Japan Lab: Where quality is priority

BOTH with a background in the hotel and hospitality industry, restaurant manager and smells that transport visitors back to the Middle Ages.

Irene and chef Roberto decided to open a Japanese restaurant where diners can relax, enjoy excellent Japanese food, a good Sake, and where almost everything is made fresh by hand ­ from sauces to desserts and sushi to hot dishes.

Craftsmen, blacksmiths, herbalists, silversmiths, carpenters, jugglers, shoemakers, magicians, embroiderers, sculptors, cheese makers and potters, among many others, will show off their skills.

Highlights also include music, clothes and games typical of medieval times.

The event is held every year during the third weekend in May to commemorate the official founding of the town.

Japan Lab, based in Pollensa Pueblo just a step away from the central square, brings you authentic Japanese food and sushi. A small but cosy restaurant with just a few tables, the menu has something for all tastes, including lots of gluten­free and vegetarian options. The team celebrated its second anniversary this year, on May 7, firmly placing itself as the best Japanese restaurant and takeaway in the north of the island.

Manager Irene told the Euro Weekly News: “We are a small family restaurant where everything is handmade using gourmet products. We use local ingredients, and our fish is of very high quality.”

When Italian chef Roberto had the opportunity to work in a sushi restaurant in London and learn the art of Japanese cooking, his passion was born. Fascinated immediately, Roberto worked in several award­winning restaurants, learning from the best master chefs of Japanese food, techniques, styles, and skills. This gave Roberto the experience to offer diners the authentic, high­quality Japanese food now found at Japan Lab.

Restaurant manager Irene, also from Italy, met Roberto at hospitality school and has since gained unrivalled experience working in Italy, Germany, and London until she decided to start Japan Lab with Roberto. With a pas­ sion for food, wine, and Sake, this team has created the perfect balance of high­class food that can be enjoyed in a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere ­ or at home.

For excellent Japanese food.

Get the best Japanese dishes to takeaway from the restaurant and enjoy in the comfort of your own home with Japan Lab’s takeaway services. Choose from starters including tuna or salmon tartare, various donburi dishes, hosomaki and uramaki, tempura dishes, sashimi, and nigiri.

The restaurant also offers amazing combos to share, consisting of 14, 30, or 50 pieces of sushi, and special dishes weekly. Finish on a sweet note with Japan Lab’s home­made desserts, such as Sake and matcha tiramisu or creamy coconut and red bean pannacotta. Experience a taste of Japan in Mallorca with Japan Lab’s fresh, vibrant, and homemade dishes.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Thursday 7pm until 11pm, Friday to Sunday 12pm until 4pm and 7pm until 11pm, closed on Mondays

Address: Japan Lab, Calle Munar, 6 Pollensa 07460

Phone: +34 971 949 231

Email: japanlabmallorca@gmail. com

Website: www.japanlabmallorca. com

Facebook: Japan Lab Pollensa

Instagram: Japan_lab

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Betty Henderson

JEWISH organisations across the world have expressed their dismay over a jewel sale which took place on Wednesday, May 10. The extraordinary collection of jewels, valued at a staggering €137 million, once belonged to the late billionaire, Heidi Horten.

The outrage stems from the murky origins of Horten’s husband’s fortune, which was amassed during the dark days of Nazi Germany. Helmut Horten, a German tycoon and former member of the Nazi party, acquired businesses from persecuted Jewish owners in 1930’s Germany.

Despite the unsettling associ­