Reporting from Tokyo and Los Angeles -- At Akila Inouye’s Tsukiji Soba Academy in Tokyo, a specially made wooden cabinet has 108 small cubbyholes, each containing a scroll of thick brown or green ...

At Akila Inouye’s Tsukiji Soba Academy in Tokyo, a specially made wooden cabinet has 108 small cubbyholes, each containing a scroll of thick brown or green paper printed with a question. “How to ...

We’re no strangers to the magnificence of a good bowl of soba. While we’ve always been content to let the noodle masters feed us up until now, a new product almost on the market may finally give us ...

After a three-hour bullet train ride, I stepped into the shivering cold of snow country in northern Japan. Still jet-lagged from the 11-hour plane ride from Los Angeles to Tokyo, I wasn’t prepared for ...

Here in Japan, the buckwheat noodles known as soba are a staple. Nowhere more so than in the mountains of the southern island of Shikoku. The soil there is poor. Buckwheat is one of the few crops that ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Rotisserie chicken is one of the best staples to have in your refrigerator at all times. Not only is it delicious hot and straight from the ...

As the year draws to a close, the air fills with excitement and anticipation for the New Year. In Odate City, Akita Prefecture, the time-honored tradition of making soba for New Year’s celebrations is ...

Fiona Chandra is an Indonesian-born freelance writer but she has called Los Angeles home for the past two decades. She has covered the Los Angeles dining scene for over a decade. Chef Kazushige ...