コロナが明けて、通常通り、えのきに行ける幸せを感じる今日この頃です。

えのきへ通い出して、もうすぐ10年になります（えのきの常連さんの中には、30年以上、通っている方もいらっしゃいます）。

きっかけは、会社の同僚に連れていってもらい、狭い階段を上り、２階で６名程で飲ませて頂きました。１階から、ママの声が聞こえ「料理取りに来て～」。このお店は、お客さんが料理を取りに行き、下げる仕組みなんだな～と思いながら、料理を取りに行くたびに、ママと会話させて頂き、ママの人間性（愛情のこもった厳しさ、気さくさ、真面目？(笑)）に触れ、また、来店しょうと思いました。

その後は、１人で行って、常連の人と交流したり、時には、何気なく横に座っていた人が、偉い方（外人の偉い方も多くいらっしゃいました）だったり、びっくりする客層だと思いました。ただ、えのき魅力は、その空間にいる人達は、地位、年齢などに関係なく、みな平等的な空気が流れていること（偉い人が、ママに叱られているシーンにも何度も遭遇しました。僕もよく叱られていますが（笑））

また、会社の女子社員を連れて行き、ママの人生観、生き方、覚悟などの話もよくしてもらい、女子社員の思考の助言もしてもらいました（僕が伝えるとパワハラになりそうなことを、ママが伝えてくれて、本当に助かりました）

ママ、これからも、えのきファンの為に、頑張って下さい。

Mr.S

*This diary was written by customer Mr S.

"Enoki"

Now that the pandemic is over, I feel happy to go to Enoki when I feel like it as usual.

I have been coming to Enoki for almost 10 years now.
(Some of Enoki's regulars have been coming for more than 30 years‼)

The first time I went to Enoki was when a colleague took me up a narrow flight of stairs to the second floor, where about six of us had a drink.
I heard Chizuru mama's voice from the first floor and she said 'come and get your food'.
At first, I was surprised to learn that this restaurant has a system where customers go to get their food and drinks.
Every time I went to pick up the food, I had a conversation with Mama, and I got to know her humanity (loving strictness, friendliness, seriousness? lol) and thought I would come back again.

After that, I started going alone and interacting with the regulars.
I was surprised to find that the person I was casually sitting next to could be a great person, and I think the clientele is surprising.
(There were also many foreign dignitaries.)

However, I think the charm of Enoki is that the people in the space are all equal, regardless of their status or age.
(I also encountered many times scenes of great people being scolded by Mama. I often get scolded too (Lol).

I also took the female employees of the company with me, and they often talked about Mama's views on life, how to live and how to be prepared, and gave me advice on how to think about the female employees.
Mama was really helpful in telling them things that would have been power harassment if I had told them.

Chizuru Mama, please keep up the good work for Enoki fans.