Signing Event
with Naoko Takei Moore!
Join donabe and Japanese home-cooking expert, Naoko Takei Moore in celebrating the release of A Very Asian Guide to Japanese Food! Her new book shares rich traditions of Japanese cooking through delightful storytelling and charming illustrations by Yoko Baum, and you can get a copy signed by the author Naoko at Kinokuniya Los Angeles on Saturday, December 7th at 2pm!
The publisher, Gloo Books will be giving away free stickers for the event.
Synopsis:
Explore the delicious world of Japanese food! A Very Asian Guide to Japanese Food introduces little readers to classic and modern Japanese dishes and provides fun facts about the foods and culture of Japan. Learn about the origins of the beloved curry rice or how slurping your ramen is encouraged! Author, Naoko Takei Moore, and illustrator, Yoko Baum, share their joy for the innovations and traditions that make up Japan's rich culinary culture.
About the Author
Photo by Nick Sebastian
Naoko Takei Moore is a donabe and Japanese home-cooking expert, and the author of the cookbook DONABE (2015, Ten Speed Press). She is the owner of TOIRO, a unique shop specialized in donabe and Japanese artisan products based in Los Angeles (also online shop: toirokitchen.com). Her company is also the US representative and distributor of Nagatani-en, an artisan donabe producer since 1832 from Iga, Japan. Her mission is to promote healthy Japanese donabe cooking and lifestyle to people outside of Japan.