昨日は日中汗ばむほどの９月初めの日曜日でした。長く改装工事が続いていたお隣が完成し、近江肉を提供する料亭として開店したばかり。寂しい通りも力を得た感じです。カフェも午後は有難いことにお客様が途切れることなくお出でくださいました。普段のんびりムードに浸りきっている店主は奥の台所に入ると表の様子がわからず、お客様のご入店の時やお帰りにカウンター横に立って下さる度に、カウンターに座ってくださっていた地元のお客様が「〜さぁん（私の名）、お客様ですよぉ！」と呼んでくださるというお客様にすれば迷惑な、店主としては何とも恥ずかしいことが何度も起きました。
さて、昨日のイザナミランチは、ツナのムース、豚肉と小松菜の辛子和え、鶏つくね、切り干し大根と水菜のサラダ、ポークビーンズ、春巻き、さつまいもご飯、それに茶碗蒸しでした。白玉クリームあんみつも最後は寒天が切れてしまいご注文がお受けできず情けない有様。皆様のご厚意と忍耐力にただただ感謝するばかりです。
It was hot and humid on the first Sunday of September, which was yesterday. Renovation of the house next door which began last year ended recently and opened as a restaurant which serves Ohmi beef which is one of the excellent Japanese beef. I am glad that I feel the street, which is usually not very busy, is becoming active because of the new restaurant. We had guests in our cofe continuously in the afternoon. The owner (me), who is used to being slow, got a little bit panicked yesterday. Since I sometimes did not know what was happening when I had to go in the back kitchen, a local customer who is very friendly and often comes to the cafe helped to let me know that I needed to come back to the front.
Well, here is yesterday's special lunch ; Tuna mousse, Pork and Japanese spinach dressed with mustard, Chicken meatballs, Mixed salad with daikon, mizuna and apple, Pork beans, Spring rolls, Rice with sweet potato and Chawanmushi (savory egg custard with assorted ingredients). I served many Shiratama Cream Anmitsu, too. I greatly appreciated the customer's warm heart and patience.
