mochi
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Yukiko Zinke to hold ‘Dessert Mochi Workshop – August 2024’
August 1, 2024 by Nichi Bei News
Yukiko Zinke will host the “Dessert Mochi Workshop – August 2024” from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California at 1840 Sutter St. […] READ MORE
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Gardena Valley center hosts osechi ryori workshop
December 21, 2023 by Akira Olivia Kumamoto, Nichi Bei News
GARDENA, Calif. — The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute hosted a Japanese New Year’s food class series in October and November. The three-part class, taught by sushi chef Michael Inouye, […] READ MORE
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Soto Mission of San Francisco Sokoji’s mochitsuki
December 7, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
The Soto Mission of San Francisco Sokoji will hold its mochitsuki (rice cake pounding) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1691 Laguna St. (corner of Sutter) in S.F.’s Japantown. […] READ MORE
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CAAMFest serves up sweet memories with ‘Benkyodo’
May 25, 2023 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News
Though the line did not extend around the block like the final days of the iconic Japanese confectionery, a crowd of guests lined up May 12 for Benkyodo, San Francisco’s […] READ MORE
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Benkyodo: The bittersweet end of an era at S.F. Japantown’s oldest business
March 31, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
Ricky Okamura clocks in to work at 3 a.m., typically hours before the first customer walks in to his store, but on March 26, his first customer beat him there […] READ MORE
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Owners of Benkyodo, S.F. J-Town’s oldest business, plan to retire at end of year
May 13, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Japanese confections have been a San Francisco Japantown staple for more than a century, and while several similar businesses have come and gone, Benkyodo Company remains the last one standing, […] READ MORE
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How to make mochi
January 1, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
MOCHI MAGIC: 50 TRADITIONAL AND MODERN RECIPES FOR THE JAPANESE TREAT By Kaori Becker (North Adams, Mass.: Storey Publishing, 2020, 192 pp., $16.95, paperback) “Mochi Magic” is a fun, cute […] READ MORE
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The family that makes mochi together, stays together
July 20, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
THANK YOU VERY MOCHI By Paul Matsushima, Sophie Wang and Craig Ishii; illustrated by Jing Zheng (Los Angeles: Kizuna, 2016, 40 pp., $17.50, hardcover) Mochi-lovers, here’s a book you’ll enjoy […] READ MORE
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Mikawaya, Little Tokyo manju-ya and creator of mochi ice cream, sold
July 23, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — Mikawaya, the iconic 105-year-old Japanese confectionary maker known for creating the popular Mochi Ice Cream, has been sold to a private equity firm, Century Park Capital Partners. […] READ MORE
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THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Eat rice
January 1, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
A few years ago, local comedian Frank DeLima delivered a commencement address that started like this: “Eat rice. If you only pay attention to one thing I say, pay attention […] READ MORE
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