On the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto -- April 11, 2016Greg Dunmore and Chris BonomoCo-Founders of The Japanese PantryMost likely, The Japanese Pantry would not exist without Takehiro Wada. He and I met at Nojo about 3 years ago while...
While Takehiro was driving us south from Hyogo to Wakayama, we passed through valleys and into tunnels on a brilliantly sunny day. Once we pulled into Kainan City, Wakayama, we arrived at Yamamoto Katsunosuke, a small sansho factory that is...
Our schedule was a visit to a mirin factory and tamari brewery arranged by Takehiro. We expected it to be awesome, and not only did it not disappoint, but instead was above and beyond what we expected. We started at...
When I first started cooking—some 20 plus years ago now—I fell in love with the world of ingredients that are available to professional chefs. I’ve tried fresh-pressed Umbrian olive oil, and watched pastas being extruded through bronze presses in...
