Ranked #71 in Japanese Cooking
Akira Oshima, chef of the restaurant Yamazato in Hotel Okura, is the only Japanese chef in Europe who has been awarded with a Michelin star. His kitchen distinguishes itself from an 'ordinary' Japanese sushi kitchen through its originality and authenticity. The Kaiseki cuisine is based on a hundred years old tradition and has a lot of symbolism and rituals. Twenty-two delicious recipes from the book Kaiseki Cuisine (or the Japanese haute cuisine) were photographed and explained step by step. Beginning as well as experienced cooks will find something to their liking in these gems of Japanese... more