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13 minutes ago

10 Unspoken Rules When Dining At A Hibachi Restaurant - Tasting Table

Hibachi dining combines culinary and performance arts, requiring diners to understand etiquette and cultural respect for an enjoyable experience.
Cooking
fromTasting Table
18 hours ago

Why Aged Sushi Is Just As Good As Fresh Fish Options (If Not Better) - Tasting Table

Aged fish in sushi enhances flavor and tenderness, offering a complex taste compared to fresh fish.
#handrolls
SF food
fromThe Infatuation
2 days ago

Waka Sakura's handrolls make for a quick and satisfying meal - Review - San Francisco - The Infatuation

Waka Sakura Hand Roll Factory offers quick, fresh handrolls in a small, friendly setting, ideal for solo or duo dining.
SF food
fromThe Infatuation
2 days ago

Waka Sakura's handrolls make for a quick and satisfying meal - Review - San Francisco - The Infatuation

Waka Sakura Hand Roll Factory offers quick, fresh handrolls in a small, friendly setting, ideal for solo or duo dining.
SOMA, SF
fromThesanjoseblog
5 days ago

Sakura Market Brings Japanese Flavors and Convenience to Downtown San Jose

Sakura Market will open in downtown San Jose, offering groceries and Japanese specialties, filling a gap in local grocery options.
OMG science
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

The Guardian view on Japan's cherry blossom: when spring slips out of time | Editorial

Prof Yasuyuki Aono's research shows cherry blossoms in Japan bloom earlier due to climate change, impacting culture and tourism significantly.
Beer
fromwww.brewbound.com
1 week ago

Ikasu Brewing Leans into Weird,' Good Beer' and Japanese Culinary Ingredients

Ikasu Brewing focuses on unique beers using Japanese ingredients, exemplified by a matcha-infused gose, and has gained traction in the craft beer market.
Everyday cooking
fromBuzzFeed
2 weeks ago

Our Expert-Tested Dumpling Techniques Will Help You Make Them Like A Pro At Home

Using a food processor and specific folding techniques enhances the efficiency and quality of making mandu.
Food & drink
fromTravel + Leisure
2 weeks ago

This City Has Japan's Largest Chinatown, a Cup Noodles Museum, and Mount Fuji Views-Just a Subway Ride From Tokyo

Yokohama offers a blend of vibrant culture, natural beauty, and affordable accommodations, making it a must-visit destination in Japan.
Cooking
fromBon Appetit
2 weeks ago

Ceramic Cookware From Around the World

Culinary tools from around the globe reflect heritage cooking traditions and the stories of their makers.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Endo dreams of sushi: a trip around Japan with one of the world's greatest chefs

Endo Kazutoshi was on the train to Paris when he heard about the fire that had destroyed his restaurant, Endo at the Rotunda, located on the eighth floor of the Helios building. The fire had started on a terrace and quickly spread, affecting the dining room and kitchen, built mostly from 200-year-old hinoki wood.
London food
Agriculture
fromThe Local France
3 weeks ago

French foie-gras makers eye Japan market amid production boom

France's foie gras production increased in 2025 despite bird flu concerns, with hopes for lifted export bans during Macron's visit to Japan.
SF food
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 weeks ago

I waited an hour in line for Tokyo's famous souffle pancakes and have zero regrets

Souffle pancakes at Micasadeco & Cafe in Tokyo are worth the wait, featuring a fluffy texture and a special sakura flavor.
#japanese-cuisine
fromKqed
1 month ago
Everyday cooking

Naoko Takei Moore Wants You to Live a Happy Donabe Life | KQED

Everyday cooking
fromKqed
1 month ago

Naoko Takei Moore Wants You to Live a Happy Donabe Life | KQED

Donabe clay pot cooking represents a lifestyle promoting slower, more intentional living and Japanese communal dining traditions.
fromLondon On The Inside
3 weeks ago

Learn to Make Matcha Strawberry Daifuku

This intimate 8 person hands-on masterclass will see a guided 90 minute session in making four daifuku: two matcha strawberry daifuku and two classic daifuku, filled with fresh strawberries and grapes.
Cooking
Travel
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 month ago

I went to Japan during peak cherry blossom season and found an easy way to escape the crowds at popular tourist attractions

Japan's gardens offer a serene escape from the overwhelming tourist crowds in popular cities like Tokyo and Kyoto.
Writing
fromwww.cntraveller.com
1 month ago

I travelled to Tokyo just to buy stationeryhere's how to shop for it like a pro

A deep passion for stationery drives a quest for unique office supplies, particularly in renowned cities like Tokyo.
East Bay food
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

This Japanese City Invites You to Savor Its Food, Neon Lights, and Lively Spirit-Here's What Makes It the 'Kitchen of Japan'

