I’m not going to bury the lede: former-two-star-no-toto hayato is now future-three-star-yes-toto hayato.
hayato is now an automatic 3 star and worth a special journey. let’s face it, an american standard toilet ain’t gonna cut it.
can we get a hayato toto nft please?
toto neorest 700h
shout-out to @CiaoBob and @chrishei for the great night
sakizuke - live santa barbara spot prawns, tosazu jelly, shiso blossoms, fava beans
(new) agemono (kakiage tempura) - corn, mitsuba, hokkaido scallop
(new) seared tairagai ushio-jiru, pea leaves
takenoko
boiled in water with rice vinegar to get rid of any bitterness, simmered in dashi and light soy sauce and then charred over the fire with dark soy sauce. eat the other leaves like an artichoke.
(world premiere) shinogi - hokkaido uni, nori tsukudani, fresh wasabi, soy sauce
(og encore appearance) owan - dungeness crab suimono, kani miso, fish paste, dashi
so glad this one is back
(new) seared hatsu katsuo, ginger, shiso, myoga, salt
sake steamed abalone, abalone stock cubes, abalone liver sauce, wasabi
in-n-out secret menu - animal style
binchotan grilled hokkaido kinki, binchotan roasted maui onion
tempura anago, dashi ankake, ginger juice
loved how super crisp and crunchy the batter was
spring nabe (wakatakeni) - amadai, wakame, takenoko, kinome leaves
skin was first grilled and then the bottom steamed in dashi. kinome and takenoko 
karasumi
(world premiere) nodoguro gohan, miso soup, cucumber, turnip, myoga
just listen to the sound of the fat dripping on the binchotan while this is cooking.
x4
sorry you couldn’t try any Brandon
harry’s berries gaviota strawberries, kinako whipped cream
yuki’s wasanbon
matcha
not shown - yuki-roasted hojicha tea and uji sencha tea
fin
