Mr. Shimaji is known as a food connoisseur. He has a spicy highball set prepared at many of his favorite restaurants, almost like marking his territory.


Shimaji : "The first thing I do at a good restaurant is to become friends with the chef. When you do, they might create special menus for you, stock spicy highballs, or invent something new that I want to eat. When you eat while talking to the chef about things like, 'Could you make it like this?' or 'Can you get this ingredient?', the chef and I gradually become 'accomplices in gourmet food.' For me, this is one of the pleasures of life."


Ms. Shimaji knows many delicious restaurants across various genres, so she has been interviewed about gourmet food numerous times, and delicious restaurants frequently appear in her own books.


Shimaji : "I'm supporting various shops by introducing them in various places. This will only deepen our complicity. I'll eat delicious food to gain energy and continue to shine brightly as a 'bad boy star'."

If you're interested in delicious restaurants, please come to Salon de Shimaji. Mr. Shimaji himself will tell you his recommended dishes.

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Katsuhiko Shimaji is the producer of the Isetan Men's Residence Salon de Shimaji, located on the 8th floor Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building . Born in 1941, he graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University and joined Shueisha. He was assigned to "Weekly Playboy" and became its editor-in-chief in 1983, where he created a sensation with the "Life Advice" column featuring Renzo Shibata, Toko Kon, and Ken Kaiko as respondents, growing the magazine into a million-copy publication. He later served as editor-in-chief of "PLAYBOY Japan" and "BART." After serving as the representative director of Shueisha International, he retired in 2008. He is currently a writer and essayist.

Photo: TAKU FUJII

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