Episode 63: Kaiseki Takes Root in Seattle
This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by Shota Nakajima, the chef and owner of Naka in Seattle. Chef Shota began his culinary journey at the age of sixteen, working for a well-acclaim...
7 Nov 201640min
Episode 62: The Sake Ambassador at a Liquor Shop
This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Leonard Phillips, the owner of Ambassador Wines & Spirits in Midtown Manhattan. Leonard’s original calling in life was to be a b...
31 Okt 201650min
Episode 61: One Thing, Entirely Eaten
Elizabeth Andoh was born and raised in America and is not ethnically Japanese, but Japan has been her home for more than four decades. She received her formal culinary training from the Yanagihara Sch...
24 Okt 201645min
Episode 60: Inspired by Tea
This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by Stefen Ramirez of Tea Dealers, which aims to introduce premium teas to America by offering only rare, single origin teas from Japan, Korea, ...
17 Okt 201645min
Episode 59: Teaching the Subtleties of Japanese Cuisine
This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by Hiroko Shimbo, an authority on Japanese cuisine who has earned world-wide recognition. She is a chef-instructor at respected culinary school...
10 Okt 201651min
Episode 58: Born into a Chef's Family in Kyoto
Today on Japan Eats, we're joined by restaurant consultant Atsushi Nakahigashi, who's swinging by New York all the way from Kyoto. Nakahigashi is from a long line of chefs and restaurateurs, but befor...
3 Okt 201641min
Episode 57: West Meets Japan at This Patisserie
This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Tomoko Kato, an alum of Bouley and Le Bernardin who is behind the dessert bar at Patisserie Tomoko. A unique pastry shop in Will...
26 Sep 201646min
Episode 56: Beyond Fishmonger
This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by managers Luke Davin and Emma Kramer of Osakana fish market. Osakana is a Japanese-style fish retailer dedicated to providing hig...
19 Sep 201649min
