In the early Edo period, when the ceremony for the Emperor Gomizunoo's visit was held at the Nijo-jo Castle by Iemitsu TOKUGAWA, the Ikama family was selected as cook from those from Kyoto, along with two cooks (the Takahashi family and the Osumi family) from the Imperial family's side and two more (the Hotta family and the Suzuki family) from the Tokugawa shogunate's side.
江戸時代初期、徳川家光が行った二条城での後水尾天皇御成行事の際、天皇家側の料理人2名（高橋家、大隅家）、徳川幕府側の料理人2名（堀田家、鈴木家）の他に京の町方の料理人から生間（いかま）家が抜擢された。