Japanese Food

Japanese Food: The Podcast is back! Late last year, we sat down with Jakub Horák, a Czech chef who specializes in Japanese washoku cuisine, and the winner of the 2022 Washoku World Challenge, a global Japanese cooking competition for non-Japanese chefs. We chatted with Jakub about his time studying and competing in Japan, the state of washoku in Europe, and more.

Happy New Year! Japanese Food is back, with a very special guest! Mike Satinover, AKA Ramen_Lord on Reddit and Instagram, is a modern legend in the English-speaking ramen world. We sat down last year with Mike to chat about all things ramen, as well as learn more about his recently opened restaurant in Chicago, Akahoshi Ramen [https://www.akahoshiramen.com/].

Welcome back to Japanese Food: The Podcast. In this episode, we interviewed our newest hire at Bento&co, Chris Mahmood. Chris joined the Bento&co team recently, relocating to Kyoto from Akkeshi, Hokkaido where he was living for 6 years. During his time there as an English teacher on the JET program, Chris came to love Hokkaido for its breathtaking scenery, fascinating wildlife, and, of course, mouth-watering cuisine. We sat down to chat about life and food in Hokkaido, as well as share some of our recent favorite spots in Kyoto. Brought to you by Bento&co, your go-to shop for eating healthier, reducing your environmental impact and saving money with authentic Japanese bento boxes and accessories. Shop online at ⁠en.bentoandco.com⁠ [https://en.bentoandco.com/discount/PODCAST] and take 10% off your first purchase with code PODCAST.

We're back! In this episode, we had the privilege of sitting down for a fascinating conversation with our Kyoto neighbor, Randy Channell Soei. Randy Channell Soei, a Canadian tea master of the Urasenke tradition is an author and long term resident of Kyoto. He has a deep passion for his art, chanoyu (the way of tea), and is one of the few foreigners licensed to teach this traditional Japanese culture. Soei sensei operates ran Hotei [https://ranhotei.com/], a cafe in Kyoto's Sanjo shopping arcade, set in a beautifully renovated machiya. Here he has regular tea lessons as well as hosts tea ceremony experiences for people visiting Kyoto. Brought to you by Bento&co, your go-to shop for eating healthier, reducing your environmental impact and saving money with authentic Japanese bento boxes and accessories. Shop online at en.bentoandco.com [https://en.bentoandco.com/discount/PODCAST] and take 10% off your first purchase with code PODCAST.

We’re excited to share episode 8 of our podcast with you, featuring Yuji Haraguchi, a chef passionate about fish. Yuji [https://www.instagram.com/haraguchiyuji/] is the founder and owner of OKONOMI Yuji ramen, Osakana Brooklyn, and Osakana East Village in New York City. We chatted about Yuji’s favorite fish (Medai—Japanese Sea Bream), why he wanted to introduce Mazemen to America, the Japanese philosophy of "Mottainai" that guides his work, and much more! Learn more about Yuji on his website [https://www.yujiharaguchi.com/about]. Visiting Kyoto? Be sure to check out another of Yuji's restaurants, Lorimer Kyoto [https://www.instagram.com/lorimer_kyoto] Fish Bone Revolution - Broth made from upcycled fish bones [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yujiharaguchi/fish-bone-revolution-broth-made-from-upcycled-fish-bones?lang=es] Brought to you by Bento&co, your go-to shop for eating  healthier, reducing your environmental impact and saving money with  authentic Japanese bento boxes and accessories. Shop online at en.bentoandco.com [https://en.bentoandco.com/discount/PODCAST] and take 10% off your first purchase with code PODCAST.