French Iron Chef - Sakai Hiroyuki

Restaurant: La Rochelle

Address:
2-15-1 Shibuya, 32/F Shibuya Cross Tower 2nd, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Opening Hours:
Lunch: 12:00am - 3:00pm Last Order @ 2:30pm
Dinner: 6:00pm - 11:00pm Last Order @ 9:00pm

Price (appx):
2,800 Yen (Lunch), 8,500 Yen (Dinner)

Web Site:
http://www.la-rochelle.co.jp go!
http://www.dis.co.jp/La_Rochelle/la_roche.htm go!

Telephone:
03-3400-8220 Note: Ask for Pishkar-san, he speaks English

Fax:
03-3400-8043

Directions:-

1. Take JR Yamanote line to Shibuya Station (appx 30 minutes away from Tokyo Station if JR line are taken). Just one station away from Harajuku (where Meiji Jingu Inner Garden is).
or... Just one station away from Ebisu, where Italian Iron Chef's restruant is...

Now at this point you have two choices

Choice #1: you can visit the supermarket at basement (Tokyu Food Show ), you will found some of the Sakai-san desserts. e.g. Swiss Roll 550 Yen/ea (as seen on www.ironchef.com), Pudding 200 Yen/ea or 600 Yen/Box of 3. Just look around for Sakai's Poster

Choice #2: Go check out Sakai's restaurant!

2. Take a peek at the map at the subway station.

3. Take the EAST exit. (i.e. the exit towards the Police Station)

4. Once outside the station, you should see stairs to a bridge on your LEFT, go up the stairs.

5. The bridge is a bit like a maze (Suggest you print a copy of the map and follow the blue line). Thumb of rule, keep left, and don't walk under the Hwy 3 above your head. (i.e. Not towards the police station) I have learn that by mistake.

6. Once you are off the bridge, keep walking forward, and you will see a second bridge, take that one and cross the road

7. Now you should be at Cross Tower.

8. Go inside, you will see a directory. Take the evaluator to 32/F. And there you are!

Bonus! At the Shibuya station, there is a travel agent, and I spotted a flyer for a tour to China have Chen's Picture on the cover!

My visit (11 Oct, 2000 17:00)

First of all I have to say thanks to Sakai and his assistant, Pishkar (The guy on the right in this photo). With help from Pishkar (I can't speak Japanese...) he was able to arrange me to meet with French Iron Chef Sakai-san. Sakai-san has a pretty busy schedule, and I was lucky to have soem time after a magazine interview with him. I would love to be there to 'watch' the interview and maybe take a few photos. When I first arrive, Pishkar greeted me with a glass of Pear Juice (as seen in Photo Galley), it was so refreshing. It is sweet, but don't have the sourness left over in your mouth.
While I was waiting for Sakai-san, Pishkar was taking me to check out a few dinning rooms inside La Rochelle. One of the room can even see Tokyo Tower. Unfortunately that was at night and it is too dark for my digital camear to take a picture.
After chatting with Sakai-san, he was nice enough to let me visit the Kitchen, and I tried out piece of madeleine fresh out from the oven. And my visit ends with taking a group photo with all his staff in the kitchen.

Photo Galley

Lobby	Lobby	Lobby	La Rochelle	Menu @ the door
Grand Cafe	Grand Cafe	Inside Grand Cafe	Me & Sakai :)	Inside La Rochelle
Inside La Rochelle	Sakai at work	Sakai at work	Book, card & pin	Book w/ Autograph
Me & Sakai in the Kitchen	Sakai-san signing the book	Thanks, Sakai-san!

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