New Year Food Exchange

We had a "New year Food Exchange" today. From 9:00AM, we saw an annual Japanese music show on the New Year's Eve. It looked fun and I enjoined very much. At lunch time, we ate Soba noodle. After eating, we exchanged own New Year dishes. Each of us made 2 kinds of dishes and we had 12 members and I got 24 dishes. It was incredible and very fun. I put those dishes in my box and took my home. I am looking forward to eating these dishes tomorrow!!
Today's special guest, who is American, reported our party. Please check it out(http://celinabean.com/2007/12/happy-new-year-good-luck-noodles-mochi-and-more-1/#more)!!

New Year Dishes

Tomorrow I will join "The Meeting of Exchange New Year Dishes", so I prepared my dishes. I made "Datemaki, which is sweet rolled omelet mixed with fish paste" and "Kuri-kinton, which is sweet potatoes and chestnuts". I had almost one day but I like cooking and enjoyed it very much. I am looking forward to joining the meeting tomorrow!

Dumpling Party

My husband's co-workers, their wives and we had a "Dumpling Party". One of my husband's co-worker is Chinese and his wife taught us how to make it. We tried to make a lot of them. Furthermore, she made some Chinese meals for us. All of them were so delicious and we were satisfied very much. I was sooo full!

NYC

I wanted to get certification in "Consulate-General of Japan in New York(http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/html/index.html)", so my husband and I went to NYC. We arrived there about 12:30 and went to have a lunch at "Aburiya Kinnosuke(http://www.aburiyakinnosuke.com/aburiya.htm)". I heard this restaurant serves "Robata grill" and "Yakitori". I was looking forward to eating them but in the lunch time, there were not any menu like that. They served ordinary Japanese restaurant meals and I was little depressed. Otherwise, there were many Japanese customers and I was so surprised!
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Aburiya Kinnosuke
213 East 45th Street,
New York, NY 10017
TEL (212)867-5454
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After eating lunch, we went to Consulate-General of Japan and got the certification. Then, we went to "Cafe　Zaiya(http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-zaiya-new-york)". I went to this shop last summer but there were many people and I could not enter the shop. Today, There were some people but I can enter there. We bought 2 Lunch boxes("Omu rice" and "Fried Chicken") and 1 pack of An-pan for our dinner. I really like such a shop and I am envy New Yorkers! After that, we went to "Kinokuniya Bookstore(http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/indexohb.cgi?AREA=03)" to buy some stationary.

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Cafe Zaiya
18 East 41st Street,
New York, NY 10003
TEL (212)779-0600
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Kinokuniya Bookstore
1073 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 10018
TEL (212)869-1700
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Before getting on the train, we bought a Cheese cake at "Junior's(http://www.juniorscheesecake.com/)". Last time I went to NYC, I did not have a chance to eat this cake. So, I wanted to buy it! I heard this Cheese cake is best in New York. I will judge it with my friends tomorrow!

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Junior's
Grand Central Station
(Lower Level Dining Concourse)
TEL (212)983-5257
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OKINAWA(Japanese & Chinese Restaurant)

Because this restaurant was in the "Times Union(http://timesunion.com/entertainment/restaurants/onerestaurant.asp?name=&cuisine=-1&style=-1&location=-1&price=2&zipcode=&restaurantID=1343)", I wanted to go there. In lunch menu, there are 3 kinds of Sushi boxes($9.25), 5 kinds of Udon soups($8.95), 8 kinds of Teriyaki Boxes($9.95) and 2 kinds of Roll Comboes($7.95、$9.95). I ate Roll Combo(California Roll and Eel Cucumber Roll) and my husband ate another Roll Combo(Spicy Tuna Roll, Smoked Salmon Roll and Tuna Avocado Roll). Roll combo had small salad and miso soup but this miso soup did not have much taste. It was awful. Sushi was so-so(not good or not bad). I think it is not valuable to take long driving from my apartment.