Osaka offers a vibrant atmosphere with delicious food, friendly locals, and easy access to nearby cities, making it ideal for first-time visitors.
Coffee
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The Unusual Way Coffee Has Been Aged In Japan For Centuries - Tasting Table

Aging coffee through snow-aging enhances flavor by reducing bitterness and improving aroma.
Cocktails
fromElite Traveler
1 month ago

Sakura Season Is Brief - These Are the Drinks to Try While It Lasts

Cherry blossom season in Japan offers unique culinary experiences with sakura-infused foods and beverages, celebrating the beauty and flavors of spring.
#instant-ramen
Cooking
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

Elevate Your Ramen With These Simple Upgrades - Tasting Table

Chowhound offers innovative recipes to upgrade instant ramen, enhancing flavor and cooking methods for a more exciting meal experience.
NYC food
fromTime Out New York
1 month ago

This amazing Japanese street food festival is coming back to NYC with over 30+ culinary events

JAPAN Fes, NYC's beloved street food festival, celebrates its 10th anniversary with 34+ events across the city starting March 28, 2026, featuring Japanese vendors and cuisine.
East Bay food
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago

A Berkeley French bakery departs as a Japanese bakery arrives in its place

La Noisette French patisserie in West Berkeley closes April 1 after 10 years, with Japanese milk bread bakery Mild Cloud Bakery taking over the space.
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

Japanese Cheesecake Is A 2-Ingredient, No-Bake Treat That's Endlessly Customizable - Tasting Table

It's kind of like a pseudo-cheesecake - more so than other no-bake varieties. Our own two-ingredient version of it doesn't even require cream cheese. Instead, shortbread cookies are set into a vat of Greek yogurt and allowed to sit overnight so that they can soften. The result is a creamy, cheesecake-like dessert packed with protein and endless customization options.
Food & drink
fromTime Out New York
1 month ago

A top Sapporo ramen chef is popping up in NYC this month

Hiroshi Hiraoka, one of the most respected ramen chefs in Japan and the chef-owner behind Sapporo's Japanese Ramen Noodle Lab Q, is heading to New York City this month for a series of limited-time pop-ups at two Manhattan restaurants. The events will bring his refined "tanrei" style ramen, rarely experienced outside Japan, to diners at Towa in Flatiron and nonono in NoMad.
NYC food
Dining
fromFood & Beverage Magazine
1 month ago

Experience Kaiseki and Art at Hanasanshou, Tokyo

Hanasanshou on the 25th floor of Park Hotel Tokyo combines kaiseki cuisine with contemporary art, using seasonal ingredients, premium dashi from Hokkaido kelp, and meticulous hospitality to create an authentic umami-rich dining experience.
NYC food
fromTime Out New York
1 month ago

A Japanese convenience store is opening on the LES for a limited time

A Tokyo-style convenience store pop-up on the Lower East Side transforms into a secret dance party with DJ Rebecca Black and -196 Vodka Seltzer cocktails on March 27.
Remodel
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

PPBAKERY / Studio Tama

PPBakery accepts and preserves traces of time in old buildings, adding new interventions atop existing structure, materials, and accumulated layers of use.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

I didn't want my family's old house in Japan to sit empty - so I turned it into a cafe

I grew up visiting this house. It originally belonged to my grandfather's older sister, and whenever I traveled down from Iwate, the northern prefecture in Japan where I grew up, this was where the family gathered. Later, I worked as a rehabilitation consultant at hospitals in Osaka and Yokohama. I moved, but this place was always in the back of my mind.
Renovation
LA Dodgers
fromDodgers Nation
1 month ago

Team Japan Unveils New Matcha-Inspired Celebration

Japan's World Baseball Classic team, featuring Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, has introduced a matcha tea-whisking gesture as their new victory celebration.
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Sunday Links: Hundreds Line Up in Emeryville for Opening of Japanese Market Tokyo Central

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias have been released from ICE custody due to a court order from a federal judge in Texas. The photo of Liam wearing his school backpack and a blue bunny hat as he was being detained gained national attention, and he fell ill while in custody. [ABC News] Heavy fog in California's Central Valley led to a 59-vehicle pile-up on Highway 99 Saturday morning, resulting in the closure of the road in both directions.
US politics
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months ago

Fact Brief: Is San Jose's Japantown one of only three left in the U.S.? - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose is home to one of three surviving Japantowns in the country. The other remaining Japanese communities are also in California cities: San Francisco and Los Angeles. Japanese immigrants came to San Jose in the late 1890s in search of farm work, originally settling in Chinatown before establishing their own cultural community in the region.
California
Silicon Valley food
fromEater LA
1 month ago

