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Andrés Hamamoto: Nikkei cooking over hot coals

Many descendants of Japanese grew up in Peru with a mixture of cuisines at home: the Creole native …

Javier García Wong-Kit • Dec. 4, 2019

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The Redundancy of Idiots: Part 2

Read Part 1 >> A curious thing happened after last month’s column was posted. I receiv…

Terry Watada • Nov. 19, 2019

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Young Nikkei Cooker

Masaki Uyema: an adventurer of Nikkei cuisine

The career of a chef usually has several routes that make their training experience an adventure. I…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Nov. 1, 2019

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The Redundancy of Idiots — Part 1

My wife and I have noticed over several years now that certain terms in Japanese have English words…

Terry Watada • Oct. 22, 2019

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"I won't give up until I'm a chef": Kunikko Yagi, owner of fried chicken specialty restaurant "Picnico"

"There's no way you can become a chef at 26." Her ex-husband's words ignited her …

Junko Yoshida • July 22, 2019

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Interview with a Nikkei forager: mushroom hunting with Sayuri Shinya

On still-damp, foggy mornings after the rain has cleared, Sayuri Shinya and her husband drive from …

Mia Nakaji Monnier • July 16, 2019

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Monterey Park Onigiri Shop Invites You to Come Aboard the Rice Ball Train

In a small plaza off Potrero Grande Drive in Monterey Park there’s an eye-catching new storef…

Mieko Beyer • July 15, 2019

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Scrumptiously Inventive Mochi In Fresno

I first learned about Fresno’s landmark mochi shop, Kogetsu-do, 16 years ago while doing rese…

Sharon Yamato • May 29, 2019

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Chef and Author Caroline Ishii Introduces Japan to Canadian Food with a Vegan Twist

While putting together her new cookbook, Canadian Vegan Recipes, chef and author Caroline Ishii had…

Kelly Fleck • May 14, 2019

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5th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

Remembering

Rae sat in class, back straight and pen in hand, her elbow resting comfortably on a page already fi…

Madeline Parga • May 1, 2019

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