
Episode 86: Inspired by Japanese Cuisine
On an all new episode of Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by Nils Norén of Asil Limited, a consulting company for the hospitality industry. Norén is also the former Vice President of Culina...
5 Juni 201742min

Episode 85: The Craftsmen Behind Your Glass of Sake
This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Masahiro Takeda of Wine of Japan, the leading national importer and distributor of Japanese alcoholic beverages for the last 4...
29 Maj 201746min

Episode 84: Serving Japanese Tea for 300 Years
This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by Tomoko Honda of Ippodo Tea in Midtown Manhattan, the first street-front location of the shop outside Japan. The original location, located in ...
22 Maj 201741min

Episode 83: Tsukemono: The Unexplored World of Japanese Pickles
On this week's episode of Japan Eats, host Akiko is joined in studio by Japanese cuisine specialist Elizabeth Andoh. Elizabeth talks about the fascinating world of preserved vegetables. A graduate o...
15 Maj 201749min

Episode 82: Nabe: Japanese Hot Pot
On the season premiere of Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Chef Tadashi Ono Tadashi Ono was born and raised in Tokyo, where he first began chef training, at age sixteen. Insp...
8 Maj 201747min

Episode 81: What Exactly Is Wagyu?
On the season finale of Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined in the studio by Ryuta Kawano of Zen Noh, a passionate advocate of wagyu who has worked with the beef industry for over two decades....
17 Apr 201747min

Episode 80: My Career in Sake
On this week's episode of Japan Eats, sake specialist Monica Samuels joins Akiko in studio for a conversation about Monica's American-Japanese background and her career as a sake sommelier, including ...
10 Apr 201744min

Episode 79: Blue Bottle Coffee & Japanese Coffee Culture
On this week's episode of Japan Eats, Akiko is joined in studio by James Freeman, founder and CEO of Blue Bottle Coffee. James talks about his pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee and reveals his th...
27 Mars 201746min






















