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[Grand Mercure Minamiboso Resort & Spa] [The taste of New Year to enjoy with five senses] One-day event, a hotel lunch with vegetables sommelier professional selection vegetable box with souvenirs

One-day special lunch event using seasonal ingredients will be held on January 18 (Sun)

 

Located on Cape Obusa Misaki in Minamiboso Quasi-National Park surrounded by lush greenery, the resort hotel "Grand Mercure Minamiboso Resort & Spa" is located on Sunday, January 18, 2026 where local producers and vegetable sommeliers who are active in the local area. The event held in June this year was very popular, so the second round was held. We made a special full French course using ingredients unique to this season, such as Kanbe Lettuce from Anzai Farm, which represents winter vegetables from Minami Boso, as well as vegetables and fish from Chiba Prefecture. In addition, this time, with a vegetable box souvenir carefully selected by the vegetable sommelier Pro, you will need to bring one "kanbe lettuce" and 4 to 5 kinds of vegetables home. There is also a recipe by a vegetable sommelier Pro, and even after returning home, you can enjoy the lingering of Minami Boso's journey with taste.

Outline of the event

[Date] Sunday, January 18, 2026
[Time] 12:00 - 14:00 (11:45 - Reception starts and opens)
[Place] Restaurant on the second floor of the hotel "Le Sensoriel"
[Fee] 8,000 yen (tax and service charge included)
[Menu]
■One dish of Amuse-bouche Beginning with Kanbe lettuce and sweet shrimp from Anzai Farm
■Hors-d’œuvre Aji Tartar Cauliflower Couri Mushroom Consome soup with plenty of mushrooms
■Poisson Chiba red snapper poire
■Viande Wagyu straw grilled risotto Kanayamaji miso
■Serve with cream yogurt with Dessert orange
■Bread
■Coffee

Vegetable Sommelier Pro has selected vegetable box with a souvenir (image)

[Remarks]
・Please contact us for the children's menu
・If you are staying the day before the event, we will inform you by late check-out (12:00), and if you are staying on the day, we will inform you by early check-in (14:00).

Click here for details and reservations of the event ▶ https://grand-mercure-minamiboso-resortandspa.jp/plan/early-spring-lunch/

【Vegetable Sommelier Pro Riei Anzai】

Representative Director of Vegetas Group, Inc. Vegetable Sommelier Pro, Food Tourism Meister, Junior Food Education Meister, Vegeful Beauty Cellf Advisor, Tateyama Food Town Development Council Member. Through seminar lecturers, event planning, product and recipe development, etc., we convey the appeal of vegetables and fruits, producers and production areas, as well as tips for enjoying seasonal vegetables with families. "Vegetable Sommelier Pro Carefully Selected! Seasonal Vegetable BOX Rie Bin provides you with food experiences like traveling to Minami Boso while staying at home through seasonal vegetables.

HP： https://vegetus.co.jp/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riebin_com/

 

[Anzai Farm] (Kanbe district, Tateyama City / Garden owner: Jun Anzai)

Cultivates about 50 vegetables a year, such as the local brand vegetable "Kanbelettuce". While seriously working on agriculture, the NPO Minamiboso Agricultural Education Project, which was launched with friends, is the first president to actively support new farmers, experience harvesting, food education activities at elementary schools, etc. It is a producer with a strong trust from.

Kanbe lettuce is reduced chemical fertilizers, pesticides are reduced to less than half of the past, and fertilizers are lettuce from Anzai Farm, which uses organic fertilizer. Because it grows slowly over time, the contents are intensely thick and sweet, and the texture is outstanding. It is also characterized by a good shelf life.

 

【Grand Mercure Minamiboso Resort & Spa General Chef Isao Nakata】

Born in 1969 in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture.
Starting with the Nagoya Creston Hotel, he refined his cooking skills at the French restaurant "Le Toa de Paris", etc., and in 2009 he became the chef of Western cuisine at Ise-Shima Royal Hotel. After that, he served as chef at hotels such as "THE KASHIHARA", "THE HAMANAKO", and "Hotel & Resorts NAGAHAMA".
November 2023 Appointed General Chef of Grand Mercure Minamiboso Resort & Spa.

"We used plenty of seasonal ingredients from Chiba Prefecture, and thought about the menu in CONCEPT with" dishes we want customers to eat the most right now. " While keeping French techniques and esprit as they are, we actively incorporate Japanese food materials, not heavy, but it is solid, and tailored so that you can feel "I ate French course dishes". Please enjoy Minami Boso's New Year's charm with your five senses. "

 

Grand Mercure Minamiboso Resort & Spa

Located on Cape Obo in Minamiboso Quasi-National Park surrounded by rich greenery, you can enjoy a resort stay full of openness while watching the sea surface that reflects the sun's light gently waving. It is easily accessible from the Tokyo metropolitan area, and is fully equipped with a restaurant where you can enjoy a signature menu incorporating ingredients unique to the local area, an open-air bath, a large public bath with a sauna, a kids space, etc., providing a stay tailored to your travel style.

All-inclusive accommodation charges include lounge access, and "Eventing SOCIAL" (15-18:00) offers alcohol such as sparkling wine and beer, as well as soft drinks such as coffee, tea and herbal water. At "Toriwatari/NIGHT CAP" (21-23:00), you can enjoy the bar time where you can enjoy your favorite liquor and the specialties unique to the area. Dinner and breakfast are served in a buffet style, and drinks containing alcohol are included in the price. You can enjoy a rich local menu such as "seafood steamed grilled" and "namero salad" for dinner, and "Nokke-don", "Sangayaki", "Boso Hijiki Kinpira", and "Sardine Tsumire Fisherman Juice" for breakfast.

[Location] 1212 Tadara, Tomiura-cho, Minamiboso City, Chiba 299-2404, Japan
【TEL】 03-5539-2634 (Reservation Center)
[Access] About 8 minutes by car from Tomiura IC on the Tateyama Expressway, about 10 minutes by taxi from Tomiura Station on JR
[Fee] All-inclusive 1 night from 26,000 yen (per room for 2 people, including tax and surcharge)
※Some drinks, activities, etc. are charged, and lunch is not provided.
※The content of the dish and the production area may change depending on the season and purchase situation.
[Official Website] https://grand-mercure-minamiboso-resortandspa.jp/
[Access] About 8 minutes by car from Tomiura IC. Approx. 10 minutes by taxi from JR Tomiura Station

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