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Since May 2015
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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!

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Why Is Japanese Wine So Hot Right Now?

Jun 12, 2026 54m

Our guest is Nick Rowan, author of Japanese Wine, a fantastic, comprehensive book on Japanese wine. The Japanese wine industry and culture have been developing very rapidly since the 1990s, and…

Making Waves in the Latte-Driven Matcha Boom: An Italian Woman Introduces Authentic Japanese Tea Culture

Apr 06, 2026 26m

Our guest is Silvia Mella who is the owner of Sorate in New York.  Sorate is a unique Japanese green tea company, which sells premium Japanese tea through online and operates beautiful tea houses in…

Food Is The Foundation Of Our Mindfulness: Zen Monk Masaki Matsubara

Feb 20, 2026 49m

Our guest is Reverend Dr. Masaki Matsubara, who is an eighteenth-generation Zen priest in the Japanese Rinzai tradition. His career is unique and impressive. Following his Zen monastic training in…

Crafting Shogun-Selected Barrel Aged Soy Sauce For Over 330 Years

Jan 15, 2026 40m

Our guest is Hideatsu Shibanuma who is the 18th-generation president of Shibanuma Soy Sauce, which was founded in 1688. Shibanuma Soy Sauce has specialized in producing barrel-aged soy sauce in…

Discovering Real Japan: The Oldest Izakaya, Fermentation Lab And Singing With Japanese Bluegrass Musicians

Dec 19, 2025 57m

Our guest is George Padilla who plays a key role in multiple exciting Japanese restaurant and hospitality businesses in New York, including Rule of Thirds (https://www.thirdsbk.com/), Bin Bin…

Konbini Culture: Unwrapping Japan’s Unique Convenience Stores

Dec 04, 2025 56m

Our guest is Gavin Whitelaw https://rijs.fas.harvard.edu/gavin-h-whitelaw who is the Executive Director of Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University.  Gavin has spent…

Discover America’s Largest Japanese Whisky Collection at Teruko

Nov 27, 2025 53m

Our guest is Brian Evans who is the Director of Bars at Sunday Hospitality Group https://www.sundayhg.com/, which operates 12 popular hospitality concepts in New York and London, including…

Chef Tadashi Ono: Serving The Essence of Japanese Cuisine For Three Decades

Nov 20, 2025 37m

Our guest is Tadashi Ono who is the executive chef at Teruko https://hotelchelsea.com/dining-and-bar/teruko at The Hotel Chelsea in New York.  Tadashi's career has been built through deliberate…

An American Winemaker's 35-Year Journey Helping To Shape Japanese Wine Culture

Nov 13, 2025 1h 9m

Our guest is Bruce Gutlove, who is an American-born winemaker based in Hokkaido, Japan. The Japanese wine industry has been flourishing, particularly in the last two decades or so, thanks to the…

What Makes a Michelin Star Sushi Restaurant?

Nov 06, 2025 35m

Our guest is Cheng Lin who is the chef/owner of Shota Omakase https://shotaomakase.com/ in Brooklyn, New York.  After nearly three decades of studying and serving sushi at notable restaurants in New…

Teaching Kids How To Cook And Eat Healthy Food (With Fun!)

Oct 30, 2025 46m

Our guests are Mayumi Uejima-Carr and Debra Samuels. Mayumi is the President of TABLE FOR TWO USA https://usa.tablefor2.org/ and Debra leads the program content and curriculum development of TABLE…

A Humane Catch: How Ikejime Benefits Fish, Flavor And The Planet

Oct 23, 2025 45m

Our guest is Andrew Tsui who is the founder and president of The Ike Jime Federation https://ikejimefederation.com/ based in Maryland.  Ikejime is a unique, traditional Japanese technique to treat…

Nozomi Mori: A Female Sushi Chef Breaks New Ground In L.A.

Oct 16, 2025 23m

Our guest is Nozomi Mori who is the chef/owner of the sushi bar Mori Nozomi https://www.morinozomi.com/ in Los Angeles, which opened in 2024. She got into the world of sushi in 2017, only 8 years…

Global Kura: Japanese-American Sake Collaborations

Oct 09, 2025 42m

Our guest is Timothy Sullivan who has over 17 years of experience teaching about sake.  In 2007, he was awarded the prestigious title of Sake Samurai by the Japan Sake Brewers Association. Since…

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Sep 11, 2025 37m

Our guests are Yusuke Fukuzaki and Ryo Yamazaki, co-owners of SSAW www.ssawbrooklyn.com/ in Brooklyn, New York.  The duo opened SSAW in November 2024 to serve “a refined ‘New Japanese’ dining…

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Sep 04, 2025 51m

Our guest is Reverend Dr. Masaki Matsubara who is an eighteenth-generation Zen priest in the Japanese Rinzai tradition. His career is unique and impressive. Following his Zen monastic training in…

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Aug 27, 2025 48m

Our guest is Joshua Walker who is the President and CEO of Japan Society https://japansociety.org/  in New York.  Joshua has a very intriguing background.  He was raised in Japan and spent his…

Waltz: Japanese Cocktail Culture Expressed in Seasonality

Aug 21, 2025 44m

Our guest is Gento Torigata  https://gentotorigata.com/  who is the owner and mixologist of Waltz https://waltzbar.uk/ in East London.  After diverse culinary and bartending experiences in Japan,…

Pioneering Sustainable Plant-Based Protein With Koji

Aug 06, 2025 43m

My guest today is Tim Fronzek who is a co-founder of Nosh.bio https://www.nosh.bio/ based in Berlin, Germany.  Plant-based protein has been gaining attention, particularly since the 2010s for our…

Inspiring The World With Japanese Fermentation Culture And Traditions

Jul 23, 2025 32m

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