Food
We feature food columns and recipes, profile chefs, restaurants, farmers, small businesses and more. See below for our full archive of food coverage, and images from our recent Soy and Tofu Festival.
2024 Northern California Soy & Tofu Festival
Soy-Ful Youth Art Exhibit
Kulintaiko
Tofu samples
Kikkoman booth
Hodo Yuba and Curry
Sakura Ren (Awa Odori)
Bachan’s Impossible Burger by Konko Church of SF
Old River Design Co.
Jade Chocolates
Sacramento Taiko Dan
Tofu Eating Contest
Tofu Eating Contest
Koto Yuki Band
Julian Avenila, Angelina Hong and Marissa Macayan at the Asian American Food Panel
Gee Yung Lion and Dragon Dance Association
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Bringing a taste of Hawai‘i to the Bay Area
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Diamond Head General Store, a mostly take-out restaurant with limited seating carrying Hawaiian plate lunches and Asian groceries and snacks, sits nestled in San Bruno, Calif. near the city’s park. […] READ MORE
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Ikeda family’s dream still bears fruit
STEPHEN MAGAGNINI, Special to the Nichi Bei News
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AUBURN, Calif. — For more than half a century, travelers by the thousands have turned off Highway 80 in Auburn, Calif. to visit a rare oasis overlooking the freeway: Ikeda’s […] READ MORE
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Gardena Bowl serves up JA and Hawaiian comfort food
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GARDENA, Calif. — One of the best Japanese-Hawaiian fusion restaurants in the continental U.S. is nestled in the corner of a 75-year-old bowling alley in Gardena. Named one of Eater’s […] READ MORE
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Niki Nakayama dishes out ‘modern kaiseki’ with a JA twist
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Niki Nakayama may not be a celebrity chef like Gordon Ramsay or Masaharu Morimoto, who have appeared on television cooking shows for years, but Nakayama is an acclaimed chef in […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: It’s 5 p.m. somewhere!
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That means it’s always cocktail time! Since I retired, tracking the day of the week has become somewhat of a challenge mainly because Ms. S is still part of the […] READ MORE
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Securing the Seeds: Asian heirloom agriculture project needs help to cross the finish line
ALEC YOSHIO MacDONALD, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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More than a decade ago, farmer Kristyn Leach found life-changing inspiration in the catalog for the Kitazawa Seed Company. Like countless other Asian American growers who have perused that catalog, […] READ MORE
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Hikari Farms keeps the legacy of the Issei farmers alive
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WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Hikari Farms has faced hardships before, so Janet Nagamine, who manages the third-generation family farm in Watsonville, is optimistic that the operation will continue and even grow […] READ MORE
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Sparking Joy: Lydia Yamaguchi cultivates cultural connections in school gardens
ALEC YOSHIO MACDONALD, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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Visiting her grandparents as a child, Lydia Yamaguchi caught a captivating preview of her future career. “My ojiichan had a pretty epic backyard garden,” she raved. “It felt like a […] READ MORE
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Natural Progression: Sharecropper descendant James Nakahara supports emerging farmers
ALEC YOSHIO MACDONALD, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your own farm, you might want to talk to James Nakahara of Kitchen Table Advisors. His job at the Northern California nonprofit is to […] READ MORE
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Alternate sandwiches
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Way back in the 18th century, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, supposedly had his valet place slices of salted beef between two slices of bread so his meal […] READ MORE
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