Take a quaint European-looking restaurant in a quiet Hokkaido town in
the dead of winter. Add quirky regulars who are treated to nightly
disquisitions, philosophical and otherwise, by the avuncular owner of a
local hat shop. Toss in scrumptious- looking "set menus" of steaks,
croquettes and other Western- style comfort food.
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