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
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
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
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
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
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