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Food & Drink | EVERYMAN EATS Oct 26, 2012

Women — the essential B-kyū ingredient

by Steve Trautlein

One of the most welcome things about the B-kyū gurume (B-grade gourmet) boom is that it's rescued dishes such as ramen and katsudon from the clutches of salarymen. The down-home cooking that constitutes the bulk of the B-kyū menu is now widely appreciated ...

Food & Drink | EVERYMAN EATS Sep 28, 2012

Diversifying Japan's biggest food festival

by Steve Trautlein

From its origins as a regional festival in the backwaters of Aomori Prefecture, the B-1 Grand Prix has attained a status of Fuji Rock-like proportions. The seven-year-old event, which attracts enthusiasts of local cooking from around Japan, almost single-handedly kick-started the country's obsession with ...