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OKINAWA
61 Main Avenue, Wynantskill,
NY 12198
TEL (518)283-7716
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Capital Holiday Lights in the Park

My husband and I went to see "Capital Holiday Lights in the Park(http://www.albany.org/pages/calendar/show_calendarDetail.asp?mem_id=Yes&cal_id=4263&hd=Events+Calendar)" at Washington park. There are a lot of lights in the park and we can see them from our car. Entrance fee is $10 per car but we do not need to pay the entrance fee when we walk to see. I think car is better because the park is really big, there are many cars in the park and it is so cold at night. I could see many beautiful lights and enjoyed very much.

Patissier ISEI (Cakes & Breads)

The owner if this shop is Japanese woman but she dose not have real shop. She sends the E-mail to customers and takes order every 2 weeks. As for the pastry, I like "Cream cheese bread" and "Table roll". Also, I like "Roll cake" and "Pudding". Her style is really Japanese cakes and pastries. I strongly recommend to try her cakes and breads. Please contact her in her Web site(http://yuttysr.fc2web.com/).

Christmas Cake

Today is Christmas Eve! I bought a Christmas cake(φ18cm Strawberry cake) from my friend who sells cakes and breads every 2 weeks in Albany and Clifton Park area(http://yuttysr.fc2web.com/). I like her cakes because her cake's style is really Japanese and I sometimes missed Japanese style cakes. Of course Christmas cake was really delicious and I was satisfied very much.

Jack's Oyster House (Oyster Bar)

We went to have a dinner at "Jack's Oyster House (http://www.jacksoysterhouse.com/)" with my husband's co-workers. I heard this restaurant is the oldest one in Albany, so I wanted to go there. We ate sea food combo(Oyster, Clam and Shrimp) as a entree. As main dish, I ate duck and others ate pork chop, Fillet steak, ram chop and so on. These taste were really good. Especially, Fillet steak was so soft and duck was tasty. I liked this restaurant because I can eat good sea food and steak at one time.
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Jack's Oyster House
42 State Street, Albany, NY
TEL. (518)465-8854
Open Daily 11:30AM-10:00PM
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Christmas Potluck Party

My husband and I joined the Christmas potluck party today. This party was organised by JLCC(Japanese Language and Culture Club) members and I am one of the members. We brought meals and shared. I brought croquette and hamburger. I could eat many kinds of food such as Sushi, steam bun, fried noodle, stuffed turkey, apple pie....... I was so full and I took some food to my house. We did a quiz about Japan and talked about Japan and Albany. It had a great time! I really enjoyed this party.

End of the year Party

My friends and I had "an end of the year party" today. There were over 20 Japanese women in this party. We cooked 4 kinds of hotpots; Sukiyaki(beef and tofu), Tounyu-nabe(chicken and vegetables with soy milk), Miso-nabe(pork and vegetables with bean paste taste) and Yose-nabe(pork and vegetables with soy source taste). All of them were so tasty, I ate a lot and I was full. During eat, we talked a lot and enjoy very much. This party was really enjoyable for me. We started at 5PM and finish at 10PM. We were all satisfied and want to have another party next year!

Mari's Japanese Cuisine (Japanese restaurant)

My husband and I went to have a dinner at "Mari's Japanese Cuisine" in Schenectady. This restaurant was selected "Best Japanese Restaurant in 2007" in Metroland(http://metroland.net/) and I really wanted to go there. It took about 30 minutes by car from our apartment but it was valuable to take such a long drive. We ate hijiki(kind of seaweed), chicken tempra, fried pork, 2 kinds of sushi and red bean ice cream. There were many customers and atmosphere was good. Their meals were really Japanese and we enjoyed eating very much. I want to go again and will try another meals.
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Mari's Japanese Cuisine
2049 Van Vranken Ave, Schenectady, NY 12308
TEL (518)381-4881
Mon. - Thur.　11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fri. & Sat. 4:45 to 9:30 p.m.
Sun. 　Closed
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Bangkok Thai Restaurant (Thai food)

