San Francisco has dozens of Japanese restaurants offering fresh sashimi. But Sozai, owned and operated by my friend Mari Takahashi, is decidedly different. “Sozai” means “Ingredients” in Japanese. In her Sozai offerings, Mari combines centuries of Japanese culinary knowledge with tasty natural ingredients to create her own, original California cuisine that enables her customers to…
Japanese food is generally healthy, except for the fried tempura. But try a meal at Tokyo’s Nakameguro district’s Cafe 8. It features macrobiotic, vegan cuisine void of all animal proteins. No meat. No chicken. No fish. No dairy products. No sugar. Just lots of beans, soymilk, veges and unrefined grains like brown rice. We’ve heard…
When you think of food choices in Breckenridge, you usually think of steak, burritos, pizza, pasta, salads and such. But if you want to try something new, different, and downright delicious, stop in at Denzaemon Cafe Noodle & Bowl. This New Style Japanese Cuisine cafe was opened in March 2006 by owner Kaz Sakaguchi, a…