Tokyo, Japan

The Tsukiji Fish Market I still remember clearly my first encounter with Tsukiji Fish Market long ago. As a young sales representative for a food manufacturer, I was assigned to a new customer located deep inside the market. Everybody had told me how wild Tsukiji was and I admit it … Read more

Jugatsu-ya Kanazawa

Jugatsu-ya In a dialogue with world class Japanese chef, Shinichiro Takagi, at the International Luxury Lifestyle Forum held in Kanazawa City in February, 2010, Alain Ducasse, the French cuisine master, remarked that “a chef is one who shares.” This is the ultimate lesson that Takagi embodies and brings forth at … Read more