このえ塾生参集・Konoe sansei in Town!

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パンの師匠、このえ先生が岩国から上京されています。この週末にお会いしてきました。一年ぶりの再会！

それまでは毎月、ご自宅のパン教室でご指導を受けていて、、、。

月日が経ち、お互いの住む場所や、職場の環境が変わり、それとともにお会いする頻度も変わりますが、いつもお会いしても楽しい再会なのです❤

今回は、先生の出張先の近所の聘珍楼にて、薬膳メニューを囲んでの“このえ塾生会”。

左、Tommyさんは、伊東のDer Marのオーナーさん。Deｒ Mar はオープンから10年の（！！）　パン屋＆雑貨屋さん。
右、私、オープン間もないパン工房の駆け出しオーナーは栃木から。
そして先生は山口から、、、吉祥寺に集合。

3人のマイレージが半端ない　(笑)
そして、先生の求心力、すごくない？ 伊東→このえ先生←栃木

それぞれ、先生には大変お世話になった事情があるわけで、
お会いできるなら飛んできちゃうっ。

きっとこれから、何年経っても、何十年たっても、先生の人間力に引き寄せられるのだと思います。

先生から頂いた岩国のお土産は“がんね栗”のパウンドケーキ。
岩国でとれる栗らしいのですが、とても大きい！
栗の実1個30g、卵半分ぐらいの大きさで、和栗では最大級だそう。

ほくほくです。

うまし。。。

先生っ❤、パン談義もいいけど、、、次は栗拾いに行ってもいいですか～?　


It has been a year since our bakery master Konoe-sensei relocated to Iwaguni, southern part of Japan. (Next to Hiroshima-prefecture, about 8 hours away from Tokyo via train.)

Before her relocation, we used to meet her every month for her hands on baking class held at her house.
Now we miss her so much and we were looking forward this occasion！
Once a year this time of the season, she comes back to Tokyo.

Now we are ready to catch up.

Middle of the photo is Konoe-sensei. Me on the right and Tommy on the left. The time and place are different but we both learned a lot from her so it is like a school reunion.

My shop opened recently and I do remember vividly her support and advice provided in various occasion. Tommy, on the other hand, has been running his bakery shop for 10 years now but I guess the gratitude towards her hasn't fade away.

Isn't it amazing ? It shows how wonderful personality she has and many pupils like us are attracted.  
No wonder, every time we meet, the time is never enough for chatting and laughing.

When the party is over, she gave us a souvenir from Iwaguni. It is a pound cake with huge chestnuts. One chestnut is 30g. A half size of one egg !

YUMMY ♪♪

Apparently this chestnuts is famous for Iwaguni region where now she manage the local bakery shop. The humongous chestnut is called Gan_ne_guri.  This is her 2nd Autumn since she moved and it is already her ritual to go chestnuts picking on week-ends.

Now... I really have to see her again.

Yes, I learn a lot about bakery when I am with her.
But this time I will have to ask her to take me for Chestnuts picking !