Looking for a cool bubbly to tote to your year-end party? Takashi Murakami has lent his floral motif to two limited-edition bottles from champagne producer Dom Perignon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/27/food-drink/dom-perignon-murakami-collaboration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #drinking #alcohol #wine
We take a look at the Tokyo restaurants that stole our hearts (and stomachs) — as well as those that left us — in 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/26/food-drink/2025-review-tokyo-dining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #japanesecuisine #sushi #fermentation #2025inreview
“Osechi ryōri” need not always be about preserved foods. Put together some ball-shaped beef sushi for a change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/23/food-drink/beef-temarizushi-new-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #japanesecuisine #meat #vegetables
It's green and it's coming for Christmas. No, not the Grinch but matcha. Whip up a Japanese-inspired yuletide cake with the fragrant tea and some medicinal spices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/16/food-drink/otoso-inspired-matcha-cake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #sake #alcohol #tea #christmas #newyear
Make a beeline for chef Taizo Hirokado's hillside restaurant after you’ve taken a soak in one of the hot springs in Beppu. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/12/food-drink/beppu-hirokado-seafood-kyushu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #japanesecuisine #fish #meat #kyushu
Emiko Davies’ latest cookbook, “The Japanese Pantry: From Sake to Soy, Essential Ingredients for Japanese Home Cooking,” is a showcase of homey dishes any Japanese grandma would be proud of. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/09/food-drink/emiko-davies-cookbook-japanese-pantry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #recipes #japanesecuisine #shoyu #kombu
There are salts, and then there are Yuzen Inoue's salts that showcase the nuanced flavors of each season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/05/food-drink/yamaguchi-salt-master-seasonal-flavors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #japanesecuisine #salt #yamaguchiprefecture
Swap plain cabbage for flavorful chrysanthemum greens the next time you prep a savory pancake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/02/food-drink/spring-chrysanthemums-recipe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #japanesecuisine #meat #vegetables
Care to try some sheep brains? How about a serving of kidneys or hearts? Farm Restaurant Cuore in Hokkaido believes every part of the animal offers a range of gourmet possibilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/28/food-drink/farm-restaurant-cuore-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #meat #hokkaido
Watching "Tampopo" inevitably makes you hungry. Put together a bowl of ramen in 15 minutes with this easy recipe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/23/food-drink/ramen-recipe-tampopo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #ramen #tampopo #chefs #recipes
Tokyo’s best ramen isn’t always downtown. From Hachioji to Okutama, these bowls reward anyone willing to venture a little farther out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/22/food-drink/ramen-adventures-tampopo-restaurants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #ramen #tampopo #japanesecuisine
The slurp heard round the world — Juzo Itami’s cult classic “Tampopo” has inspired Japanese restaurants on five continents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/22/food-drink/tampopo-restaurants-ramen-worldwide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #ramen #tampopo #japanesecuisine
In Japan, good fortune sometimes comes wrapped in fried tofu. Elizabeth Andoh shares how to make "age-fukubukuro," a humble, heartwarming dish inspired by the New Year’s lucky bag tradition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/15/food-drink/fukubukuro-fried-tofu-recipe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #kombu #japanesecuisine #meat #vegetables #vegetarian
Looking to start a pickling regimen in your kitchen? Turn to Yoko Nakazawa’s debut cookbook, “The Japanese Art of Pickling and Fermenting: Preserving Vegetables and Family Traditions,” for some uncomplicated help. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/11/food-drink/art-pickling-cookbook-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #vegetables #chefs #recipes #fermentation
At the Sake Samurai Summit in Kyoto, experts raised a shared concern: the future of sake. With rising rice prices, shifting tastes and new markets overseas, the drink’s next chapter may be written far beyond Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/11/food-drink/sake-samurai-summit-kyoto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #drinking #sake #alcohol #kyoto
If you can’t decide whether you want sushi or “kaiseki” multicourse haute cuisine for your next dinner, Nadaman’s new Ginza Onodera x Nadaman, which combines both dining concepts, is your answer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/07/food-drink/ginza-tokyo-nadaman-kaiseki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #soup #fish #chefs #kaiseki
Fancy a multicourse Japanese haute cuisine in the clouds? The region’s top airlines are sparing no expense to satiate your appetite. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/02/food-drink/airline-food-japan-tourism-boom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #ana #jal #aviation #japanesecuisine #travel #vegan #finedining
With the cold weather settling in, warm up with a little heat from "mābō dōfu," a spicy stew of tofu and pork. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/02/food-drink/mabo-dofu-umami-recipe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #japanesecuisine #meat #vegetables
Oenophiles, prepare your palate as American wine critic James Suckling and his posse of more than 150 wine producers come to town. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/31/food-drink/james-suckling-wine-event-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #wine #alcohol #drinking
