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【主播】以食譜和電視節目出名的澳洲名廚比爾‧葛倫格 ( Bill Granger )，在日本東京旁的濱海城市湘南(Shonan)，設立他的第一家海外餐廳，提供挑嘴的日本人飲食新選擇。


【配音】對於忙碌的東京人來說，湘南海灘是夏天休閒的好去處，而且離東京市中心只要一個小時多的車程。這家名為「比爾斯(Bills)」的餐館就位於湘南海灘，裝潢以原木地板及天花板為主，搭配上白色牆壁與面向大海的露天平台。

葛倫格的廚藝以輕鬆、放鬆作為主軸，尤其是他著名的早餐，更是如此。葛倫格認為這就是自己與東京其他餐廳的最大區別。

葛倫格栽培了一位日籍廚師在「比爾斯」掌廚，而他自己則會每隔幾個月到這來巡視。餐廳的菜單與悉尼的相同，只不過蔬菜等農產品，則是取材當地。

由於對日本有著一份特殊的情感，葛倫格選擇在這設立海外第一家餐廳，他說：「在我心目中，日本是個特別的地方。十五年前，我曾在這裡住了四個月，並且從中獲得許多廚藝上的靈感」。

許多日本人都給予葛倫格的餐點正面評價。不過，究竟這種類型的菜餚，只是一時的風潮，還是能夠在日本生根，仍有待觀察。


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※ The original article was taken from Reuters Website.  ( 原文取自路透社網站 )




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INTRO: Australian culinary star opens his first oversea restaurant outside Tokyo. Australian culinary star Bill Granger opens his first overseas restaurant at a seaside city of Shonan, outside Tokyo.


STORY: Celebrity chef Bill Granger hopes to woo Japan's notoriously picky diners with a new seaside restaurant outside Tokyo that serves his signature dish -- scrambled eggs. The Australian chef, known for his cookbooks and television series, modelled his first restaurant outside Sydney along a casual beach house, with wooden floors and ceilings, white walls, and a deck facing the sea. 

The laid-back, relaxed feel is reflected in Granger's cooking, especially the breakfast dishes that made him famous. He believes this is what will set him apart from the thousands of other upmarket restaurants in greater Tokyo. 

He trained a Japanese chef who will cook at bills in Japan, and will continue to visit the restaurant every couple of months. The menu is the same as at bills in Sydney, but incorporates local produce, such as vegetables from the nearby market. 

Granger describes bills as a cross-over between a neighbourhood restaurant and fine dining. A household name in Britain because of his television show, he could easily have picked London for his first overseas venture. But he said he chose Japan because of a particular affinity with the place. 

"Japan has always had a really special place in my heart. Before I opened bills 15 years ago, I spent 4 months here and that really inspired me," he said, citing the simple yet sophisticated beauty of Japanese food and design. 

Shonan beach, a popular summer getaway for busy Tokyoites, is more than an hour's drive from central Tokyo. 

Most Japanese who participated a tasting party reacted positively when it came to its taste, but opinions were divided when the question was whether the restaurant will take root in japanese society or to be just short-lived fashion.