The delicacy of this food and the precise rhythms of its presentation have the soothing effect of meditation. - Frank Bruni
Kaiseki is an acquired taste we have never quite acquired. It might be worth paying $150 for one performance. But not two. - Adam Platt
An intimate, swank dining room awaits those who come to indulge in the ultimate form of Kyoto-style kaiseki: a two-and-a-half-hour, eight-course dining experience....
The word kaiseki comes from the Japanese words for stone and bosom, referring to Zen Buddhist monks practice of carrying a heated stone within their robes in order to ease hunger when fasting. - Andrea Thompson