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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jun 201941min
Episode 160: What I Learned Visiting Shochu Distilleries
Our guest is Jamie Graves, the Japanese Portfolio Manager at Skurnik Wines, which is a leading wine and spirits importer and distributor based in NYC. Jamie joined us on Episode 114 and discussed his...
18 Jun 201957min
Episode 159: Passionate about Japanese Fermentation
Our guest is Ken Fornataro, the founder and CEO of the Culture Group, which offers unique educational programs about fermentation with the focus on Japanese and Asian-style foods. Fermented foods are...
10 Jun 201935min