My husband's coworkers, my husband and I went to have a dinner at "Bangkok Thai Restaurant". Inside the restaurant was big and there were many meals. I ate noodle (it was not spicy) and my husband ate beef with spicy source ( it was really spicy). Taste was not good but not bad... Big deal is a Japanese girl works in this restaurant on Thursday, Friday and Saturday dinner time. We can ask about the meals in Japanese.
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Bangkok Thai Restaurant
8 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12205
TEL (518)435-1027
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Perfect Blend (Cafe)

I saw the introduction of "Perfect Blend(http://www.perfectblendcafe.com/)"in Metroland(http://metroland.net/) as "Best Coffeehouse 2007". I wanted to go there and today I went there with my husband. Inside the cafe, it was really blight and looked comfortable (actually very comfortable in this cafe). There were a lot of drink menu and it was difficult to decide which I drink. As for the meals, there were fer, such as panini, cakes and quiche. We ate quiches. These quiche were little small and light. This cafe is not for lunch, it is for tea time!
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Perfect Blend
376 Delaware Avenue,
Delmar, NY 12054
TEL (518)439-6537
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Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet

I got 2 ticket of "Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet" sponsored by International Student Service and Graduate Student organization of SUNY. My husband and I went to the hotel near uptown campus and joined this dinner. I heard there were some traditional Thanksgiving meals, so I expected to see big turkey but I could not see. Because Turkey was sliced and served with gravy source. I had the first time to eat Turkey. Turkey was drier than chicken but tasty and looked healthy. We ate pumpkin pie and apple pie for dessert. We ate a lot of meals and were satisfied.

New York City One-Day Trip

My husband and I went to "Consulate-General of Japan" in New York City(http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/html/index.html-japan.go.jp/en/html/index.html) because we had to update our passports. We left our apartment at 6:00AM and went to Harrison station by our car and we rode on a train from Harrison and New York City. We arrived there about 9:30AM. I had a first time to ride a train in the US. So, I was little exciting!
After arriving, we went to Consulate-General of Japan and received new passports. Next, our purpose was to see Christmas show in Radio City Music Hall.(http://christmas.radiocity.com/index.htmlex.html). I watched this show last year when I went to New York City for my school trip. It was impressed me a lot, so I wanted to see again. Same as last year, the show was really gorgeous and surprised me a lot. My husband and I enjoyed very much.
After we saw the show, we walked around the Radio City Music Hall to look for some Japanese restaurant. I found the "La Maison du Chocolat(http://www.lamaisonduchocolat.com/fr/)" and bought some pieces of chocolate. Then, we dropped in "Gyu-kaku(http://www.gyu-kaku.com/)". Gyu-kaku is one of the famous Japanese BBQ restaurants. When we lived in Japan, we went there a lot. We ate Lunch combo($20) and enjoyed eating very much.
After eating lunch, we went to grand central station and walked around the shopping mall and returned to Harrison by train. Because we got up very early today, we exhausted but were really fun; gorgeous show and delicious meals!!

Fumidifier

I bought humidifier because inside of my room became drier now a day. Last year I bought it but it did not work this year. Perhaps I did not clean it before I finished using last year. I cleaned it again and again last week but it did not work well. So, I gave up to clean it up. I went to "Bed Bath & BEYOND(http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/default.asp?order_num=-1&)" and bought pretty one. I like it very much.

Romano's Macaroni Grill Restaurant (Italian Restaurant)

My husband and I went to have a lunch at "Romano's Macaroni Grill Restaurant(http://www.macaronigrill.com/Home/Default.aspx)". I do not like to eat Pasta at Italian restaurant because in most Italian restaurant, Pasta is too boiled and become sticky. But we changed our mind today and went to eat Pasta. My husband ate Spaghetti with meat ball and I ate Lunch combo (Half sandwich and soup). His pasta was too boiled and sticky. It was depressed him because pasta source was so tasty. My soup was little spicy but I like it. After eating main, we ate desserts. My husband ate Italian sorbet and I ate Tiramisu. This Tiramisu was little sweet but it matched with bitter coffee. But too big for me!!

