Despite the negative economic sentiment, I am happy to say that at least the Tokyo party scene is starting to bloom.
I recently went to a great event at Roti in downtown Roppongi district to sample USA wines from the Charles Smith winery. Amazing value at 1500 yen for ladies (£10) and 3000 yen for the boys (£20). All you can drink and eat for 2 hours! Executive Chef Ian Tozer was expecting 30 guests to turn up, but by 6pm the bar was crammed with over 70 people.
Really tasty food – mini burgers with stilton, crab cakes with cajun creole sauce, fava bean hummus with falafel and grilled bruschetta were my favourites.
And my recommendations on the wine – definitely ‘Eve Chardonnay’ with its honey crisp apple characteristics and ‘The Velvet Devil Merlot’ with soft red plum aromatics.
These types of events provide good networking opportunities, and young professionals from all walks of life attended. Good vibes are at last returning to Tokyo!
