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MOON Cafeの人気デザートメニューApple Pieはこの三橋レストランで作って頂いていました。
その昔、横浜 岸根には米軍キャンプがあり、そこの兵隊さん相手に商売を始めたのが50年以上前という事です。この周辺は米軍のバスが走っていたのでノースピアに勤める兵隊さんもバスに乗ってパイを食べにやってきたそうです。そしてこの岸根キャンプはベトナムWarの時は病院になっていたようでした。子供心に岸根キャンプで驚いた事は、カラフルにペイントされた爆弾の後部を利用したゴミ箱が基地内の道に置かれていた事です。爆弾の平和利用ですね。
さて三橋レストランの一番人気メニューは、ワラジのように大きいチキンカツ、そしてこのApple Pieでした。
なぜ僕がこのレストランを知ったかと言うと、レストランの近所に免停の講習施設があったからです。もう30年以上も前の事ですが突然免停となり、免停の講習を受けるために渋々その地にいたのです。長い退屈な講習には昼休みがあり、昼食を三橋レストランでとった事がきっかけ、その時に食べたチキンカツとApple Pieがあまりに美味しかったのでそれからちょくちょくと通うようになったのです。米軍の兵隊さんがお客様だった事もあり、パイは本格的なUSAテイスト。アップルパイの他にバナナパイとか季節の果物を使ったパイもあり、街の洋食屋さんとはちょっと違った洋食屋さんでした。
MOON Cafeをオープンする時、パイは三橋レストランと決め込み、無理をお願いし作って頂きました。その三橋レストランが6月30日をもって閉店したのです。あのチキンカツがもう食べられないと思うと寂しいです。それよりアップルパイはこれからどうなるか？しばらくの間はお休みになりますが、人気デザートですので何とか復活させるつもりです。また6月30日は横浜プリンスホテルも営業を終了、古い横浜が消えかけています。
"MOON Cafe's Apple Pie"
The MOON Cafe's famous apple pie was made by Mihashi Restaurant.

Back in the days when the US Base existed at Yokohama Kishine, this restaurant started business back then more than 50 years ago for the American Military. There used to be Military bus running in this area so US Military people who worked in North Pier used to take a bus to taste and enjoy this apple pie. The Kisihine Camp was used as Hospital during the Vietnam war. I remember in my childhood, I was surprised to see the rear half of bomb being recycled and used as a trash can at many places in the Kishine Camp. That is a Piece-full recycle use of a bomb.

Now back to Mihashi Restaurant, the best menu was a huge Chicken Cutlet and an Apple Pie. I knew this restaurant because there was a facility for driving license holders to take lecture when any one get license suspended. It was more than 30 years ago when I suddenly got my license suspended and went to the long and boring lecture which had lunch break and I happened to find Mihashi Restaurant near by. I had that huge Chicken cutlet and an Apple pie. I went to Mihashi Restaurant periodically after that. Because the US military people were good customers there, the pies served at Mihashi Restaurant was made to a real American taste. They served an apple pies and banana pies, sometimes served pies using fresh fruits of the season. Mihashi Restaurant was a unique and a little different to an ordinary western food restaurant in Japan.

When opening MOON Cafe, I already had solid idea that the pie has to be made by Mihashi restaurant. I have asked Mihashi Restaurant for a big favor and asked to make an apple pie for us. Suddenly the Mihashi Restaurant has closed for good as of June 30th. It is sad to think that huge chicken cutlet is no longer available. More importantly, what will happen to the apple pie? Moon Cafe will have apple pie off from the menu for just a little while but as its our favorite and most popular desert, we will have apple pie return to our menu some how. By the way, on June 30th The Yokohama Prince Hotel was closed for good too, the Old Yokohama is fading away.
Shige
SHIGE SUGANUMA / 菅沼 繁博

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