HAPPY DONABE LIFE - Mrs. Donabe's Rustic Japanese Kitchen

Welcome to Home of Donabe Cooking! This blog is about healthy Japanese and donabe (Japanese clay pot) cooking. I love my donabe life and I want to share the joy of donabe cooking with many other people. I also write about random food, wine, and travel experiences. Los Angeles | Tokyo

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Back in Japan (May 2011)...Korean "izakaya" dinner in Akasaka

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I got together with ex-coworker friends in Akasaka. They took me to a small Korean izakaya-style restaurant. Akasaka has its own Koreatown...

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Back in Japan (May 2011)...Escoffier Competition Winning Menu

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I came back to Japan last Friday. It was my first trip back since 3.11 earthquake. The next day, my family went to our regular local spot, ...

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

K-Town Day and Night and More

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One day last week, I was running around all day and too busy to go shopping or cook. I didn’t even have much time to eat, either. Koreatow...

Monday, May 16, 2011

Trip to Washington D.C….Cultural experiences and Dinner at PROOF

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The second day of this trip was the only full day to spend in DC. Since it was my first time to visit the capital city, Motoko took me on...

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Trip to Washington D.C….Dinner at Corduroy

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I came to Washington D.C. on a weekend 3-day trip last a couple of weeks ago. Motoko, who used to be a colleague of mine at Toshiba-EMI and...

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Naoko/ About Me

Naoko: Author of DONABE cookbook (Ten Speed Press, Oct 2015). I am from Tokyo, and currently live in Los Angeles. I cook with donabe (Japanese clay pot) every day when I'm home and promote happy donabe lifestyle to people around the world. In 2008, I established a company called, toiro kitchen, an online donabe shop and a US representative of Nagatani-en (iga-mono brand), a producer of authentic Iga-yaki donabe and pottery, founded in 1832 in Iga, Japan. Check out toiro kitchen website: toirokitchen.com) Happy donabe life!

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