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東京・池袋にある馴染みの洋風居酒屋が今月一杯で閉店すると聞き、ピアニストのSちゃんと一緒に昨晩顔を出してきました。

I heard that a familiar Western-style bar in Ikebukuro (Tokyo), is closed on the end of this month . So, I went there with S-chan who is a pianist last night.

ここは料理が美味しいだけでなく、シェフ兼店長Sさんの人柄に惹かれて、常連客や音楽関係者が多く集います。 This bar serves excellent dinners, also the regular customers and the music field's people who were attracted to a chef and manager S-san's character come here.

客同士が初対面でも、さりげなく紹介をしてくれるのがSシェフのいいところ。音楽家や卵たちが集まってくるのも頷けます。
この日は若手有名ヴァイオリニストG・Rさんもご来店。突然自分の楽器を取り出し、演奏してくれるという一幕も。

If the customers are the first meeting, S-chef introduces them casually. I thought it is a good point of him, so that many musicians and future musicians come to this bar.
On that day, the young famous violinist G-san also came to this bar. He took out his violin suddenly and played.

絶品のプリンとチョコレートケーキはどちらも濃厚でクリーミー。忘れられない味となりました。 These are custard pudding and chocolate cake. Both of them were thick (rich) cream and unforgettable savor.

池袋で美味しい料理とお酒をふるまいつづけて16年。
お店は閉店してしまうけれど、次への第一歩なのだと聞き、一安心。
近い将来、またSシェフの料理にありつけそうです。

Sシェフ、今までありがとう。そしてお疲れさまでした！

This bar has been serving delicious dishes and alcohol in Ikebukuro for 16 years.
Although it will be closed, I heard the news, that is a first step to the next, and felt relieved.
I seem to be able to eat the S-chef's cooking again in the near future.

Thanks, S-chef! I wish him good luck on his new step.

• Posted by : MASUWO
• 5:37 PM
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