Food & Drink Jan 7, 2020
A flavorful harmony of Japanese-Flemish cuisine
by J.J. O'Donoghue
It's Belgian-meets-Japanese for this collaborative four-hands meal organized by Arts Flanders Japan at Osaka's Rakushin.
Food & Drink Dec 14, 2019
'Curry for salarymen': Top 'La Liste' chef recalls early days
by Natsuko Fukue
RyuGin topped the La Liste 2020 rankings for the first time along with Yosuke Suga's Sugalabo and reigning leaders Guy Savoy in Paris and New York's Le Bernardin.
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Jul 6, 2019
Hitoshi Miyazawa: Taking a multicourse adventure in Australia
by Katherine Whatley
Kaiseki, the multicourse meal that is the height of refinement in Japanese cuisine is the modus operandi of Hitoshi Miyazawa, head chef for Ishizuka in Melbourne, Australia.
Food & Drink | OSAKA RESTAURANTS Mar 23, 2019
Rakushin: Some food can't be improved upon
by J.J. O'Donoghue
At Rakushin, kaiseki chef Shintaro Katayama's cuisine is flexible and curious even as it pays respect to the genre's historic canon.
Food & Drink | OSAKA RESTAURANTS Dec 22, 2018
Dinner and conversation with Tsutomu Nakajima
by J.J. O'Donoghue
Chef Tsutomu Nakajima of Sato no Ie Hanase on the importance of umami and why the flavor is at risk of vanishing.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Dec 15, 2018
Nihonryori RyuGin: New address for a Tokyo classic
by Robbie Swinnerton
Even in Tokyo, a city that relentlessly reinvents itself, change never comes easy, no matter how celebrated a restaurant may be. The bigger the name, the greater the expectations, and few have larger reputations than Nihonryori RyuGin. Chef Seiji Yamamoto's contemporary take on Japan's traditional ...
Food & Drink Nov 3, 2018
A Michelin star in just six months for Ireland's first kaiseki restaurant
by J.J. O'Donoghue
Chef Takashi Miyazaki's Ichigo Ichie is Ireland's first kaiseki restaurant — albeit one that blends Japanese and Irish flavors. When it landed a Michelin star within its first year, the restaurant put Cork back on Europe's culinary map and brought Miyazaki instant international acclaim.
Food & Drink | OSAKA RESTAURANTS Jul 21, 2018
Kawahara: Thrilling, exciting, game-changing kaiseki
by J.J. O'Donoghue
At Kawahara, expect a multi-course kaiseki meal that presents seasonal foods in unexpected, playful ways.
Food & Drink | KYOTO RESTAURANTS Jul 7, 2018
Karatsu: Bold kaiseki cooking from a devotee to the art
by J.J. O'Donoghue
At Ayanokoji Karatsu, chef Shosaku Karatsu is bringing bold dishes and flavors to Kyoto's classic kaiseki scene.
Food & Drink | KYOTO RESTAURANTS Mar 10, 2018
Tai no Tai: Ambitious kaiseki that plays on the basics
by J.J. O'Donoghue
Chef Noriyuki Hashinaga's new outpost — Tai no Tai — opened less than a year ago and it is close to his eponymous restaurant in many senses of the word. Both restaurants are on Takoyakushi-dori avenue in central Kyoto, near enough that Hashinaga could conceivably ...
Food & Drink | OSAKA RESTAURANTS Oct 21, 2017
Sato no Ie Hanase: Kyoto-level kaiseki for all seasons
by J.J. O'Donoghue
At Sato no Ie Hanase, Kyoto's loss is most definitely Osaka's gain.
Food & Drink | OSAKA RESTAURANTS Oct 21, 2016
Zeshin: Seasonal surprises in a 'kaiseki' hideaway
by J.J. O'Donoghue
Autumn is our reward for overcoming the extremes of summer. The harvest that comes with the season also makes it quite possibly the best time of year for eating out. Zeshin, opened more than three years ago by Hideyuki Ohishi, will make you wish ...