Love Japan: Recipes from Our Japanese American Kitchen [A Cookbook]

Love Recipes from Our Japanese American Kitchen [A Cookbook] (Spiral-bound) 9781984860521 Biographical Sawako Okochi is co-chef and co-owner of Shalom Japan in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, Aaron Israel. Sawa's vibrant culinary background is rooted in her upbringing in Hiroshima, Japan. She has worked at some of the finest restaurants in New York City, including Chanterelle, Annisa, and The Good Fork. She also produced the Otakara Supper Club, which was featured in the New York Times, and appears in Women Chefs of New York and The Jewish Cookbook. Aaron Israel discovered his passion for cooking while earning his BFA at Maryland Institute College of Art. After graduating, he worked at August in the West Village with chef Tony Liu. He later cooked with chef Andrew Carmellini and helped open Torrisi Italian Specialties. He has co-owned and operated Shalom Japan in Brooklyn with his wife, Sawako Okochi, since 2013. Gabriella Gershenson is a James Beard Award-nominated food writer and editor based in New York City. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Saveur, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. She was an editor of The 100 Most Jewish Foods and On the Hummus Route. She is currently on staff at Wirecutter. Publisher WINNER OF THE JAMES BEARD AWARD - Discover comforting homestyle Japanese American cuisine with 100 unique, simple, and tasty recipes from the owners of the innovative Brooklyn restaurant Shalom Japan A FOOD NETWORK BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR Steaming sukiyaki. Pillowy, soft shokupan. Springy ramen noodles. These famed Japanese dishes, as well as modern interpretations and evolutions, are all part of Love Japan, a collection of beloved family recipes from the married owners of Brooklyn's Shalom Japan. Like many of us, chefs Sawako Okochi and Aaron Israel lead busy lives and often find themselves short on time in the kitchen. Their secret to getting nourishing, delicious food on the table for their family? The Japanese-inspired dishes that Sawako grew up eating. While not rigid in tradition, these recipes are all rooted in the Japanese flavors and techniques taught to Sawako by her mother, with influences from Aaron's Jewish heritage as well as the menu at Shalom Japan.