Japan Eats!

4.8 (67)
FOOD
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What is Japanese food? Sushi, or ramen, or kaiseki? What about Izakaya? Akiko Katayama, a Japanese native, New York-based food writer and director of the New York Japanese Culinary Academy, tells you all about real Japanese food and food culture. With guests ranging from sake producers with generations of experience to American chefs pushing the envelope of Japanese gastronomy, Japanese cuisine is demystified here!

5D AGO

Noma Kyoto 2024 Recap And The Future Of Noma

Akiko talks with Thomas Frebel, creative director at Noma, a 3 Michelin star restaurant ranked No.1 for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants

57 min
MAR 19

How A Bowl Of Ramen Changed The Whole Life Of An American

Akiko talks with Tim Anderson, BBC One MasterChef winner, Chef and Food writer from Los Angeles!

54 min
MAR 12

The First Sake Brewery In The U.K. Promotes The True Market Value of Japanese Traditions

Akiko talks with Kumiko Hashimoto, who operates in Dojima Sake Brewery located near Cambridge, U.K.

52 min
FEB 26

Mandaracha In Kyoto: A Frenchman’s Quest For Japanese Tea

Akiko sits down and learns from Alexander Nicolau, Founder of Japanese Tea company, Mandaracha

1h 19m
FEB 19

The Joy Of Making Soy Sauce With A Winery Partner in Bordeaux

Akiko sits down with fifth generation owner of Marushin Honke in Wakayama prefecture japan, Toshio Shinko!

35 min
FEB 12

Merging Michelin-style French Cuisine And Japanese Home Cooking Seamlessly

Akiko talks with Emily Yuen, The Executive chef at the Unique Japanese restaurant Lingo located in Brooklyn, New York

29 min
JAN 29

The First Japanese Culinary School Opened In London

Akiko talks with Yoshihiko Shida, Chief Instructor of Tokyo College of Sushi & Washoku in London!

31 min
JAN 22

What Is Ikigai? Restaurant Ikigai Exemplifies The Idea

Akiko sits down with Rafal Maslankiewicz, chef at Brooklyn restaurant: Ikigai NYC!

29 min

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JAPAN FOOD & FAMLY

Mar 12

And 360

Thank you for sharing your Japanese culture through a cozy warm window stories of family, food, philosophy ! Please tell me more.
So wonderful to learn about all the Japanese foods I love and more!

07/10/2023

OliviaLevine

From the moment I started listening, I found myself learning about Japanese foods and places I love - like the original Ramen Burger from Smorgasburg, Tsukemen, Shalom Japan - and so much more. This is both so relevant and informative!
Lots of Learning!!!

02/08/2022

satoru.tsuda87

Even you are Japanese, why don’t you listen this program for your understanding to foods and ingredients correctly?
Terrific Show!

08/04/2021

Sake Guy

Akiko is a first class interviewer, has great guests on but she’s always able to draw the best and most interesting things out of them.

What is Japanese food? Sushi, or ramen, or kaiseki? What about Izakaya? Akiko Katayama, a Japanese native, New York-based food writer and director of the New York Japanese Culinary Academy, tells you all about real Japanese food and food culture. With guests ranging from sake producers with generations of experience to American chefs pushing the envelope of Japanese gastronomy, Japanese cuisine is demystified here!