SAKURA (Japanese Restaurant)

My husband and I went to have a dinner at "SAKURA(http://www.sakurany.com/default.aspx" in Clifton Park. This restaurant was bigger than we expected when we saw the entrance. Inside the restaurant, there were 2 area; HIBACHI seat area and regular seat area. We sat regular seats. My husband ate "Sushi　Deluxe(9 pieces of sushi and 1 California roll, $18.95)" and I ate 3 different kinds of rolls; "Alaska Roll(salmon+avocado+cucumber, $4.95)","Spicy Tuna Roll(spicy tuna caviar+scallion with crunch, $5.50)" and "Rainbow Roll(crab+cucumber inside with raw fish+avocado on the top$10.95)". All of them were better but not best. I wondered why many people came to this restaurant because there is another Japanese restaurant "Mr.Fuji" in opposite side of the road and that restaurant is better, too. Is the HIBACH good??? I will try HIBACHI next time.
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SAKURA
22 Clifton Country Rd, Clifton Park,
NY 12065
TEL (518)383-7888
Mon.-Thur. 11:00AM-3:00PM, 4:00PM-10:00PM
Fri.&Sat. 11:00AM-3:00PM, 4:30PM-11:00PM
Sun. 12:00 noon-10:00PM
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Kabuki Japanese Restaurant (Korean & Japanese Restaurant)

In recent days, morning and night temperature were under 0 ℃ and maximum temperature was under 5 ℃. My husband said "Shall we eat something hot in lunch time?", so we went to "Kabuki Japanese Restaurant" and ate Korean food. This restaurant is Japanese restaurant but Korean foods are really testy. One of my Korean friends recommended me. My husband ate "Spicy Korean soup noodle" and I ate "Beef and some vegetables on rice". Both of them were delicious and they made us hot! Korean food is good for winter time!
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Kabuki Japanese Restaurant
1707 Route 9, Clifton Park,
NY 12065
TEL (518)373-9609
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Statehood Quarters

I am collecting "Statehood Quarters(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Quarters)". These coins are special and have beautiful designs. I think I have most of them, so I went to Borders(http://www.bordersstores.com/index.jsp) and bought collection file. After putting my coins in this file, I found that I have 43 coins and rest of them released just now or will release next year. I will get all of them!!!

Cafe 217 (Cafe)

My husband and I went to have light meal at "Cafe 217". In side the cafe, it was like French cafe and they served light meal, such as omelet, bagels and french toast. My husband ate "Today's special omelet" and I ate "Panettone french toast". Today's special omelet was omelet with mushroom and cheese. It looked very good and actually taste was good. Panettone french toast was really nice. It had orange flavor and made me happy with maple syrup. Most of the customers were young people, like collage students but not noisy in the cafe. One big problem is little far from my apartment !!
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Cafe 217
12 Delaware Ave.,
Albany, NY 12210
TEL (518)462-0050
Mon.&Tue. Closed
Wed. 6AM-2PM
Thu.-Sun. 11PM-2PM
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The Albany Sushi Meetup Group @ Saso

I am a member of "The Albany Sushi Meetup Group(http://sushi.meetup.com/121/)" Today, I had a first time to join the meeting at "Saso(http://www.sasos.com/)"! Last 2 meeting were at "Sushi-tei" and "Sakura". Today, there were 8 members and 1 guest. Everyone was so nice and we had a good time to talk and eat delicious Sushi. Saso served really good Sashimi and I enjoyed them very much but price was little expensive(Sushi Dinner Box $22.9). If the price is cheaper, I can go there frequently.

Londonderry Cafe(Cafe)

My husband and I went to have lunch at "Londonderry Cafe" in Stuyvesant　Plaza(http://www.stuyvesantplaza.com/index.htm). This cafe was nice and there were many menu; such as quiche, sandwich and omelet. Inside the cafe was so calm and comfortable and I liked this atmosphere. I ate omelet and my husband ate quiche. Amount of one meal was not big, so I could eat all of them.
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Londonderry Cafe
1475 Western Ave Ste 30,
Albany, NY 12203
TEL (518)489-4288
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Happy Hollween !

