For businessmen, lunch time is a blissful time to take a break. Many people will just go out and refresh themselves.

However, at Hatena, a company familiar with web services such as Hatena Bookmark, few people go out at noon. The reason is that the "Mamanai Lunch" (company meal), which you can eat for free every day, is too delicious .


I'm curious about the delicious company food (and the employee's burden is 0 yen)! That's why the En-eating editorial department also visited Hatena's Tokyo office in Omotesando and had a "meal lunch"!

◆ Comfortable multipurpose space to eat company food

The multipurpose space (used for breaks and events) that was informed that "I will have lunch here" is too comfortable and shocking. The spacious rooms are lined with bright green artificial turf, and the large windows let in plenty of sunlight. It's like a little garden.


There was a camping tent in the back of the room for some reason, so when I went inside, it was great to feel the outdoors while staying indoors.



Now. At 13:00 lunch time, hungry Hatena staff gather one after another. On this day, there was a business trip staff from the Kyoto head office, and the dining space was lively at once!

◆ Side dishes are (almost) once in a while

Lunch is buffet style. You can put as many side dishes as you like on the plate, which are lined up on the table by the window.



Basically, the menu is 3 dishes a day with soup. The menu for this day was "a refreshing saute of chicken and petit veil."


Vegetable-based side dish "Carrot Shirishiri, Avocado Salad"


It was "green vegetables (spinach, Japanese mustard spinach), tofu, and enoki mushroom miso soup." In addition, Tsukudani made from kelp and dried bonito after removing the miso soup stock! This is absolutely delicious ...



Yes, please see, this splendid one soup and three vegetables (including Tsukudani). The color is also appetizing. Although not shown in the photo, you can get drinks such as tea and juice for free.


It seems that the same menu has rarely appeared since the lunch that was served about eight years ago started. The chef who thinks about a different menu every time is amazing. You are exactly the creator of the kitchen.

◆ I tried it

Sauteed chicken and petit veil. Petit veil is a cruciferous vegetable that is a mixture of Brussels sprouts and kale. The name means "small green".


Plenty of chicken is juicy enough to chew. There is no oily or toga-like seasoning taste, and the sweetness of petit veil and cabbage, and the umami of chicken spreads lively in the mouth with a slight salty taste.

The refreshing salad that goes well with meat dishes gives you the satisfaction of "eating vegetables" with the crispy carrot texture. The slight acidity of the dressing enhances the sweetness of carrots and avocados, and the spiciness of radish spicy accents.


Miso soup here ... Every time you put it in your mouth, it is wrapped in a gentle scent of kelp and bonito. Very elegant with salt.


At the end, simmer the sweet and salted oysters with the remaining rice to finish! The tsukudani was so delicious that I was about to refill the rice, but I really refrained from doing so.


I was really healed by the homely taste that was not strange at all. I'm glad that I can eat this kind of home-cooked food every day at work! The balance of meat and vegetables is good, so I think it's especially useful for people living alone.

By the way, the rice cooker will be made into "rice balls" by the general affairs staff later. When there is Tsukudani like today, this is the ingredient. Good ~!

◆ What kind of person is a chef?

Two chefs, Miyamoto-san and Onuki-san, make meal lunches. On the morning of the day of the week they are in charge of, they bring the ingredients to the condominium opposite the office, which is used as a kitchen, cook them, and then carry them to the office. The chef in charge of the interview day is Miyamoto-san.


Miyamoto's commitment to the menu is "season" and "nutrition balance" . It seems that he is always thinking about menus with the idea that he will serve the food to his family to the Hatena staff. I devised colors so that I could enjoy the appearance, and if I thought that a cold was prevalent, I cooked a dish full of ginger. It's like everyone's mother!

◆ If you are worried about menus, the company food blog is convenient

I would like to take care of such a loving lunch, if possible, every day, but (because it is a company welfare program) only the in-house staff and customers can eat it.

However, anyone can see the "Hatena Office Lunch Blog", which takes pictures of daily meals and records them, which is very helpful when you have trouble with menus. It's packed with ideas from a chef who is also an active housewife, so you can't decide on a side dish for dinner! In that case, why not take a look.


The En-eating editorial department will continue to report on the company foods of various companies (hopefully, get free rice), so I am the one! Please contact us if you are a company. I will visit you with a perfect stomach!