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Isoism: Making Japanese <I>tsukemono</I> sexy again

Food & Drink | KYOTO RESTAURANTS Nov 30, 2019

Isoism: Making Japanese tsukemono sexy again

by J.J. O'Donoghue

With innovative presentation and casual-chic flair, Kyoto's Isoism is bringing tsukemono (Japanese pickle) techniques into the 21st century.

In Tohoku, samurai cuisine is racking up Michelin stars

Food & Drink Apr 13, 2018

In Tohoku, samurai cuisine is racking up Michelin stars

by Ross Kenneth Urken

In the town of Shiogama in Miyagi Prefecture, there's a residential neighborhood overlooking Matsushima Bay, the epicenter of Japan's catastrophic March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. On a quiet street there, chef Hideyuki Irakawa and his wife, Michiko, have been serving samurai food from ...

A stroll through Nishiki, Kyoto's favorite food market

Food & Drink Oct 7, 2014

A stroll through Nishiki, Kyoto's favorite food market

by J.J. O'Donoghue

Nishiki Market's most famous son, the celebrated artist Ito Jakuchu, is probably best known for his elaborate set of scrolls called "Colorful Realm of Living Beings," painted during the Edo Period (1603-1867), when Japan was not open for tourism. While most of the "beings" on ...

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