Food & Drink

Just because there's no roast turkey on the Christmas dinner table doesn't mean you have to resort to fast food alternatives for your holiday meal.

Nearly destroyed during the destruction of World War II, the enigmatic mold central to awamori lives on.

Casting about for the perfect Japanese meal to close out this year and ring in the next? Look no further.

"It was quite secretive — you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside."

“Gateau” is one of those words we use when we want to sound fancy. Evoking elaborate construction and delicate decoration, the term simply means “cake.” Humble gateaux exist more than you might imagine, especially once you venture beyond city patisseries and into countryside farmhouses. Outstretched ...

Minutes from the sacred island of Miyajima, chef Kenji Akai's cuisine showcases its own divine simplicity.

History is being made by a technology that may help aging rural populations, reinvigorate the nation’s struggling forestry sector and shake up the global alcohol industry in unforeseen ways.

The perfect drink to impress a discerning date after an afternoon of leaf peeping.

The acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant's second extended residence in Japan shifts to the country's ancient capital.

There may be no definition better than Japan's indelible cocktail culture other than this: You know it when you see it — and taste it.

Ever since 1927, when the the first "authentic" curry in Japan was served, top-shelf samosas, masala chana and naan have only ever been a short trip away for Tokyoites.