Hillary Eaton

Cities like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka stand out as celebrated food regions in Japan, but much of the country's culinary bounty exists far outside these metropolises. Tohoku, in the northeastern part of Japan’s Honshu Island, is one such far-flung destination. Made up of six prefectures — Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi......

It’s only been a few months since the end of JiRaffe’s 18-year run in Santa Monica, but chef Raphael Lunetta's beloved Cal-French bistro fare has been resurrected across town — at none other than Taix in Echo Park. Lunetta had cited a need for growth when closing JiRaffe, which he co-owned......

“Who’s never taken the bus in L.A. before?” Javier Cabral a.k.a The Glutser asks into his mini portable microphone. He’s standing in the back of Monterey Park’s Tokyo Fried Chicken with a restaurant full of people eating succulent, ponzu-drenched drumsticks and skirting the question by taking some extra time to......