Japanese Home Cooking

About Maori Murota

Author Maori Murota grew up in Tokyo and was inspired to write this book by her mother's cooking and memories of growing up in Tokyo cooking at home eating out. Her mission is to demystify Japanese food to make it accessible and understood by anyone and everyone interested in learning about a food culture and eating well. Maori left Japan when she was 17 to live in New York and also spent time in Indonesia. In 2003 she settled in Paris where she worked as a stylist before exchanging the world of fashion for food in 2009. Completely self-taught Maori became chef at Parisian restaurants Do and Bento at La Conserverie. Now an event caterer and private chef she also gives classes in authentic Japanese home cooking. Her book Tokyo Cult Recipes also published by Murdoch Books is an international best-seller.