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Cafe Salon Naka-Oku: feminine home cooking on Naoshima
When visiting Naoshima, the abundant artscape on this small island in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan calls for a break. If you long for wholesome, feminine home cooking then […]
Nobu's Vegetarian Cookbook
Nobu Matsuhisa, world’s most known Japanese chef, is open to vegetarians. His fame did not spark into global consciousness from Japan, but Beverly Hills, where Nobu’s first restaurant Matsuhisa casually rolls […]
Tokuyoshi: restaurant blending Italy with Japan beyond their traditions in Milan
The culinary scene in Milan was stirred about three years ago by Tokuyoshi’s Italy meets Japan innovative cooking. The wisely-stridden Japanese chef Yoji Tokuyoshi opened his first solo restaurant fittingly […]
Sola: modern kaiseki with French twist in Paris
Sola is an eclectic amalgam of French and Japanese cultures reflected in the gastronomic opus by talented young chef Kosuke Nabeta. Reopened after fire in 2017 the former Maison du […]
Toyo Cuisine Parisienne Saveurs Japonaises: cooking with the rare ingredients of France and Japan rises awareness of biodiversity
This humble, yet valuably informative and aesthetically minimalist cookbook introduced me to the rare ingredients that in their essence express the biodiversity of France and Japan. A minimum of soy […]
Toyo: refined Japanese gastronomy meets rare ingredients in Paris
A simple, yet fine entrance to Toyo in Paris announces the humble Japanese attitude that permeats the entire dining experience at the restaurant. Welcomed by a clean, sombre painting of […]
Matsuhisa grows from Aspen, LA, Athens through St Moritz
Nobuyuki Matsuhisa aka Nobu is a legend in Japanese cooking worldwide. Matsuhisa in Aspen and LA were his first restaurants.
Sai: natural cuisine of Japanese chef with French pedigree at Myojinkan
At Sai, not the Olympic athletes compete against each other in the international spectacle, but the Nagano natural ingredients accomplish their finest performance in the hands of the Japanese chefs’ team […]
Toshiro Konishi: interview with master of nikkei cuisine and philanthropist who connected Peru with Japan
Toshiro Konishi was a Japanese chef recognised for his Japanese-Peruvian fusion cuisine known also as “Nikkei”. Already when 16 years-old he worked at Fumi restaurant in Tokyo together with the […]