Viral Taiwanese Bakery Miopane Leans Into Asian Diasporic Flavors

Miopane is a new Taiwanese bakery in Pasadena specializing in Asian-inspired stuffed bagels, laminated croissants, and matcha lattes, with standout items like the matcha crumble bagel and green onion croissant.
Travel
fromElite Traveler
2 months ago

Uncovering Japan's Road Less Traveled

Japan Heritage promotes regional cultural, artisanal, and spiritual traditions to guide tourists beyond crowded routes and reveal diverse local stories and experiences.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

This corner store serves one of San Francisco's most affordable ramen bowls

When the students or workers don't have money, it is easy to grab it and go. It's cheap, that's how we started it. When people don't want to spend a lot of money for lunch, it's five bucks, and you're satisfied.
SF food
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

5 Sushi-Inspired Designs For Japanese Product Fans That Look So Realistic You'll Want to Eat Them - Yanko Design

Sushi exemplifies minimalist design—clarity, precision, and restraint guide creators to prioritize essential elements and function for lasting, purposeful aesthetics.
Dining
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

7 Unspoken Rules When Dining In Japan - Tasting Table

Japanese dining etiquette emphasizes politeness and consideration, with context-dependent rules and gratitude rituals such as saying 'itadakimasu' before and 'gochisōsama deshita' after meals.
East Bay food
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Get a first look at the massive Tokyo Central opening in Emeryville

Tokyo Central opened Jan 31 at Bay Street Emeryville, offering extensive Japanese groceries, prepared foods, appliances, and a large produce section in a 44,000-square-foot store.
fromEater
1 month ago

This Is What You Get When Japanese and Italian Food Collide

Living in Japan in the early 2000s, Fralick fell in love with an Italian restaurant in the city of Shizuoka, where he ate Italian food, but with Japanese influences, like pastas made with uni and the fermented soybeans known as natto. "It really reminded me of home," says Fralick, who grew up in upstate New York and started his cooking career in Italian fine dining.
Food & drink
NYC food
fromEater NY
2 months ago

Godfather of Japan's Neapolitan Pizza Scene Is Popping Up in Manhattan This Month

Susumu Kakinuma, a leading figure in Japan's Neapolitan pizza movement, will cook at Sake No Hana in NYC Feb 24–28.
Cooking
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

Easy White Chocolate Matcha Cookies Recipe - Tasting Table

White chocolate matcha cookies combine sweet white chocolate, bitter matcha, and crunchy pistachios using traditional baking techniques to achieve balanced flavor and texture.
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

2-Ingredient Japanese Cheesecake Recipe - Tasting Table

Whether you believe it's cheesecake or not, you can't argue that it's not a terrific (and super easy!) breakfast, snack, or dessert on its own merits. For something so easy to make, this two-ingredient Japanese cheesecake sure did come out delicious.
Food & drink
fromTime Out New York
1 month ago

Celebrate cherry blossom season with these new treats from I'm donut ?

The sakura raspberry cream donut ($8), which starts with the brand's signature airy dough. It's filled with raspberry mousse and raspberry jelly, then dipped in sakura-infused white chocolate for a creamy, floral finish. A dusting of sakura powder and crunchy dried raspberries adds texture, while a fresh raspberry on top delivers a bright, tart pop.
NYC food
Cooking
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

7 Best Japanese Kitchen Gadgets & Tools So Clever They Make Every Meal Feel Like a Ceremony - Yanko Design

Japanese kitchenware prioritizes single-purpose precision and minimalist design over multifunctionality, with tools refined through centuries of regional manufacturing expertise that create superior cooking performance.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

Ketchup Is The Unexpected Star Of This Retro Japanese Pasta - Tasting Table

Napolitan is a yoshoku dish of soft, chilled spaghetti tossed in a ketchup-based sauce with sausage, bell peppers, onions, and often mushrooms.
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Tokyo meets Bowery: Inside Seirinkan's rare NYC residency at Sake No Hana | amNewYork

What once began as a shared meal in Tokyo during the pandemic has become a cultural exchange. This is a dialogue between Tokyo and New York told through dough, fire, and simplicity. Long before the residency was even announced, the foundation for it had already begun in Tokyo.
NYC food
#pizza-toast
Food & drink
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Why everyone is going nuts for these giant stuffed mochi

Nuo Mochi sells oversized, hand-stretched stuffed mochi in sweet and savory flavors, drawing long lines and viral social-media attention in Monterey Park.
NYC food
fromTime Out New York
1 month ago

Breads Bakery is serving a pretty massive matcha menu in NYC this March

Breads Bakery launches a month-long matcha menu featuring matcha lattes, pastries, rugelach, pound cake, and Basque cheesecake across Manhattan locations from March 2-31.
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Video: Yuzu-Miso Soba Noodle Soup

