“This idea has been cooking for awhile,” says Scott Kim, chef and owner of Sasa (13120 Shaker Sq., 216-767-1111). He’s talking about Accent, his new Pan-Asian restaurant that will open this spring in ...

Update on Jan. 7: We previously wrote that chef Teiichi Sakurai was a James Beard nominee, which is incorrect. He was a six-time semifinalist. Tei Tei Robata Bar has seen its way through more than two ...

If you’ve sat in Kabooki Sushi and been totally mesmerized by the looped film Jiro Dreams of Sushi, starring one of Japan’s rolled-rice godfathers, this event is probably for you. Dragonfly Robata ...

"Comes from Northern Japan, and it was a way for fishermen to have hot cooked food on their boats," said Sumi Owner and Chef Gene Kato. If grills are the machines, then it's the charcoal that fuels ...

You might think sushi and tempura when you think of Japanese food, but robata-yaki is also a huge part of the cuisine. It’s all of those aromatic grilled foods that taste so good with a cold Sapporo.

Had I not been on my second glass of sake, I may not have enjoyed the little bowl of grayish, raw diced octopus suspended in what looked like mucus. But I was, and I did. The dish, called takowasa, is ...

A friend is in Japan this week and tweeted a picture of a bowl of beautifully marbled raw beef with raw onion and soy mirin dipping sauce, marveling at how simple and yet remarkable such a dish could ...

Halfway through my second meal at Kata Robata, as I gobbled the last strip of horse mackerel tataki gleaming with shiso-flavored oil, I allowed myself to think the unthinkable: that this is the ...