Yukarito (Eucalyptus)

Tuesday, August 26 2008

Yesterday, some friends and I went to

Yukarito Restaurant.

Yukarito is a Japanese pronunciation of "Eucalyptus".

The beautifully landscaped restaurant is so named because of the owners' love of plants and gardening, and yes, there are Eucalyptus Trees growing outside. The gardens have an English/Mediterranean feel. There are many fragrant herbs, brightly colored Mandevilla, and an assortment of other lovely flora surrounding the cozy eatery located in Kokawa.

The first part of the course consisted of beautifully presented H'ors deurves including

Melon wrapped in Prosciutto and Chili.

This was followed by a Mushroom Cream Sauce Pasta!

Scrumptious!!

For desert; melon ice cream, cake, and fresh fruit

I'll tell ya what's wrong with that -

NOTHING

Chikako san, Yuko san, Bill, Kumashiro san, his son Yuuki san

It was great to see the beautiful and charming girls again!

Kumashiro san and I met only a couple months ago through our mutual barber Tsunemi san. The 53 year old man has travelled all over the the world and is fluent in English. He lived in America (New York & California) for about 5 years. While in L.A., he worked at the Olympics, which were being held there sometime in the early to mid 1980's. Kumashiro san has also travelled and lived in various countries throughout South America, the Middle east, and Europe. His 20 year old son Yuuki is studying to be an actor at university in Tokyo.

Yuuki is half Brazilian.

for a Thank you my friends for another wonderful time!

Please come to New York to visit Atsuko and I.

REALLY!!!