Kookoolan Farms and the Biwa staff as we explore the yakitori shop in depth over a four course dinner with sake pairings on Monday, May 5th at 7:00

Toriniku no Hayashi-Chiri
cold sliced, cured chicken and duck preparations

Chawanmushi
a savory custard with duck eggs

Fancy Yakitori
lovingly grilled on bamboo skewers

Duck Wonton Soup

$45, or $65 with sake pairing