Eating Wild in Japan
Our guest is Winifred Bird who is a writer, translator, lifelong cook, and lover of plants, based in northern Illinois. Winnie recently published a fabulous book called “Eating Wild Japan - Tracking ...
12 Apr 20211h 4min
Ramen Forever – An Artist’s Guide To Ramen
Our guest is Yarrow Lazer-Smith, a.k.a. Yarrow Slaps who is a visual artist and hip-hop musician as well as the co-director of SWIM Gallery in San Francisco. Yarrow recently published “Ramen Foreve...
7 Apr 202154min
Water, Wood, And Wild Things: Life in Rural Japan
Our guest is Hannah Kirshner who is the author of “WATER, WOOD, AND WILD THINGS”, which just came out on March 23, 2021 from Viking.Hannah has a lot of intriguing experiences in Japan. For example, sh...
29 Mar 202152min
Japanese Whisky, Tattoo and Schoolgirls
Our guest is Brian Ashcraft who is a senior writer for the video gaming site Kotaku and a columnist for The Japan Times. He is also the author of the 6 fascinating books including: The Japanese Sake ...
15 Mar 20211h 4min
Coffee Life in Japan
Our guest is Merry White who is the author of Coffee Life in Japan, an absolutely insightful and fascinating book about Japanese coffee as well as unique Japanese culture and society. Merry also teac...
9 Mar 20211h 5min
Smitten By Japanese Snacks
Our guest is Danny Taing who is the founder of Bokksu. Bokksu means box in Japanese. His company Bokksu delivers to your door the experience of tasting authentic Japanese snacks, candies, and teas s...
22 Feb 202150min
North American Sake Is Here!
Our guest is Andrew Centofante who is the co-owner and head brewer of North American Sake Brewery in Charlottesville, Virgina, which opened in 2018. It is Virginia’s first and only sake brewery. Des...
15 Feb 202158min
Here Is Why We Should Drink Japanese Tea
Our guest today is Ian Chun who is the owner of Japanese online tea shop and community Yunomi.life. The website is not just selling tea but highly inspirational and educational about Japanese tea and...
8 Feb 20211h 4min
