Velouté de Champignons

This isn't about finding the hottest new spot in town. This is about a ritual.

For my wife’s birthday, I step into the Tatekitchen to prepare a four-course experience designed to maintain "freshness" in our lives. We don't do commercial anniversaries; we do technique and high-grade ingredients.

Inside this year’s birthday protocol:

Antipasti: A French-style mushroom soup inspired by a summer trip to Helsinki.
Primo: Hand-made 100% semolina pappardelle with sushi-grade seafood and sea urchin.
Secondo: Denver steak seared in cast iron and finished in the oven, wrapped in caul fat.
Dolce: Siena Farm apples elevated by Madagascar vanilla bean vodka.

No dress code, no crowds—just the kids in their pajamas and the best food in Boston, served right at our table.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaFebruary 1, 2026Pescatore, sea urchin, Clam, Shrimp, Squid, Mushroom, Steak, caul fat, Baked ApplesComment

Veal with Maitake Cream Sauce

This isn't just dinner. This is a statement. Four courses. Japanese fish market ingredients. My daughter Lumi as sous chef. Proper plating. Perfect timing.

Appetizer through dessert—each course planned to show up for the person who shows up for me every day. Kihada maguro is so beautiful, I could sell it for $200. Homemade pescatore with fresh shellfish. Veal with maitake cream sauce. Basque cheesecake to finish.

This is what love looks like in the Tatekitchen.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaJanuary 31, 2025Pescatore, sea urchin, Clam, Shrimp, Squid, Mussels, Tuna, Capriccio, Avocado, Black ink pasta, Veal, Maitake, Cheese cakeComment

Grilled Artichoke Salad with a sprinkle of reindeer bone broth

It's my wife's birthday. What she wanted: drop the kids at daycare, get coffee at Copley, and just exist. That's luxury for a busy mom. Then I bought fresh seafood from Eataly and cooked her a proper four-course Italian dinner at home. Duck magret, pasta al pescatore, insalata di artichocchi grigliati, mousse al limone. The real gift? Time, effort, and three hours where she wasn't "Mom." Just herself, being served.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaJanuary 31, 2024artichoke, Raindeer, Pescatore, sea urchin, Clam, Shrimp, Squid, Mussels, Duck, Confit, Kiwi, MousseComment

Wild Boar with Wagyu Ragù

Join Tatekitchen in celebrating his wife's birthday with a full-course Italian feast, from a refreshing Antipasto of pickled radishes and green salad to a seafood-loaded Tagliatelle alla Pescatora, a hearty Wild Bore Shank with Wagyu Ragu and a light Blackberry Mousse for dessert. Experience the joy of home-cooked, gourmet meals with Tatekitchen.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaJanuary 31, 2023Full Course, Birthday Dinner, Pescatore, Pasta, tomato sauce, winter, carrot, salad, sea urchin, Seafood, Wild Boar, Wagyu, beef, BlackberryComment

Pescatore Boston

My mom was visiting Boston, and on her last night here, I decided to break a little tradition and prepare a dish I usually reserve for my wife's birthday - Pescatore. If you've been following Tatekitchen, you know that Pescatore is a special dish in my heart. It's a dish I usually cook only once a year, for my wife's birthday. But this time, I decided to make an exception. After all, isn't cooking all about breaking the rules and creating new traditions?

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaAugust 21, 2022Tatekitchen, Pescatore, Pasta, tomato sauce, sea urchin, Seafood, LobsterComment

Capon Covered with Caul Fat

Experience a special birthday feast by Tateki Matsuda. Discover the joy of cooking a full-course meal featuring Octopus Carpaccio, Pescatore, Capon covered with Caul Fat, and gluten-free Tiramisù alla Tateki. Dive into the flavors of love and tradition with Tatekitchen.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaJanuary 31, 2022Tatekitchen, Full Course, Birthday Dinner, Pescatore, Pasta, tomato sauce, winter, Beets, sea urchin, uni, Capon, caul fat, Seafood, Octopus, EspressoComment

Rice malt marinated NY strip steak

My ex-student, Arthur and his wife Natsumi visited us in Boston. It has been almost 2 years since we saw each other. Now we got kids as parents! I am so happy to see his kid and get together.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaApril 25, 2021Tatekitchen, Full Course, Birthday Dinner, pheasant, Pescatore, Pasta, tomato sauce, winter, carrot, Beets, salad, se, sea urchin, uni, cocoComment

Lamb Ribs with Blackcurrant sauce

Hosting dinner for friends is a wonderful way to bring people together and share good food, good company, and good conversation. Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting a dinner party for some of my friends, and I decided to pull out all the stops and prepare a meal that would be both delicious and memorable.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaMarch 6, 2021Tatekitchen, Full Course, Birthday Dinner, pheasant, Pescatore, Pasta, tomato sauce, winter, carrot, Beets, salad, se, sea urchin, uni, cocoComment

Slow Braised Wild Bore

It was my wife's birthday, and I wanted to do something special to celebrate the occasion. I decided to cook a delicious Italian feast for her, with some of her favorite dishes and a few new surprises thrown in for good measure. If you have been following Tatekitchen, you know that I cook Pescatore once a year for my wife’s birthday.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaJanuary 31, 2021Tatekitchen, Full Course, Birthday Dinner, pheasant, Pescatore, Pasta, tomato sauce, winter, carrot, Beets, salad, se, sea urchin, uni, cocoComment

Faisan rôti

If you have been following Tatekitchen, you know that I cook pescatore once a year for my wife’s birthday. This year was a little bit different because I didn’t use tomato sauce at all. I tried to make her birthday dinner very romantic as much as I could. Should I take her to high end/fancy restaurant in Boston?

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaJanuary 31, 2019Tatekitchen, Full Course, Birthday Dinner, pheasant, Pescatore, Pasta, tomato sauce, winter, carrot, Beets, salad, se, sea urchin, uni, cocoComment

Beef tongue

Like many things in life, cooking a romantic dinner for two sounds better than it generally ends up being. What you're thinking is a bottle of wine, soulful looks into one another's eyes, and maybe a little joke that you two will remember and laugh about for years and years. I cook Pescatore once a year for her birthday.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaJanuary 31, 2018Tatekitchen, Homemade Pasta, Full Course, pasta, salad, Pescatore, tomato sauce, Seafood, Quinoa, sea urchin, beef tongue, Truffe, Foie Gras, AvocadoComment

Braised lamb belly

Birthday Full course is right here! Even though it was a busy weekend, but I made it with my appreciation.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaJanuary 31, 2017Tatekitchen, Full Course, Wine dinner, Homemade Pasta, Beets, lamb, belly, root vegetables, Pescatore, homemade, icecreamComment

Fegatto di Vittello al burro all'aglio

Those dishes were made a few month ago. I cook pescatore only once a year because I decided to make one for only one, so don't expect I cook Pescatore for you! This day was really Italian.

TatekitchenTateki MatsudaMarch 11, 2015Full Course, Birthday Dinner, PescatoreComment

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