Japanese Food: The Podcast is back!

Late last year, we sat down with Jakub Horák, a Czech chef who specializes in Japanese washoku cuisine, and the winner of the 2022 Washoku World Challenge, a global Japanese cooking competition for non-Japanese chefs.

We chatted with Jakub about his time studying and competing in Japan, the state of washoku in Europe, and more.

Happy New Year! Japanese Food is back, with a very special guest!

Mike Satinover, AKA Ramen_Lord on Reddit and Instagram, is a modern legend in the English-speaking ramen world.

We sat down last year with Mike to chat about all things ramen, as well as learn more about his recently opened restaurant in Chicago, Akahoshi Ramen.

Welcome back to Japanese Food: The Podcast. In this episode, we interviewed our newest hire at Bento&co, Chris Mahmood.

Chris joined the Bento&co team recently, relocating to Kyoto from Akkeshi, Hokkaido where he was living for 6 years. During his time there as an English teacher on the JET program, Chris came to love Hokkaido for its breathtaking scenery, fascinating wildlife, and, of course, mouth-watering cuisine. We sat down to chat about life and food in Hokkaido, as well as share some of our recent favorite spots in Kyoto.

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