Episode 168: Salon du Sake
Our guest is Sylvain Huet who is one of the few Japanese sake experts in France. He is also the first French Sake Samurai, which is appointed by The Japan Sake Brewers Association Junior Council. S...
9 Syys 201955min
Episode 167: Supporting Japanese Regional Culture Through Sake And Shochu
Our guest is James Kumm, the owner of Landmark Wine and Spirits in Chelsea, Manhattan. At the back of the store is a special section Minoru's Sake Shop that features regional sake. He is recognized ...
5 Elo 201957min
Episode 166: What Is Kakigori?
Our my guest is Gaston Becherano who is the co-founder & CEO at Bonsai Kakigōri, which opened in April this year2019. Kakigori is a traditional Japanese icy dessert. It is similar to snow cones but ...
29 Heinä 201947min
Episode 165: Succeeding the Legend
Our guest is Erina Yoshida of Yoshida Restaurant Group in New York. Erina’s father, Tony Yoshida is a quintessential figure when you talk about Japanese food culture in New York. He owns and operate...
22 Heinä 201951min
Episode 164: Sharing the Joy of Sake in Style
Our guest today is Austin Power who has been in the sake industry for the last 15 years as sake sommelier and kikizakeshi. Austin currently works at Tokyo Record Bar in Greenwich Village, Niche Niche...
15 Heinä 201953min
Episode 163: Born to Preserve the Koji Culture
Our guest today is Koichi Higuchi of Higuchi Matsunosuke Shoten in Osaka, Japan. His business is to provide koji starters to manufacturers of traditional fermented foods in Japan, such as miso, soy s...
8 Heinä 201957min
Episode 162: Connecting Communities through Japanese Food Culture
Our guest is Justin Potts who has lived in Japan for the last 15 years, working on various projects to connect different communities from rural to global, with the power of Japanese traditional food c...
1 Heinä 20191h
Episode 161: The Charm of Mochi Ice Cream & Amazake
Our guest today is Russell Kohn, who is the chief operating officer of the mochi ice cream company Mochidoki. Mochi ice cream is super popular in the US and other global markets, so we will dig into ...
24 Kesä 201941min
