FOOL #8 explores Japan through its food, people and singular creative voices. From sushi and kaiseki in Kanazawa to ramen in Tokyo and coffee in Hokkaido, the issue follows stories across the country and considers Japan's influence beyond its borders.
Across 240 ad-free pages, photography, original manga and illustration sit alongside contributions from Fuchsia Dunlop, Andoni Luis Aduriz, Sean Brock and others. Hardcover and thread-bound.
In this issue we have profiled three incredible restaurants in Kanazawa, a city on Japan's west coast, 2,5 hours with Shinkansen from Tokyo. From environmentally conscious sushi to the soul of kaiseki and finally a real hunter-gatherer family restaurant.
We also feature Japanese influences outside of Japan, where award winning writer Lisa Abend met up with the guys behind Ernst Restaurant. An honest story from a young restaurant changing the conservative fine-dining landscape in Germany.
Chefs Andoni Luis Aduriz, Sean Brock and Thomas Frebel write about their personal relationships to Japan with incredible images by Raku Inoue.
French feared food critic François Simon takes a look at the Franco-Japanese love relationship in French Connection
Fuchsia Dunlop reveals the relationship between Japan and China in Japan Diary.
We also reveal how the japanese mafia, the Yakuza, controls seafood trade, show what sumo wrestlers feast on to gain weight, pay an homage to Kyo Aji Restaurant, spend time with chef, Shinobu Namae, drink coffee in Hokkaido and eat ramen in Tokyo.
And throughout striking images, an original manga and illustrations from exclusively Japanese artists over 240 pages. Phew!
Read a sample from this issue: Saime: Culinary Minimalism in the FOOL archives.