Sour like lemon, bitter like grapefruit, sweet like mandarins and tangy like oranges, yuzu might be the consummate citrus and it brings all of that complex magic to this light, clean noodle broth. Yuzu-miso soba noodle soup. Yuzu is a citrus, but it's not very common to find it outside of Japan. So mostly we can use yuzu juice. Add five cups of vegetable stock or vegetarian dashi.
Cooking
Food & drink
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

A dim sum cheat sheet: What to look for in five core items

Best dim sum is eaten with a group; order many dishes, ensure items don't stick to the steamer, and always ask for chile oil.
Cooking
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

The Japanese Staple That Makes Pot Roast Far More Interesting - Tasting Table

Japanese curry blocks and other Japanese-inspired ingredients such as soy sauce and sesame oil upgrade pot roast with added umami, complexity, and richer unctuous gravy.
fromKqed
2 months ago

It's a Golden Age for Asian-Style Afternoon Tea in the Bay Area | KQED

At most, Lim recalls, maybe one item - say, a curry puff - would nod toward the local food culture. Because afternoon tea at the big hotels was "fancy" and expensive, Lim says even locals wanted the food to be authentically British. Why would anyone pay so much to eat a Malaysian snack they could buy down the street for just a few ringgits?
Food & drink
Cooking
fromApartment Therapy
2 months ago

For the "Best Pot Roast of Your Life," Stir a Cup of This into the Broth

Adding Japanese curry mix to pot roast creates a layered, savory-sweet braise that thickens into a silky sauce and pairs well with steamed white rice.
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 month ago

In Snow-Covered Sapporo, Eating Prized Seafood and High-End Tempura

Fall's scarlet and gold was fading from the mountains around Sapporo as I sat with a small group around a heavy wood table with a charcoal grill in the center. We watched a chef cook channel rockfish over the coals. This northern Japanese delicacy is cherished for its meltingly sweet flesh, which takes on a light pink color because of the species' shrimp-heavy diet.
Food & drink
Cooking
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

This Japanese Method Makes Cabbage 10x Better (You'll Never Want It Any Other Way) - Tasting Table

Yamitsuki cabbage is a Japanese izakaya-style slaw that transforms shredded cabbage with a savory, umami-rich sesame-garlic dressing.
from101 Cookbooks
2 months ago

Red Gomashio

Keep this red gomashio on your kitchen counter and sprinkle it with abandon on eggs, rice, potatoes, soups, and noodles. Made with toasted sesame seeds, crushed cardamom, chile powder and dried onion it's a fast way to season all your favorite staples. Gomashio is a simple Japanese seasoning made from toasted sesame seeds and salt. It adds crunch, nuttiness, and added nutrients from the sesame seeds.
Food & drink
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fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Video: Mushroom Wafu Pasta

Mushroom wafu pasta is spaghetti with Japanese mushrooms in an umami soy-butter sauce emulsified using reserved pasta water, finished with scallions and nori.
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

3 Bay Area chefs on what they cook for Chinese New Year

In Chinese culture - not the only Asian culture to celebrate the holiday, surely, but a big one in the Bay Area - think whole fish, which represents family and sharing. Or think dumplings, which represent wealth and good fortune with shapes recalling gold ingots. And across regions and families, there are, of course, the personal traditions that mark this most auspicious holiday.
Food & drink
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

I Tried Every Matcha Powder From The Spice & Tea Exchange And This Was My Favorite - Tasting Table

Matcha is a shade-grown powdered green tea consumed whole, higher in caffeine and antioxidants, used in foods and drinks, and sold in three grades.
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

How Sushi Chefs Build Complex Creations Like A Mosaic Roll - Tasting Table

Some chefs pride themselves on blurring the lines between food and art. For Executive Chef Andrew Oh, Momoya SoHo has become revered for putting beauty on plates, such is the case for the restaurant's beautiful wine glass parfaits. However, Oh is known for sushi creations that are equally impressive. We asked the chef for tips on sushi-making (known as one of the most difficult culinary techniques to master) so that our next batch of caterpillar rolls look more professional than problematic.
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Food & drink
fromEater LA
2 months ago

Find Los Angeles's Japanese Breakfast of Champions at Azay in Little Tokyo

Traditional Japanese breakfasts at Azay feature miso cod, rice, miso soup, pickles, seasonal vegetables, and warm hospitality in Little Tokyo.
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

The Easy No-Roll Sushi Home Cooks Can Make Anytime They Like - Tasting Table

That said, there's an excellent alternative to lengthy pro-level sushi creation: A no-roll version called inari, or commonly, inarizushi. It's named after the Shinto deity Inari Okami, the god of rice, agriculture, and prosperity. Traditional inari bypasses the usual seaweed and raw fish, opting instead for seasoned sushi rice tucked inside a sweet and savory "aburaage" pouch made from fried tofu.
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