“There is a perception outside of Japan that Japanese food is best left to the professionals,” observes Rika Yukimasa. “I assure you that is not the case.” As evidence, the host of the NHK (Japan ...

When it comes to American Japanese restaurants, Nami Chen is hard to impress. That’s because the face of popular Japanese food blog Just One Cookbook can usually make something better at home. Born ...

This has been a phenomenal year for cookbooks — books that inspired us to get into the kitchen. For baking cakes, making cocktails, eating more vegetables, planning parties, exploring the world. We ...

Japanese culture has introduced many excellent food products and dishes to America’s culinary palate. Most of us are familiar with surimi (imitation crab and lobster), ramen noodles, the hungry ...

Hidaka, Hokkaido – To many Japanese gourmands, donabe (clay pots) represent food made with care, most often to be shared. Over and above aesthetics, they are widely used by both home cooks and ...

t first glance, Namiko “Nami” Hirasawa Chen is like any other friendly neighborhood mother. Her cheeks are flushed and crinkled with a smile, and her home is warm and open, smelling of fresh soap and ...

Naoko Takei Moore has beautiful memories of her mother’s Japanese home cooking. Growing up in Tokyo in the ’80s, she savored those moments when she and her mom stood side by side in the kitchen making ...