Food & Drink | THE RECIPE BOX May 1, 2021
In this delectable tartine, the bakery’s signature sourdough is topped with lightly grilled bonito and whole shiso leaves.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE May 2, 2020
Japan’s top artisan bakeries are delivering from dough to door
by Robbie Swinnerton
Japan is blessed with a growing number of artisan bakeries around the city that can fill that pain de campagne-sized hole in our diets.
Food & Drink Feb 9, 2019
Cacao Hunters knows where the best chocolate is: Colombia
by Melinda Joe
Cacao Hunters Japan partners with indigenous communities in Colombia to source heirloom varieties of cacao — and provide farmers with stable, high incomes — for the Cacao Hunters line of premium chocolates.
Food & Drink | Food Sustainability in Japan Jul 21, 2018
For chef Shinobu Namae, cutting waste is priority
by Melinda Joe
At cafe Bricolage Bread & Co. and restaurant L'Effervescence, chef Shinobu Namae is finding creative ways to reduce and repurpose food waste.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jun 16, 2018
Bricolage Bread & Co.: Sourdough bread and tartines on the terrace
by Robbie Swinnerton
It’s the smell that greets you first as you walk through the door at Bricolage Bread & Co.; the warm aroma of baking intermingled with the heady whiff of good coffee. It could hardly feel more alluring — that is, until you see the ...
Food & Drink Mar 24, 2015
Japan holds its own among Asia's best
by Evelyn Chen
A day before Asia's 50 Best 2015 awards ceremony earlier this month, chef Mitsuharu Tsumura (affectionately known as Micha) was up and about making ceviche, a cured seafood dish, at a Peruvian ceviche master class. The Peru-born Japanese chef was in Singapore with members of ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Dec 2, 2011
L'Effervescence: Artisan cuisine that looks as beautiful as it tastes
by Robbie Swinnerton
The bubbly season is upon us. The illuminations and Christmas music have been with us for weeks already, but now we're into December, it's high time to think about where to uncork a quiet commemorative bottle or two. Somewhere special and secluded, with plush ...