One day, I received an email from Sally James, a host of a talk radio show, "Slow Living Radio" asking me for a radio interview, which I accepted gladly. During the show, I talked about how Graham Kerr in "Galloping Gourmet" had a significant impact on how I conducted my sushi classes. Sally then connected me to Graham Kerr via email, which made my miracle encounter with Mr. Kerr possible. Thank you, Sally! #Interviews #Photos

Kazutoshi Hirata is one of the few Freelance Sushi Chefs in the San Francisco Bay Area. For the past twenty years, he has worked for many top San Francisco Sushi Restaurants like Ozumo and Yoshi’s. Now at 65, Mr. Hirata is still actively working as a Sushi Chef, as well as connecting Japan and the U.S. through food. I had a chance to talk to him about his unique experience. Q: Why did you come to the United States? Hirata: I always wanted to live overseas, like in Spain. Aft

Rachelle has a lot on her plate. In fact, she always has. As the Chef and Culinary Events Manager at the Miele Experience Center in San Francisco, she sells high-end appliances such as the combi-steam oven, ranges, dishwasher, and induction cooktops while she teaches cooking and demonstration classes, develops recipes, and invites other chefs to do events. Even though she has been a corporate chef for over twenty years, Rachelle has also been a sandwich maker, prep chef, line

A wise man once said: Be the change you want to see in the world. After interviewing Natalia Bushyager, the chef and the co-owner of Picnic on Third, those words of wisdom popped up to me, because Natalia and her team are changing every day. No, it’s not “them” who are changing; rather, it’s their menu that changes every day. Since their opening in November 2014, Natalia and her partner Leigh Loper, and all the staff at Picnic on Third have been the daily change in San Franci

In the heart of San Francisco, you find the soul of Classic Tokyo Style Shoyu Ramen. Born in Indonesia, Leo found his way to San Francisco where he encountered Ramen. Kirimachi Ramen started as a pop-up in 2012 on Broadway street in North Beach: a tiny 30-seat restaurant serving only Tonkotsu Ramen. The original shop got some publicity and cult followings. For two years, Leo and his wife Febry served one bowl at a time until they moved to the current location at Embarcadero:

I had the pleasure of working with Dan and his company, Domestic | Match for the past several years. Domestic | Match is the Bay Area’s most exclusive domestic staffing agency. Thanks to Dan, I was able to fulfill my goal of becoming a private sushi chef, serving various prestigious private clients in the San Francisco Bay Area. Though I never met Dan in person, and we only communicated via emails and phone calls, I immediately liked his style and felt that I would like to wo

Paul Johnson is the owner of Monterey Fish Market in Berkeley and San Francisco. Paul was born in Rhode Island, where fish was a big part of the economy. From his humble start, working out of his truck, Monterey Fish has grown to serve sustainable fish to many nationally acclaimed restaurants and chefs including Alice Waters, Michael Minna, Charles Phan, and Judy Rogers. Paul has served as a board member for Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Guide to help create sustainab

(originally posted on kitchit.com) Enjoyed for its clean flavors and elegant simplicity, Sushi has become a beloved cuisine worldwide, but what lies behind that deceivingly simple piece of fish is an aim for artistic mastery and a lifelong pursuit of perfection. Kitchit Chef Kaz Matsune started working at a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles and immediately fell in love with both the craft and the intimate relationship that exists between the chef and the diner for this particul