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19 Jan 2021
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Caroline Ishii puts love and care into all the food she makes. Photo credit: Caroline Ishii. A chef friend told me he could not put all the care and detail into his food that I do with mine. I replied I don't know any other way than to give it my best and make people happy. Living in Japan, I realized...
Read more → 14 Jan 2021
Posted by Kelley Tsumura Luk 
A crunchy Japanese twist on a classic dish, chicken fingers. Photo credit: Kelley Tsumura Luk. I thought the senbei breading would be great for making chicken fingers. When my kids were little, I would make breaded chicken fingers over using frozen ones, due to their sensitivities to soy and milk....
Read more → 20 Oct 2020
Posted by Jan Nobuto 
Telling the story of Japanese Canadians through good food. Plus a recipe for Greenwood Karinto. Just Add Shoyu was the brainchild of Russell Onizuka and Theresa Sano, wanting a book that captured the feeling of sitting around the kitchen table, enjoying Japanese Canadian comfort foods, reminiscing...
Read more → 23 Jun 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Mariko Tajiri will be conducting three online sake seminars. TORONTO — Sake instructor and sommelier Mariko Tajiri has been introducing Canadians to the exciting and evolving world of Japan's national drink for 13 years. This June, Tajiri will be teaching a series of online introductory seminars on sake...
Read more → 19 May 2020
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
What's not to love about the soft, squishy pillow of deliciousness? Photos courtesy: Caroline Ishii. I've had a lifelong passion for food. I was born into it, with a mother and father who loved food. My mother was an excellent home cook, who made delicious Japanese food. My father's experience...
Read more → 12 Feb 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Author John Ota goes on a journey across North America to find the perfect kitchen. Photo courtesy: John Ota. But Ota's current kitchen leaves a lot to be desired. Minimal, sleek and modern in design, it is also cramped and awkward, and just is not a joy to cook in, says Ota. So Ota set out on a quest,...
Read more → 05 Feb 2020
Posted by Jaime Yamashita and Susan Noda 
Isabella's Boutique Restaurant focuses on Japanese home-cooking and comfort food. Isabella's Wafu set, $16.95. A traditional Japanese breakfast with a rice ball, wafu salad, homemade miso soup and dashimaki egg. Photo courtesy: Isabella's Boutique Restaurant. Since opening, the restaurant's...
Read more → 24 Jun 2019
Posted by Alanna Chu and Laura Chu 
Toronto's Omai restaurant gets creative with its trendy Japanese izakaya-inspired temaki and tapas. Raw oysters topped with caviar. Photo credits: @nomsisters. Seating only 20 people, the tiny space is centred around an open bar and softly lit by red neon lights. Everything from the lucky cat statues...
Read more → 14 May 2019
Posted by Laura Chu 
Soufflé pancakes from Fuwa Fuwa Pancakes have become a new popular brunch staple. Matcha and red bean pancakes, ($13.90). Photo credits: @nomsisters/instagram Pastry chef Yuka Naka from Osaka, Japan, opened the first Fuwa Fuwa with owner Benson Lau in the trendy Annex area. Due to popularity,...
Read more → 09 May 2019
Posted by Alanna Chu 
With ramen bars popping up all over the city, Raku offers a fresh take on a bowl of noodles. Tantan udon, ($15). Photo credits: @nomsisters Created by famous New York-based executive chef Norihiro Ishizuka, Raku’s Toronto location opened its doors at the end of March 2019. Raku Toronto is fittingly...
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