Everyone know today is Halloween! There were many strange students in my collage.
I baked "Pumpkin Muffin" today. The pumpkin flower was got in William Sonoma(http://www.williams-sonoma.com/index.cfm?&bnrid=3170101&cm_ven=SMX&cm_cat=Search&cm_pla=TLP&cm_ite=Williams-Sonoma) and I arranged the recipe because recipe looked so sweet!! Do they look delicious?

Via Fresca (Italian Gourmet Market)

My husband and I went to buy some Italian meals at "Via Fresca(http://www.viafresca.net/". Inside the shop is big and there are many kinds of Italian meals. We bought "Greek Salad", "Crab Cake", "Cheese Ball" and "Lasagna". Greek salad was little bit sour but it was tasty. My husband really liked crab cake and I liked cheese ball. Because there are many kinds of food, I will go again and try some of them!!
This shop was selected as "Best Italian Take-out in 2007" in Metroland(http://metroland.net/).
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Via Fresca
1666 Western Avenue,
Albany, NY 12203
TEL (518)452-1179
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El Loco Mexican Cafe (Mexican Restaurant)

From October 23th to 26th, there is "A Taste of Lark(http://www.larkstreet.org/)" in Lark Street. Many restaurants serve special $10 meals, so my friend and I went to have dinner at "El Loco Mexican Cafe". We ate chicken risotto and meat ball. In chicken risotto, there were some chilies but it was not spicy but meat balls were little bit spicy. Each meal was small for American(enough for Asian?). After eating them, we ate Flan for dessert. This flan was sooo good. I really like it. I will recommend my friend to eat flan in this restaurant.

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El Loco Mexican Cafe
465 Madison Ave, Albany,
NY 12210
TEL (518)436-1855
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Pumpkin Fest

My husband and I went to "Pumpkin Fest" at Indian ladder farm(http://www.indianladderfarms.com/cgi-bin/ilf.cgi). It was not big festival but it was fun. There were many families and they enjoyed lot of activities; such as pony ride, hey ride and pumpkin curving. We bought apple cider donuts and hot cider, and ate outside because today was so nice. I really enjoyed this weather.

Legal Sea Foods

Today was my sister in law's birthday, so My brother's family and we met at Palisades Center(http://www.palisadescenter.com/) and ate dinner together at "Legal Sea Foods(http://www.legalseafoods.com/)". My husband and I went this restaurant in Boston and we like there very much. This time, we ate Clam chowder, Tuna sashimi, Shrimp&Garlic pasta and paella. All of them were so tasty and my nieces liked them very much. Each of meals were not so big, so we could eat desserts, too. We ate Chocolate ice cream, cheesecake and chocolate mousse. They are delicious, too. We ate good meals and had a goo time to talk together.

Farmers Market

My husband and I went to Farmers market in Troy(http://www.troymarket.org/). Today, there were a few kinds of fruits but many kinds of vegetables, such as potatoes, pumpkins and cabbages. We bought some potatoes and will boil with some vegetables tomorrow. Every time I go to there, I buy some breads in the bakery. I really wanted to know where this bakery is. So, I asked them today. I was surprised that this bakery is "Mrs.London(http://www.mrslondons.com/)" in Saratoga. I love this shop's cakes and sometime go there to buy. It is comfortable to go to Troy every week instead of not to go Saratoga!!

