Japanese birthday dinner

It was the time of the year to celebrate my lovely Mathilde's birthday again. Normally, we go away somewhere for the weekend, but this time around, we've been rather busy recently (and we will be also for the rest of the summer!), so we decided to not go for that this time around.

Now, as you know, we are huge fans of Japan, so it felt natural to go for something Japanese. I could've prepared a meal for her, sure, but I figured this sort of thing is better left to the experts. So I booked a table at Yoshi instead, a rather fantastic Michelin-starred restaurant in Monaco, where we went for lunch last autumn. This time around, we decided to go for dinner.

Yoshi is located in Monte-Carlo, not far from the casino, at the rather fancy Metropolitan hotel. It is actually being managed by the famous chef Joel Robouchon. The interior decoration is expectedly understated - with a nice Japanese garden outside at the back of the dining hall.

Everything was, as one could expect, and as it was last time, pretty much perfect. Excellent service, excellent food. We went for an extensive taster menu with 7 courses this time around - and it was all rather excellent. Actually, I do have to admit I was slightly disappointed with the pannacotta dessert - but only slightly. It didn't really take away from our enjoyment. What was particularly cool was watching the chef prepare the sushi/sashimi assortment right in front of us.

So if you want to have some fancy Japanese cuisine on the Cote d'Azur, look no further than Yoshi!

And most importantly: Joyeux anniversaire, mon amour!