Furano Cheese Factory （富良野チーズ工房）| Furano

Furano Cheese Factory （富良野チーズ工房） is famous for delicious cheese, of course, but I also recommend ice cream made from fresh milk, and pizza with their cheese!

Look at this comfortable atmosphere! The facility is sounded with the nature!

We just relaxed for a while, taking pictures and walking around this compound!

Let's enter the building!
Visitors can learn how to make cheese on the 1st floor.

As we looked at the cheese-making process, we got very hungry suddenly, and dashed to the second floor! Hahaha!

Before shopping, we fully enjoyed tasting their cheese!

Three kinds of cheese were served; "Wine Cheddar" (made of Furano wine and fresh milk),  very milky " Maison de Pierre",  and .............

"Sepia" made of fresh milk and squid ink. Personally "Sepia" is my favorite, tasting very Hokkaido!

Don't forget to take pictures with this cow!

Would you like to eat pizza with Furano cheese?
If so, I recommend a pizza restaurant next to Furano Cheese Factory.

They mainly use local ingredients and

baked pizzas in the stone oven! Yummy x 2!!

Actually Furano Cheese Factory reminds a lot of local people of their gelato!

There's a long line in front of the ice cream parlor all the time!

Which should I eat today??

They serve several kinds of flavors, all of which are made of local ingredients.

As I wanted to eat three flavors, but they don't serve triples, I ordered a double and a single gelato! Hahaha!
These are cheese and asparagus! Yummy x 2! You cannot miss cheese flavor because this parlar is in the"cheese" factory. I also recommend vegetable gelato such as corn, pumpkin, and asparagus because Furano produces delicious vegetables!!

"White" tastes very milk! I should have ordered Furano melon flavor, too? Hahaha!

How do you like pumpkin ice milk?

I also recommend grape ice milk （ふらのぶどう果汁）, made of local milk and local grape.

We fully enjoyed this facility!

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La locanda del pittore （ラ・ロカンダ・デル・ピットーレ）| Italian Restaurant | The Windsor Hotel TOYA

I've experienced wonderful restaurants as a tour guide, and this is one of my favorites! "La locanda del pittore （ラ・ロカンダ・デル・ピットーレ）", an Italian restaurant in cooperation with the Windsor Hotel TOYA（ザ・ウインザーホテル洞爺）, is located on the hill, from which we can enjoy a wonderful scenery!

They hold a large stock of wine↓ Perfect location for a party!!!!

From the restaurant on the hill ..............................

Voila!
Look at Lake Toya （洞爺湖）!!!! How beautiful it is!!! This is more picturesque than composite photos!!! Hahaha!

The menu is like this↓

We tried to order everything!!
My guests are from
China,
Singapore,
Taiwan,
and Hong Kong!
All of them are so excited with the party planned by me!

Until pizzas would be baked,

we enjoyed wines such as "VILLA ANTINORI TOSCANA 2007".  

Cheers!
One after another, the bottles were empty. Could the restaurant catch up with the speed? Race you to the goal!!!

■Grissini

Munch, munch, munch.........

■Marinara （マリナーラ）

First of all, we enjoyed the Marinara （マリナーラ）↓ I love this simple and delicious pizza!

■Pittore （ピットーレ）
We should eat local mushrooms!

■Prosciutto Crudo （プロシュートクルード）
Uncured ham really goes well with wine!!

■Calzone （カルツォーネ）

The delicious tomato and Mozzarella ignited our appetite again!!

 A member found seasonal limited pizzas! Sounds wonderful!!

■Gorgonzola Miele （ゴルゴンゾーラミエーレ）
The dessert pizza is very tasty!! We love the local miele (or honey) and apples.

■Carbonara （カルボナーラ）
Don't forget the pasta! How creamy it is!!

As everyone scrambled to order pizza or pasta, I couldn't take pictures of all of the dishes!! Hahaha!

■Minestrone （ミネストローネ）
The local vegetables taste very rich and dense!!

■Clams steamed in white wine （貝の白ワイン蒸し）
Yummy yummy in our tummy! As the leader liked it very much, he ordered a clam soup, too!!

■Clam soup （貝のスープ）
Hokkaido seafood is really recommendable!

■Steak
Oh!!! We also ordered beef steak? Yes, of course!!!

Our stomach must be huge like a black hole! We ordered it rare!

Last but not least, some of them enjoyed tiramisu （ティラミス）.

As this is a tour planed by me not a travel agent, we could choose wonderful restaurants only! I'm so happy that they love my choices!!

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Otaru Pizza House （おたるぴざはうす）| Italian Restaurant | Otaru

Otaru is a very cool and historical city, which has a lot of unique and fashionable cafes and restaurants. Today I'll show you "Otaru Pizza House （おたるぴざはうす）", serving home-made pizzas and pastas in a very distinctive atmosphere!

Look at this sign board! They serve special dishes for the lunch hours. But actually it opens from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., which means whenever we come here, we can eat this special dishes. Hahaha! Interesting, isn't it?

Look at the yellow board! I love this pizza service set, which consists of a pizza, a drink, and a side dishe such as doria, pasta and lasagna. Well, let's enter it!

It was little bit dark even though it was around noon!! We enjoyed this unique atmosphere! Then we looked around, and almost all costumers here were in their 40's or older! Wow! Wow! Wow! This restaurant seems to be very popular among local people! Even though Otaru is a tourist city, we couldn't find any tourists in this restaurant!

How cheap it is! Any drink is served at the price of 150 yen!!!! I love this hand-written massage!!!

As I said, I ordered a pizza service set.
I had to work after lunch, but I chose white wine........... just one glass of wine!!! Is it OK???

Hot! Hot! Hot!
Here comes lasagna! This seafood lasagna is on the hot iron plate!

It is covered with a lot of cheese!!!

Pizzas are selectable among three kinds and I chose Otaruyaki, a soy sause-based pizza with seafood. I'd never tried such a Japanese flavored pizza before!

Again, it is covered with a lot of cheese! Yummy x 2!!! Of course I love Italian pizzas like Margherita, but really recommend this unique pizza, too!

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