P.F.Changs(Chinese)

My husband and I went to eat lunch at "P.F.Changs(http://www.pfchangs.com/)". This restaurant opened last week in Colonie Center. Inside the restaurant, it looked Chinese restaurant but there was bar counter and we could hear jazz music. I like this atmosphere! We ate steam dumpling($5.50), wonton soup($6.00), hot fish($14.00) and Singapore street noodles($9.50). All of them were so tasty but quantities were too much for us, so we took some of them to our house. Also, there were many kinds of Chinese tea. I was impressed it and drank it. I like this restaurant and will come again!
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P.F.Changs

131 Colonie Center, Albany

NY 12205

TEL (518)454-0043

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Brindisi's Restaurant & Bar(Italian)

My friends and I went to eat dinner at "Brindisi's Restaurant & Bar(http://www.brindisis.com/)" in Saratoga. This restaurant serve Italian meals and there were many kinds of pastas, seafood and meat. I ate "Sesame Tuna". Tuna was so fresh but taste was so plain and I could not eat all of them because of its taste. I wanted to put some dressing or something like this. The service was terrible. Because many people were waiting outside the restaurant, waiter took our dishes just after we finished eating. And manager suggested us to go out quickly. We got angry and did not eat desserts and went out the restaurant. I will not go this restaurant again!!!

Prime Outlets Lee

My husband and I went to "Prime Outlets Lee(http://www.primeoutlets.com/cntrdefault.asp?cntrid=1031)". because we left our house later, so there were many cars and it was difficult to look for parking area. This weekend, many shops in this mall do a Columbus sale and there were many people to buy something. I bought my sweaters and a pretty dish. My husband bought 2 bottle of wines. In MA, tax is cheaper than New York state, so it is good reason to buy a lot of products! Around the mall, we could see foliage and it was beautiful. I like fall but I do not like winter in Albany!

Italian Festival

Next Monday will be Columbus Day, so there was a Italian Festival(http://www.columbusdayalbanyny.com./) in Washington Park today. Parade started at 13:00 and Festival started at 14:00. My husband and I did not see parade but we went to festival and enjoyed music and ate food. Today was sooooo hot and we gave up immediately to sat in front of stage.

Boston 1 Day Trip

I went to Boston with my friend yesterday(Sep. 29). We met at 7:30AM on uptown campus and went by bus. We arrived at Boston about 10AM.At first, we went to Harvard University(http://www.harvard.edu/) by subway. Compared with New York City's subway, Boston's subway is cleaner and comfortable and I like it! Harvard University has huge area and a lot of green. There were many people to see campus. We wanted to see a statue of "John Harvard" who founded this university. I heard the story which "touching his left foot makes us happy", so I touched his left foot. After walking the campus, we went to "COOP" and bought some goods.
On lunch time, we went to "Porter Exchange Mall", where is famous Japanese restaurant and Japanese supermarket. We ate Sushi(http://kotobukiyamarket.com/sushi.htm) and it was so delicious, especially row fish was so tasty. After eating, we went to Japanese supermarket(http://kotobukiyamarket.com/tobukiyamarket.com/) and bought some Japanese groceries.

In afternoon, we went around "little Italy" and ate dessert at "Trani(http://tranibrand.com/)".

First we selected our pastry(we selected eclair and cup cake), then they put ice cream in pastry and finished the process by topping with warm chocolate. they were really delicious!!!

After went around "Little Italy", we went to "Qunicy Market(http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/)"　and bought some food for dinner. We bought Lobster's sandwich, boiled shrimp and clam chowder. We shared all of them and were full. We left Boston 7:30AM and arrived Albany about 10:30PM. I was soooo tired.

Today's dinner

Today, I had a "JLCC(Japanese Language and Culture Club)"meeting at 6:00PM. After that, I went to "SUSHI-TEI" with my friend. I went there once in lunch time but I had a first time to go dinner time. There were many customers in this restaurant. We ordered Sushi-combo. In Sushi-combo, there were 3 kinds of sushi rolls. My combo was California roll, tuna roll and yellow tail roll. My friend's combo was California roll, JA roll and ...(I forgot the name). I did not know what JS roll is and asked the staff. JA roll means Japanese American roll and this roll contains eel and cream cheese! Strange combination!!!I could not image the taste. After tasting this roll, I still could not express whether this roll is delicious or not!!

