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Back in April (…yes, my blog posts are VERY late), we celebrated the season of Autumn with a kaiseki at Ueda Sōko Ryū. Many hands made light work of this wonderful little feast.
We started off with the requisite and perfectly cooked ichimonji (plain white rice), combined miso with grilled [...] Written by mellie on November 23rd, 2009 | Tags: Japanese, kaiseki, Ueda Soko Ryu |  9 comments |  Print This Post |  Email This PostAddress unknown but it’s on the west side of Hanamikoji Street, just south of Shijo, Kyoto
Kyoto is an absolutely fascinating city, known for it’s Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, palaces, gardens, architecture, culture, food and of course, geisha. We’d spent much of the day roaming the streets of Kyoto, [...] Written by mellie on September 18th, 2009 | Tags: Gion Mitokou, Japan, kaiseki | 6 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post
Earlier in November I went back to Ueda Sōko Ryū Melbourne to honour the season of Spring with a special Kaiseki (note: you can read about my first experience at this Japanese Tea Ceremony School here). In fact, this time around I helped prepare food for the day. Sugoi! The first few [...] Written by mellie on December 20th, 2008 | Tags: kaiseki, Tea Ceremony, Ueda Soko Ryu, wagashi | 3 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post
“Sohan o sashiagemasu,” (I shall begin to serve the humble meal) pronounces the host as he kneels on the straw tatami mat in front of the head guest and offers a black lacquered tray, his head slightly bowed. The head guest turns to second guest and says “O-saki ni,” (excuse me [...] Written by mellie on October 11th, 2008 | Tags: Japanese, kaiseki, Tea Ceremony, Ueda Soko Ryu | 12 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post |
  
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