Kaiseki: The Exquisite Cuisine of Kyoto's Kikunoi Restaurant

Incredible look into the mind of a living legend. Many of these recipes are unlikely to be replicated by a home cook simply due to the difficulty in procuring any of these ingredients. However, the techniques and insight are wonderful. My personal favorite is his recipe for dashi. I have been making it wrong all my life 😂

There is no way anyone outside of Japan will be able to make any of the recipes in this book. Don't even try. Just enjoy the beautiful photos and the charming descriptions of a very exotic cuisine that is inaccessible even to the Japanese!I rated it high because most people will never get the chance to have a Kaiseki meal so this is the next best thing. Just gorgeous.

The contents and history!

Arrived fast. Wonderful book with beautiful photography.

Excellent book with a wealth of knowledge. Yoshihiro Murata is truly inspirational. Highly recommend to anyone interested in upping their game in Japanese Cuisine.

A lot of kaiseki books only talks about technique and doesn't give me the recipes, but this one does.

This book gets my vote for the most beautiful cookbook to come out this year. The photography is amazing and literally takes you on a journey to Japan. The book very well portrays what the Chef and Restaurateur were trying to achieve in design and menu. The dishes served in the Restaurant are Seasonal, and this is reflected throughout the book. At first glance, I was afraid that it was strictly a pictorial but found the coinciding recipes at the back. This was a bit confusing to me but as I read through the book, the layout had such a wonderful unobstructed flow through it. The recipes range from the simple preparation of Dashi to the more complex Yuzu Sansho Cup. This book is definitely not for a beginner, but a well seasoned cook whois looking for challenge and inspiration will definitely find it here.

Wonderful book, now I need to make up some of the dishes featured.

As expected

Beautiful book. Complex receipes!

En todos los sentidos gran libro, no sólo por el contenido sino por la calidad de fotos, organización y claridad del mismo.

This is a beautiful book, and is a great guide but it is not a book if you wish to try and recreate its contents. That said, makes an amazing coffee table book and probably leads to great discussions of reserving a table in Kyoto and making your travel plans to do so.

This is a beautifully-photographed book and although the description was "used". it appears to be in pristine condition - new in every respect.Thank You,. I will enjoy it for many years I'm certain.