The word DOMBURI refers to both the deep ceramic dish and the food served in it. Typically a generous portion …

TSUYU (literally, “plum rain”) arrives in Japan every year as spring turns to summer. Weather is n…

and what they tell you… Sake brewing today has become very scientific. But long ago, before the days of thermo…

TSUDOI 集 means “get-together” in Japanese… it is the opposite of social distancing. Here in Japan, the m…

Of course they do… I do not get to Ishikawa Prefecture often enough. It sits nestled basking in its historical…

Some people call them OMUSUBI, others call them ONIGIRI, the Japanese language today has two words for pressed…

Incessant tsuyu rain is soon to be supplanted by sultry summer days. That’s when the emphasis in the kitchen, …

SORA MAMÉ Fava Beans Fava beans have been part of the eastern Mediterranean diet (Egypt, Greece, Italy) for at…

The foodie’s foodie, Mora Chartrand-Grant, shares about her donabe. Steve Beimel: Mora—So you fina…