The Japanese Signature Fast Food: CoCo Ichiban Curry House
Have you ever eaten at a Japanese curry restaurant? My father is a big fan of curry, and his long-time favorite curry restaurant is CoCo Ichibanya. Known as CoCo-Ichi, it is the biggest franchise...
View ArticleRikyu Bashi : One-of-a-Kind Chopsticks for a Special Occasion
Sen Rikyu was a celebrity tea master in 16th century Japan, and is largely responsible for elevating Japanese tea ceremonies to the comprehensive art form practiced today. Before serving tea at his...
View ArticleTravel with Sushi at Nibei Foundation in West LA
Adventurous participants tasting an array of old forms of Sushi. First generation Sushi-Nare Sushi Second generation Sushi – Sugata Sushi My favorite Japanese vegetarian dishes are 野菜の白和え&茄子の煮浸し,...
View ArticleGrilled Miso Chilean Sea Bass at Maison Akira
I finally got a chance to try one of Maison Akira’s signature dishes – Grilled Miso Chilean Sea Bass. I had been so curious to find out how this traditional Kyoto dish was transformed into a French...
View ArticleOkonomiyaki in LA
[Forgot to add mayo at the beginning. Ended up adding at the end…] Last weekend, one of my girlfriends and I tried the Okonomiyaki restaurant, Doya Doya, after our Japanese grocery shopping trip at...
View ArticleTofu-Shirataki Pasta with Mushrooms
Sun-dried mushrooms with Tofu Shirataki pasta: ‘What’s that?!’…keep on reading I got some small nice-looking fresh shiitake last weekend as well as shimeji and enoki mushrooms. Since the weather was...
View ArticleJapanese Restaurant Trend 2011
Do you know about Mutual Trading, the premier Japanese food importer and distributer in the US? You might not have heard of them unless you’re involved with the Japanese food/restaurant business....
View ArticleSweet’n Talk at Maison Akira
Last Sunday, I organized my favorite event, an open interview with a Japanese chef. This time, I had invited Chef Akira Hirose as a guest speaker. He is the owner and chef of Maison Akira in...
View ArticleTravel with Sushi at Kleverdog
I finished hosting two inaugural ‘Travel with Sushi’ events to launch my new venture. As I gathered feedback from all the participants, I felt so energized hearing such positive reviews. All the...
View ArticleRaw Pumpkin Salad
Sometime I have preconceived notions about certain foods such as thinking that broccoli always had to be cooked. It was at an office party where I first saw raw broccoli being served with dipping...
View ArticleIKURA -What Japan learned from Russia
At the last ‘Travel with Sushi’ event, someone raised the question, “ Is IKURA a Japanese or a Russian word?” I actually didn’t know that Ikura was also a Russian word. The Japanese learned how to...
View ArticleJRA Japanese Food Festival
Tuna from Spain. All part of tuna was served. Did you know that there is a Japanese Food Festival held every year in LA? Yes, there is! In fact, this past weekend was the 12th year of this food fest...
View ArticleGenmai Soup / Brown Rice Soup
This is a recipe I’ve been thinking to try out since it’s on the first page of a famous Japanese soup cookbook. Yoshiko Tatsumi is the author and she is in her mid 80s. It is because she is my...
View ArticleMaking of Tofu -By Clay Pot and Oven
My grandfather makes Tofu from scratch. I really mean from ‘scratch’: He first started growing soy beans in his yard. Then he started making Soy Milk several times a week using his own soy beans....
View ArticleMoved to DTLA Loft
Foodstory moved to downtown LA Loft building to start offering cooking classes as well as more Japanese food tasting events. As we’re still exploring on programs to provide fun & educational...
View ArticleJapanese sweets & the Art of Tea
It was on Saturday afternoon, 9 of us put our hands on rice flour to make sticky mochi! We made strawberry daifuku, white beans and red beans as a filling with strawberry and other fruits in the...
View ArticleFoot-Work-Out with udon making!
The first Udon making class was a great success! My Udon Sensei, Mr. Takeda, came to support our class even though he had just returned from a business trip to Japan. We were so lucky! We made two...
View ArticleHow to order Ramen at the popular ramen joint in Tokyo
Long line in front of Ramen restaurant I have tried a few popular ramen restaurants in Tokyo. Some of them have less than 10 seats. So naturally, you have to wait on line. As the Japanese are polite,...
View ArticlePonzu Sauce
Once a year, I get a full bag of lemons from my friend who has a big lemon tree in his back yard. When you have a whole lot of single ingredient, what do you do? Pickle, canning, jams? This time I...
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