The pair of Michelin-starred chefs represent a new era for Japanese culinary talents in the French capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/15/food-drink/japanese-michelin-chefs-kimura-kobayashi-paris/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #chefs #paris #finedining #frenchcuisine
Round off your next coffee shop-hop in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa with a visit to Fukagawa Distillery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/10/food-drink/gin-fukagawa-distillery-kiyosumi-shirakawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #alcohol #drinking #bars #coffee
If you need an extra reason to visit Toyama, then Himawari Shokudo 2, The Japan Times’ 2025 Destination Restaurant of the Year, should fit the bill. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/08/food-drink/toyama-himawari-shokudo-italian/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #meat #chefs #toyama #italiancuisine
A fan of Suntory’s Roku gin? Look out for its new Osaka distillery when it officially opens to the public next spring. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/03/food-drink/suntory-new-distillery-gin-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #alcohol #osaka #drinking
Queues are somehow inevitable at ‘taiyaki’ shops. Here are five Tokyo stores that are worth standing in line for. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/01/food-drink/top-5-best-taiyaki-pancake-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #anko #snacks #streetfood #desserts
The bakery, which specializes in sourdough, is small in size but big in heart as it aims to spread its love for all things bread. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/27/food-drink/pide-bakery-sourdough-kamakura/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #bread #kamakura #snacks
Juicy, marinated tomatoes are the perfect antidote to the summer heat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/27/food-drink/marinated-tomatoes-summer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #japanesecuisine #shoyu #vegetables
Eat your greens: P72 wants to make plant-based dining fun and inspirational. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/25/food-drink/p72-plant-based-cuisine-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #vegetables #fermentation #osaka
Kenji Morimoto's practical cookbook will help beginners to fermented food take their first, effortless step to making their own kombucha and fruit preserves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/20/food-drink/cookbook-fermented-food-japanese-american/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #recipes #japanesecuisine #miso #snacks
When the temperature rises, turn to a refreshing cube of tofu for salvation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/18/food-drink/chilled-tofu-dashi-yakko/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #recipes #vegetables #vegetarian
How did your favorite bar perform on this year’s list? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/17/food-drink/2025-asias-50-best-bars-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #drinking #alcohol #bars #awards #asias50bestbars #tokyo
Fill your picnic basket with delicious bread and pastries as you drive through the scenic region of Kamikawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/13/food-drink/bakeries-kamikawa-road-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #snacks #hokkaido #driving
Think Mexican food is all about tortillas? This Michelin-starred restaurant in Osaka wants to change such a perception. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/11/food-drink/milpa-michelin-mexican-restaurant-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #osaka #mexicancuisine #japanesecuisine
The revered L’Ambroisie in Paris welcomes its first Japanese head chef — and it’s not Takuya Kimura. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/05/food-drink/new-japanese-head-chef-lambroisie-paris/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #paris #chefs #finedining
Furano wants whisky lovers to be their next stop in Hokkaido, with a new distillery set to open in 2028. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/04/food-drink/new-whisky-distillery-furano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #alcohol #whisky #skiing #hokkaido
Established by a group of chefs, RelationFish wants to encourage more restaurants in Japan to embrace sustainably cultivated seafood as alternatives to wild catch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/06/29/food-drink/relationfish-sustainable-seafood-fine-dining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #chefs #fish
Named after an ape, Nakano's new Thai eatery, which takes over a cafe in the evening, is your answer to real Thai food that doesn’t hold back on the heat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/06/29/food-drink/thai-restaurant-in-nakano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #snacks #cafes #thai #alcohol