Episode 118: The Way of Whisky
On today's show, we welcome Dave Broom, author of The Way of Whiskey: A Journey Around Japanese Whisky. Broom has visited Japan 30 times in the past 16 years, studying and learning about its whiski...
7 Touko 201858min
Episode 117: Let’s Make Wagashi Japanese Sweets!
Machiko Chiba is a best-selling cookbook author and television personality in Japan. Her invention, the patented Cook-Zen microwave pot, was the top-selling item on QVC Japan for seven years. A propon...
9 Huhti 201849min
Episode 116: What's Beyond Sushi & Ramen?
Today's guest is John McCarthy, a former attorney who gave up the practice of law to attend the French Culinary Institute. After graduating from FCI at the top of his class, he worked for Chef Wylie D...
2 Huhti 201850min
Episode 115: My Experience in a Kyoto Kitchen
Josh Plunkett started cooking at Chapter One in Dublin before moving to New York where he worked at Momofuku, Luksus and Atera. Having spent the last year cooking in Kyoto, Japan he’s getting ready to...
19 Maalis 201856min
Episode 114: Ask the Sake Expert
This week, Akiko is joined by Jamie Graves, the Japanese portfolio manager at Skurnik Wines, a leading wine and spirits importer and distributer based in New York City. Jamie has an extensive knowledg...
12 Maalis 20181h 2min
Episode 113: Tokyo New Wave
On this week's episode of Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Andrea Fazzari, a Tokyo based international photographer, author, and dining consultant with a background in fashio...
5 Maalis 201851min
Episode 112: Growing Up in a Sumo Family
This week's guest is Ryunosuke "Jesse" Matsuoka, a certified sake sommelier, whose father was a top-ranked sumo wrestler in Japan before making his reputation as a chef in America. Japan Eats is power...
26 Helmi 20181h 1min
Episode 111: What is Japanese Cocktail Culture?
Akiko is joined by Frank Cisneros, a Brooklyn-based bartender who lived and worked in Japan for a year, immersing himself in Japanese cocktail culture. Tune in to hear how learning the intricacies of ...
19 Helmi 20181h
