Originally published: Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2008. Japanese pubs, called izakaya, are attracting growing attention in Japan and overseas. As a matter of fact, a recent article in The New York Times claimed that the izakaya is starting to shove the sushi bar off its pedestal. While Japan has many guidebooks and cookbooks, this is the first publication in English to delve into every aspect of a unique and vital cornerstone of Japanese food culture. A venue for socializing and an increasingly innovative culinary influence, the izakaya serves
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Weight: 848g
Dimensions: 200 x 257mm
Publication Date: 24 Aug 2012
Publisher: Kodansha America Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781568364322
About Mark Robinson
MARK ROBINSON lives in Tokyo and was the editor of the Japanese culinary magazine Eat as well as deputy editor and music editor of Tokyo Journal magazine. He has been a regular food and culture contributor from Japan to publications such as Nest (U.S.) the Financial Times The Times (U.K.) the Australian Financial Review Magazine and others. Born in Tokyo and raised mostly in Sydney Australia he returned to Japan 20 years ago where enchanted by the pleasures of izakaya he has lived almost continuously.Photographer MASASHI KUMA was nominated for a James Beard Award for Photography for his work in the Kodansha book Kaiseki published in 2006. His photographs appear regularly in a number of periodicals including Voce and GQ.