Kyo-ryori classics

Seasonal produce is always a culinary quintessence at Kinu by Takagi, the signature Japanese kaiseki restaurant at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.

A venture by two Michelin-starred chef Takagi Kazuo, the restaurant occupies an exclusive chamber on the hotel’s mezzanine floor and embodies Kyo-ryori cuisine culture.

Kyo-ryori, literally meaning “Kyoto cuisine”, is a refined Japanese cooking style that elevates fresh natural ingredients into exquisitely presented dishes imbued with cultural references and a sense of the seasons.

The approach, which focuses as much on subtlety of taste as it does visual beauty, gained his inaugural restaurant, Kyoto Cuisine Takagi, worldwide…