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The Washoku World Challenge Winner Discusses Her New Restaurant Opening Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak
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The Washoku World Challenge Winner Discusses Her New Restaurant Opening Amid the Coronavirus Outbreak
FromJapan Eats!
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Our guest is Yael Peet who is a chef with impressive culinary training at top restaurants in New York City including Prune and Shuko. Until April 2019 she was the co-executive chef at Karasu, which is a cool Japanese-influenced izakaya-style restaurant in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Yael and her co-executive chef Elena Yamamoto joined us on Episode 158 to discuss her unique culinary approach and their forthcoming new restaurant Fury’s. While getting ready for opening the new restaurant, Yael participated in a global culinary competition called the Washoku World Challenge and went to Japan last February. And she won the precious second prize. In this episode, we will discuss Yael's experience at the competition, the new restaurant she and Elena are planning to open, how they are coping with the challenging circumstances surrounding the coronavirus and much, much more!!!In March, HRN began producing all of our 35 weekly shows from our homes all around the country. It was hard work stepping away from our little recording studio, but we know that you rely on HRN to share resources and important stories from the world of food each week. It’s been a tough year for all of us, but right now HRN is asking for your help. Every dollar that listeners give to HRN provides essential support to keep our mics on. We've got some fresh new thank you gifts available, like our limited edition bandanas.Keep Japan Eats on the air, become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate. Japan Eats is powered by Simplecast.
Released:
Jun 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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Episode 1: Brooklyn Kitchen / The Meat Hook: Welcome to Japan Eats! Japan Eats is a weekly radio show from Akiko Katayama, a food writer and a director of the non-profit organization The New York Japanese Culinary Academy (NYJCA), which promotes a deeper understanding of Japanese cuisine in the US. Akiko is joined by food industry professionals who can share their deep knowledge and passion for Japanese cuisine. Tune in and demystify Japanese food tradition, learn about the latest Japanese food trends. On her first episode shes joined by Harry Rosenblum of Brooklyn Kitchen and The Meat Hook. Harry talks about the products he carries, specifically Japanese knives. Knives are a really good example of something thes easy to directly import. [08:00] We dont like to support products that are what we call landfill fodder. We dont want to sell people things that will break in two weeks or become useless. [14:00] --Harry Rosenblum on Japan Eats by Japan Eats!