All Japan News Blog
2019-03-24
スシが米国での日本食を牽引し、その他の日本食文化も広げてきたことは間違いない。 現在、米国の大都市では、30年前の「開ければ儲かるスシ屋の時代」は終わり、淘汰の時代を向かえたように感じられる。 スシレストランの出店鈍化や閉店に影響しているのは、高騰する魚介類、高価な初期投資、スシシェフの不足、従業員保険等の諸経費が上がったことや非日本人経営の大型店スシレストランの価格破壊で小規模の店が痛手を受けて...
2019-03-23
By Aya Ota Park Avenue” is a restaurant which has the theme, changes of four seasons. At every change of the season from autumn, winter, spring, to summer, its menu, its interior decorations, and even...
2019-03-22
By Keiko Fukuda A Japanese style yakiniku restaurant “Oreno Yakiniku” is located on the third floor of the Weller Court, a shopping mall in Little Tokyo. This place gets especially busy during lunch h...
2019-03-21
First time in the world!! A toast was given with Awa sake during an official party overseas!! Part 2
By Kosuke Kuji A traditional Japanese ceremony of breaking open the sake barrel was held on stage, followed by the welcome beverage of “Awa sake” served in champagne glasses to approximately 300 Japan...
2019-03-15
By Elli Sekine Ebisu, which is going into their 37th year of operation this year, is a long-established restaurant that has been leading the sushi boom in San Francisco. This restaurant is located nea...
2019-03-14
特に日本酒と食のペアリングに対して、多くの人は「何を大げさな、あまり関係ない」と考えているのではないだろうか？ 今回は、ちょっとした心がけで日本酒と料理のペアリング能力が上がるコツを教えたい。 まずは、なるべく性質の違う日本酒3銘柄を用意していただきたい。性質の違いは、本当は飲んでみないとなかなか分かりにくいが、とりあえずはラベルで判断できる情報で選んでみる。 たとえば、純米大吟醸、特別純米、純米...
2019-03-13
By Aya Ota Characteristics of New York City are strongly reflected upon old brick buildings and graffiti on the walls of the Lower East Side. In this town, new hotels, galleries, restaurants, and bars...
2019-03-12
By Keiko Fukuda Okonomiyaki restaurant, Chinchikurin, stands in front of the Yagura of Japanese Village, the symbol of Little Tokyo. Teppan-yaki tables are laid out in an orderly way in a large space,...
2019-03-11
First time in the world!! A toast was given with Awa sake during an official party overseas!! Part 1
By Kosuke Kuji The 43rd edition of Japan Week (http://www.iffjapan.or.jp/) organized by the International Friendship Foundation, a non-profit based in Tokyo, was held in Torino, Italy. The welcome rec...
2019-01-27
Text Mayumi Schroeder Photo: Elli Sekine Growth of popularity of sushi in San Francisco’s Bay area in recent years is quite amazing. Many sushi restaurants including sushi bars and revolving sushi pla...