Mezzo Marketplace & Eatery (Deli&Cafe)

My husband and I went to buy our lunch at "Mezzo Marketplace & Eatery(http://www.mezzomarket.com/)" where is near the Washington park. In this shop, there are some sandwiches, soup and some kinds of meals. We bought 2 kinds of sandwiches and sesame chicken. The bread of sandwiches is so nice and I like this taste. Here is cooking class in this cafe and I am interested in it.
This cafe is selected "Best Gourmet Takeout" in 2007 by Metroland(http://metroland.net/).

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Mezzo Marketplace & Eatery

340 Hamilton Street,

Albany, NY 12210

TEL (518)463-6240

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Birthday Party

Last Thursday was my Japanese friend birthday, so some of my friends came to my apartment and have a party today. I prepared some Japanese food and cake! We had lunch together. We had a good time to talk and eat. I was so satisfied today.

Apple Picking

Today, my husband and I went to "Indian ladder farm（http://www.indianladderfarms.com/cgi-bin/ilf.cgi）" for Apple picking. Last year, I went there with my classmates and enjoyed very much. We bought the bag($11 each) and started picked apples. There were three kinds of apples which we could pick today. "MacIntosh" is excellent for eating and sauce, "Cortland" is excellent for eating and pie and baking, and "Gala" is excellent for eating and salad. We can pick Japanese apples(Fuji and Mutsu) from end of October. We picked 71 apples in one bag! How will we eat such a lot of apples!!!

Somen noodle

One of my friends invited us to come to her house and we had a somen noodle party. There are over 30 guests in her house and we ate and drank backyard. Some guests took homemade cakes, cookies and beer. That beer was so delicious. I was really surprised it. Today was little rainy and cold. I think it was last party in this summer and we will have a fall season soon.

Indian Cuisine(Indian Restaurant)

My husband and I went to "Indian Cuisine(http://www.indiancuisinelatham.com/)" to eat lunch. I lunch time, we can eat Indian Buffet in this restaurant($7.95). Most other Indian buffet price is almost $6 but this restaurant meal are better than other Indian restaurant. There are salad, 6 kinds of Curry, dessert, rice, Tandoori Chicken and so on. Curry are so delicious. When I entered this restaurant and saw meals, I thought "there are not Naan here" and I depressed so much. But Naan and Poori were served just made to each customer! I was so impressed!! Of course, we can eat them as much as we eat.

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INDIAN CUISINE

571 Watervliet Shaker Rd.,

Latham, NY 12110

TEL (518)783-7838

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Java Jazz Cafe & Bakery (Cafe)

My husband and I went to "Java Jazz Cafe & Bakery(http://javajazzcafe.net/javajazzcafe/)" to eat lunch. In this cafe, we can eat Wraps, Pita, Sub, Salads and so on. We ate Wraps($4～$6). Compared with other cafe, the quantity is little small but it good for me! I can eat all of it. The atmosphere of this cafe is better. If this cafe is near my apartment, I go there every day and stay for several hours!

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Java Jazz Cafe & Bakery

318 Delaware Avenue,

Delmar, NY 12054

TEL (518)439-1727

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Brotherhood Winery

My husband and I went to "Brotherhood Winery(http://www.brotherhoodwinery.net/pages/default.asp" today. It took about one and half hour to go there from our apartment. This winery is one of the oldest i the New York State and is very famous. There were many visitors in this winery. We could taste $2 each and tasted 8 kinds of wine(4 kinds of White wine, 3 kinds of Red wine and a kind of Sparkling wine) . They have more kinds of wine; such as special wine and dessert wine. If I want to taste, I can do. After tasting, we bought 5 bottles of wine(N.Y.Burgundy $6.99、Cream Sherry $7.99、Merlot $14.99、Cabernet Sauvignon $14.99、Johannisberg Riesling $9.99).

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Brotherhood Winery

100 Brotherhood Plaza Drive,

Washingtonville, NY 10992

TEL (845)496-3661

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