My first teacher in Japan: Mari Horie by Nancy Craft The news headlines about this summer’s brutal heat wave i…
Stagiaire, literally “trainee” in French, often refers to short kitchen stints where a cook works for free. T…
by Gail Rieke, Japan Living Arts, artist-at-large A joy like none other… returning to Japan over and over… ca…
by Mora Chartrand, the Foodies’ Foodie Wappado, a haven for those who yearn for a meal that expresses the terr…
by Akemi Koyama, Cultural Ambassador Restaurant in Hitachinaka city serves only one special prix fixe hamaguri…
by Dianne Vapnek, blogger . Never could I have imagined the impact that a short trip t…
The Matsubas are to clothes what Alice Waters is to the Slow Food movement. Their 30-year old company, Gungend…
Whenever I wear a Hiroshi Saito Shirt in Japan or North America, I am always asked about it.
